Sophie and the Rising Sun

I don't understand the low reviews. A classical tale of love in times of war set in the 1930-40s in the South set against a background of courageous people as well bigoted, prejudiced individuals. The lead couple features a handsome, proper and mellow Takashi Yamaguchi who represents a Japanese American flawlessly. He does come across as way more American though. Beautiful dialogues. Great chemistry, captivating romance scenes. Strong performances from the entire cast, all unique in their very own way. Now if it didn't end on a good note, I'd have been very sad. Overall a very solid beautiful classic love-war movie with a unique historical and character setting and an interracial international point of view.

"Sophie and the Rising Sun" is a beautifully filmed movie with excellent acting - Margo Martindale and Lorraine Toussaint are particularly strong and give outstanding performances. Visually the film is gorgeous. Wolfgang Held brings magic to the screen with his incredible rich and intense cinematography. Though the story is set in a different time period it vibrates with relevance to today. Sophie comes to us at a time when we can only benefit by the questions it raises. You leave the film with the sad recognition that what was once still exists today. Prejudice and bigotry remains.

Sophie and the Rising Sun is an eloquent and beautiful film. Maggie Greenwald is a sensitive and insightful director and writer who has created a film that speaks to issues of prejudice that are as powerful in 2019 as they were in 1941.

To explain my title, Sophie and the rising sun has everything except shooting, explosions, and car chases. It is a devastating picture of racism. It is a love story beyond compare. It is wonderfully filmed. Nicholson as Sophie is luminous. Martindale as Ann is faultless. Toussaint as Salome is simply amazing. The Japanese gentleman is outstanding. See this movie if you can. It's a solid ten for a viewer who loves good drama, who is maybe tired of cheap thrills. I watched it for free on Prime, and I'll watch it again tomorrow.

This movie was a winner for me. I enjoy true to life stories. I knew it was a winner within the first 10 minutes. Gripping, tantalizing and oh.... so romantic. The characters kept my attention. The emotion they emit is so sweet. The story is interesting and held my attention. I wanted more and did not want to stop watching it. So happy to share. I don't find many movies that are 10 stars for me and hope you enjoy it also. This is for true romantics.