Empire of the Sun - a satirical film

Lewis 2022-04-20 09:01:41

There is no need to feel inferior, there is no need to be sad, if you don't understand it, don't make any comments. It satirizes the arrogance of Japan, the ignorance of the United States, the hypocrisy of the United Kingdom, and the ignorance of China. This is the true portrayal of the environment of that era. The content of the movie has little to do with the title of the movie, and it is nothing more than a realistic reflection of the times in a certain region.

If this film has any enlightenment for the Chinese, it must be the same effect as Lu Xun's article. The objective facts of the film show the situation in China at that time. Some people gave up their lives to fight against Japan, but they were unable to do what they wanted. But more people are still in a state of numbness. The reality is that China was not united at that time, so Japan could take advantage of it. How many Japanese troops were invading China? Why is China being slaughtered? Why were there so many puppet army traitors at that time? Please do not feel inferior, please reflect.

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Empire of the Sun quotes

  • [first lines]

    Narrator: [title card] In 1941 China and Japan had been in a state of undeclared war for four years. A Japanese army of occupation was in control of much of the countryside and many towns and cities. In Shanghai thousands of Westerners, protected by the diplomatic security of the International Settlement, continued to live as they had lived since the British came here in the 19th century and built in the image of their own country... built banking houses, hotels, offices, churches and homes that might have been uprooted from Liverpool or Surrey. Now their time was running out. Outside Shanghai the Japanese dug in and waited... for Pearl Harbor.

  • Basie: Don't let me down kid you're an American now.

    Jim: [in a Brooklyn accent] Hey how'ya doin' Frank?