Exquisitely beautiful movie

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2004)

I first saw Empire of the Sun as a teenager and loved it then. I recently watched it again and had much more appreciation for it. I have many favourite scenes, including the scene when Jim salutes the Japanese pilots.
FAV 1 -The scene that puts a big lump in my throat is when Jim starts to sing "Suo Gan". I love this song and actually discovered that it is a Welsh Lullaby.
FAV 2 -My other favourite scene is when Jim tells the very sick Mrs. Victor to pretend she is dead. Which they both do to avoid having to continue on with the other prisoners. Jim wakes up and tries to wake Mrs. Victor, but she is dead. Then a brilliant light fills the sky and Jim thinks it was Mrs. Victor's soul going to heaven when in actual fact what he saw was the bombing of Hiroshima.
FAV 3 -Now that I am a mother, I found the last scene very emotional. All the mothers and fathers looking at a crowd of children desperately hoping to see their childs face. Jim's parents move through the crowd, until Jims mother sees Jim and holds him tight.
A beautiful story of War through the eyes of a child, who through his experiences matures years beyond his age.
Other Favourite movies; The Last of the Mohicans, Rudy, Schindlers List, Glory.