Empire of the Sun

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Steven Spielberg directed the film, which stars Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, and Nigel Havers.

I really enjoyed this movie! The teacher had an excellent idea  showing students such a film, as this film makes us think of the enormous difficulties that Jim went through in such a young age.

I also wanted to tell the teacher that I love this class when we watch movies as it is one way to learn english and to extend horizons.
I´m amazed with the english class as we all learn so much, and it isn´t only english but also general knowledge.



 Sinopse:

The film tells the story of an English boy of eleven years old, who lives in the Chinese city of Shanghai with his family in the apparent safety of the diplomatic quarter.

With the invasion of China by Japan during the Second World War, amid the bustle of the crowd on the run has separated from his parents and ends up in a Japanese concentration camp where, to survive, is forced to develop a series of tricks ranging from black market transactions in a makeshift food and personal conflicts with the mediation of the Japanese soldiers.

Beside the camp there is a western runway take off from where "zeros" for suicide missions.

When the Allies bombed the military airfields at the camp guards take revenge on the prisoners breaking the windows of the houses. When the Japanese were preparing to attack the sick doctor is interposed risking his own life that is saved by the intervention of the kid.

The defeat of Japan is approaching, the camp is evacuated and the prisoners brought to America where foods are believed to exist. On the way the woman who protected the boy dies when it sees the flash of explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In the end the boy's parents found an orphanage for children.

• Christian Bale .... Jim Graham

• John Malkovich .... Basie

• Miranda Richardson .... sra. Victor

• Nigel Havers .... dr. Rawlins

• Joe Pantoliano .... Frank Demarest

• Leslie Phillips .... Maxton

• Masatô Ibu .... sargento Nagata
• Emily Richard .... mãe de Jim
• Rupert Frazer .... pai de Jim
• Peter Gale .... sr. Victor
• Ben Stiller .... Dainty

I hope you all enjoy.... :D Hugo Queiros