Victim Spielberg's Techniques In 'Empire Of The Sun'

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Movies are made in such a way to communicate with the audience and make them feel the emotion of the film. Due to the events the characters face in the film, the audience is able to relate to the characters feelings. The audience is then able to see characters all in a different perspective, whether it is a villain, a hero or a victim Spielberg uses different techniques in “Empire of the Sun”, “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan” for the audience to perceive each character differently. In “Empire of the Sun”, we see Jim experience a change in maturity. Spielberg makes this change evident from the use of medium shots in the start, paying less attention to Jim’s facial expressions and emotions, to more close-up shots near the end. In