Christian Bale's Greatest Performance Is in a Spielberg WWII Drama You've Never Heard Of

Christian Bale's Greatest Performance Is in a Spielberg WWII Drama You've Never Heard Of




When someone says they love Christian Bale, they're usually talking about one of just a handful of films. American Psycho is front-of-mind for a lot of people, being the film that turned him into a cult icon. The Dark Knight is another, with his performance as Batman still considered the gold standard for many. Then there's The Fighter, The Machinist, and recent standout Ford v Ferrari... the list goes on. But Bale's finest work isn't any one of these. Truth be told, it came long before any of those movies even existed. When Bale was just 13 years old, he delivered one of the most emotionally staggering performances of the 1980s — not to mention his career — in Empire of the Sun. Nearly four decades later, it stands as some of the clearest proof that Bale has always operated on another level — even as a kid.


When someone says they love Christian Bale, they're usually talking about one of just a handful of films. American Psycho is front-of-mind for a lot of people, being the film that turned him into a cult icon. The Dark Knight is another, with his performance as Batman still considered the gold standard for many. Then there's The Fighter, The Machinist, and recent standout Ford v Ferrari... the list goes on. But Bale's finest work isn't any one of these. Truth be told, it came long before any of those movies even existed. When Bale was just 13 years old, he delivered one of the most emotionally staggering performances of the 1980s — not to mention his career — in Empire of the Sun. Nearly four decades later, it stands as some of the clearest proof that Bale has always operated on another level — even as a kid.

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