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And the inclusion of films like Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" is bizarre. That film is like a 2hr episode of "Hogan's Heros" set in a Japanese POW camp.
by mbubb 11y ago
And the inclusion of films like Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun" is bizarre. That film is like a 2hr episode of "Hogan's Heros" set in a Japanese POW camp.
- DanBC 11y agoJG Ballard spoke about his time in the camp and why he wrote the book. Including the film makes a lot more sense when you see the context: http://www.jgballard.ca/media/2002_feb3_BBC4_radio.html http://www.jgballard.ca/media/2002_feb3_BBC4_radio.html Ballard says this about the film: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/mar/04/fiction.film http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/mar/04/fiction.film
- mbubb 11y agoThe story is incredible - the film is not very good.