You'll never see another film like this again...

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2006)

What can I say? I first saw this film In 1988, I was 11 years old. I don't know what it was about the movie that intrigued me so much at that age, but it was my favorite movie to watch and still is to this very day. Empire of the Sun is probably Spielberg's best film, without a doubt. The cinematography in this film is astounding. Everything is real, no CGI to throw the reality off in the mind which makes this movie so moving. I don't know how Spielberg filmed half of this movie, all I can say is "a LOT of time!".
Empire of the Sun is a very emotional film, and all aspects of being a prisoner of war are very detailed. John Malkovich and Joe Pantoliano had outstanding performances in this film, not to mention Christian Bale's performance was just uncanny for his age. Spielberg captured extremely graceful frames in this film, and we will probably never see that ever again in a movie. Empire of the Sun is an extraordinary film and is a definite must see.