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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Empire of the Sun
1941. In 1941, China and Japan had been in a state of undeclared war for four years.
Steven Spielberg. This is such a classic Spielberg movie with the moving story, cinematography, bold spirt, inspired performances and uplifting music.
Christian Bale. He definitely should have gotten a special Best Actor Oscar for his performance. Brilliant!
The Japanese. If the Grahams knew that the Japanese would be invading Shanghai eventually, why did they wait so long to leave?
The Cathedral School. Jamie lives such a sheltered way of life. Going to a school with other British kids, singing in a choir, playing with toy airplanes, listening to his mother play piano and watching his dad chip golf balls over their pool.
Amhurst Avenue. The Grahams lived at 13 Amhurst Avenue. An avenue of white pianos and crystal chandeliers, but not for long.
His toy Japanese airplane. He lets go of his mother's hand! Jamie, go home. Little does he know that he will not see his parents for a very long time.
Butter biscuits. "Miss Graham not want you to eat before bed." I never trusted that servant. I don't think Jamie liked her either.
| In order of one, two, three, what costumes are Jamie, his mother and father wearing at the Lockwood's costume party? | "Empire of the Sun" Part I
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sultan, clown, pirate. Mr. Lockwood still has his Santa Claus costume on or over his shoulder when he sees Jamie at the first internment camp.
He has become an atheist.. Jamie asks his mother about God and she claims, I don't know about God.
Gone With the Wind. Such a contrast to see this gigantic movie billboard of "Gone With the Wind" and all that it represents, set against the chaos going on in Shanghai as it plays out in another epic film.
| When Jamie goes home and sees his parents' room all disturbed with powder on the floor and their footprints in it, what does he do? | "Empire of the Sun" Part I
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He opens the window and blows the footprints away.. How frightening this must have been. He looks around with such a range of expressions crossing his face as he quickly realizes that they must have been taken away.
He has no food or water.. He did the best he could for as long as he could to stay there, but without water, food or power, he couldn't stay. The Japanese would have picked him up soon anyway, since they were about to move into his house.
His shoes. "Hey, Boy! No mamma, no pappa!" Very creepy.
Frank. He needed someone at that moment. Not the best person to run into but at least he got him away from that street kid.
Jim. Jim, a new name for a new life.
Contract bridge. The fact that he would even attempt a book of this nature speaks volumes about Jim.
John Malkovich. One of his very best performances. Oscar, where were you?
Tennis. Jim fantasizes so much about Basie and his dad getting together and sometimes Basie actually thinks about it!
The Japanese. Jim says that the Japanese will win because they have better planes and bravier pilots.
an airfield. The proud and proper British get a real wake-up call in this environment.
| When Jim arrives at the camp and sees the Japanese planes and goes over to one of the planes and hugs it, what happens next? | "Empire of the Sun" Part II
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Jim comes face to face with three pilots and salutes.. This is such a moving moment in the film with him being allowed to take a minute and just embrace something he has so much respect for. It is so beautifully filmed and the music lifts you up.
John Williams. A prime example of the wonderful blending of music and film.
1945. This means that Jim was at least held prisoner for four years, which is a very long time relative to Jim's youth.
a bar of soap. He drops off a pair of shined shoes to the sergeant and steals the soap in two swift moves. He also gives Basie a tomato.
| When Jim goes over the barbed wire to set the pheasant traps for Basie for Thanksgiving, what does Basie call Jim? | "Empire of the Sun" Part II
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a black cat. Everybody is betting that Jim will be caught but as Basie puts it, Jim's a black cat. Basie believes that Jim will not only set the traps but get out of there without getting shot, and he's right. In addition, what Basie really wanted to know is whether or not there were mines in the field, but of course he didn't tell Jim that! Nice!
He gets to move into the American dorm.. Jim is covered with mud, walks into the dorm and gets saluted by all the Americans.
Jim is supposed to watch Basie's stuff but when he visits Basie at the infirmary eveything is stolen.Jim leaves before he gets kicked out.. It's a cold, cruel world for Jim.
| When one of the Americans bets against Jim and says, "That's a dead boy Basie. My harmonica and my next meal against your wristwatch." What does Basie reply? | "Empire of the Sun" Part II
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You're on, my friend.. Basie has so much confidence in Jim. Even when the sergeant is walking right by him in the mud.
He does chest compression on a female patient.. Jim trys so hard to bring the patient back, she looks at him, he gets all excited, but as the doctor said, "you pumped some blood into her brain, but only for a moment."
He goes to the top of a building at the camp and waves.. Talk about excited! It's great when the one American pilot waves to him.
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