Great movie about wandering when lost

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2020)

It's classical Spielberg and that's a great Spielberg. Following a British boy in World War II China who got lost from his family, we embark on an adventure through sadness. Not necessarily the sadness of War, because we don't get to experience its absolute horror but we do get to see the sadness of losing our family, of wandering aimlessly through a dog-eat-dog world and of adulthood catching up with us at a fierce rate. At the same time, it's about retaining that sense of wonder we get while looking at the world through our child-eyes. I believe Steven Spielberg managed to capture this dichotomy quite well, resulting in an uplifting and wonderful film.