Empire of the Sun
Dir: Steven Spielberg
1987
***
I admired Steven Spielberg's change in direction, albeit temporary but I don't think he quite achieved the desired finish I think the story deserved. If it weren't for the brilliant performance from the young Christian Bale this would be a long forgotten film, maybe unfairly so but I don't think being just good is good enough for such a great story. David Lean originally wanted to direct, now that I would have liked to have seen! J.G. Ballard had a cameo, so I guess he approved of the whole thing.