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Empire
of the Sun
(1987)
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Review, Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Health -
Spiritual Practices for Human Being.
- Themes
- Eucharist/Communion
- When Jim is finally rescued by
soldiers he holds up a can of condensed milk in a reverent pose, as
if it were a chalice.
- Exodus
- At the end of the hostilities
American bombers drop canisters of food from parachutes to feed the
refugees and camp inmates, a clear reference to the 'manna' from
Exodus. (submitted by Michael Clark, Hamilton, Canada)
- Healing/Healer
- The young hero, Jim, thinks that he can raise the
dead because while he was trying to rescusitate a dead woman her
eyes moved. Later in the movie he thinks that he can raise
everyone who has died in the war. (submitted
by Michael Clark, Hamilton, Canada)
- Holy Grail
- When Jim is finally rescued by
soldiers he holds up a can of condensed milk in a reverent pose, as
if it were a chalice.
- Miracles
- The young hero, Jim, thinks that he can raise the
dead because while he was trying to rescusitate a dead woman her
eyes moved. Later in the movie he thinks that he can raise
everyone who has died in the war. (submitted
by Michael Clark, Hamilton, Canada)
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