I agree! This was a another Spielberg film that critics missed the boat on.
The critics crabbed about all of the over-the-top scenes (e.g. Jamie touches
the plane amid a shower of welding sparks and then the pilots salute him) but
that was exactly the point- the second world war as seen through the eyes of a
spoiled child who's only coping mechanism was to create fantasy out of reality.
A really wonderful film. One of the last films to have that kind of epic
scale (before CGI made it more cost effective). So many great big scenes with
thousands of extras. Definitely one of Spielberg's most underrated films.
---- Joseph Bonelli <joebom...@yahoo.com> wrote:
"EMPIRE OF THE SUN" (1987-- Spielberg, directing Christian Bale in possibly the
greatest performance by a child actor ever!)
Joe B in NOLA
--- On Sun, 7/12/09, Michael B <dialmbb...@aol.com> wrote:
From: Michael B <dialmbb...@aol.com>
Subject: [MOPO] FAVORITE FILM THAT YOU HAVE TO DEFEND
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 8:46 AM
most of our favorite films that we watch over and over, again, share tons of
loyalty by others. (CASABLANCA, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, VERTIGO, etc. is on
everyone's list.)
BUT, what is a favorite film of your that you need to defend? that is, what
film do you believe is GREAT but lacks the enthusiasm of others?
my answer is THE PARADINE CASE.
michael
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