Spielberg probably didn't expect this film to touch sensitive political issues. For him, it is good for an American to shoot such a film from the perspective of a British.
"Empire of the Sun" refers to the United Kingdom. The former "Empire of the Sun Never Sets". There are British colonies on every inch of the world where the sun shines. This film is only named because it implicitly means The decline of colonialism.
A British expatriate is weak and helpless in the war, and can only rely on his own strength to survive. The tone of the film is humanity and anti-war. But it is opposed to war in a broad sense rather than specific war against aggression and national oppression. It is a question that judges good or bad from a political standpoint: "Which side do you support in this war?" The film did not answer.
It is incomprehensible for the Chinese citizens who have suffered from the Japanese militarist war to fight against the war and not against aggression, and for humanity regardless of race. From this perspective, it is normal for this film to be coldly treated in our country.
If you put aside the perspective of nationalism and look at it purely from the point of view of pure movies, I think this is a first-class film with excellent performance, director and props. It is not excessive to describe it as "finely crafted" in shooting, and it can fully express A typical film in the style of Stefan's director.
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