Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: Difference between revisions

* ~Hey, It's That Guy!~: Academy Award winning composer Ryuchi Sakamoto plays Captain Yonoi and famous director [[Takeshi Kitano]] plays Sgt. Hara.

* [[Irony as She Is Cast]]: "I wish I could sing" and "I've had no romantic interludes of any real importance" from the mouth of [[David Bowie]]. Well, the film was made before he met Iman...

* [[Leitmotif]]: Assorted. Pay enough attention and they'll highlight what's going on under the surface - particularly in Yonoi's head, since Ryuichi Sakamoto was instructed to write the score with Yonoi in mind. The main theme is actually better known than the film itself.

* [[Magnetic Hero]]: Although being in a POW camp prevents the formation of any sort of merry band, Celliers seems to be one of these. Despite being of a lower rank and not knowing him particularly well at the outset, Celliers is immediately recognised by Lawrence, who is delighted to see him and speaks high praise of him to Yonoi. He is described as a natural leader, and assumes the role when {{spoiler|he defies the fast imposed by Yonoi}}. And his magnetic hero qualities are almost certainly related to [[Even the Guys Want Him|what's bothering Yonoi]].