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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCan anyone explain how Christian Bale did NOT recieve an Oscar nomination for Empire of the Sun?
He OWNS that movie. At TWELVE years old.
Swede
(33,270 posts)Suo Gan
charlie and algernon
(13,447 posts)I was disappointed to learn that Bale didn't actually sing the song in the movie. Perhaps that's why he wasn't nominated.
Swede
(33,270 posts)That dude has led a pretty good career path.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)He totally deserved that one. I love him.
charlie and algernon
(13,447 posts)I've heard nothing but the highest praise for it though, so I'll see it eventually.
RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)amerikat
(4,909 posts)Out of nowhere. P-51 Cadillac of the skies. I guess it left an impression on me.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)around here somewhere. It's one of those movies that is so powerful that I know I want to see it again, but am almost afraid to!
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)before his colleague forget?
charlie and algernon
(13,447 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)dawg
(10,624 posts)That was Christian Bale. Yep, it sure was. Crap!
I remember not liking that movie very much. I saw it in the theater with my Dad when it first came out, and haven't seen it since, so maybe through more mature eyes I might like it better. I remember it being an impressive looking movie, but I also remember it being a real downer. I also remember feeling really aggravated towards that kid. (Although, perhaps that was the point).
charlie and algernon
(13,447 posts)this is an arrogant kid who grew up with a very rich family that kept him sealed off from the real world. I don't think he fully realized what the hell was going on until he found out that those lights at the end were from a bomb and not, as he thought, the woman's soul going to heaven.
dawg
(10,624 posts)I was probably too young and inexperienced to really get it the first time.
TuxedoKat
(3,818 posts)I just saw that movie two years ago and was blown away by him. John Malkovich was great too, as usual.
Paladin
(28,267 posts)Orrex
(63,218 posts)Absolutely should have taken the Oscar for it.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)DoBotherMe
(2,340 posts)The Aviator. WTF? Dana ; )
pitohui
(20,564 posts)at least not for best actor, which is what he would be competing for as the lead in the film