The film I chose to watch was Lust Caution a film from acclaimed Academy Award winning director Ang Lee of Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The movie is set against the back drop of a country in transition. China is under control of the Japanese, and a group of college students decide to join the resistance and assassinate a ruthless intelligence agent. A young lady goes undercover as a seductive socialite in an effort to gain his trust. She finds herself entangled and a web of sex, deceit, and betrayal, loosing her self along the way.
I thought the movie was extremely well acted the costumes were believable for the time period the movie was portraying, and the plot was amazing.The film explored love, cultural identity, loyalty, and politics, and it focused on conflict between the Japaneses and Chinese that I was not fully aware of. What was fascinating were some of the extracurricular activities the Chinese part take in such as a game they play which is similar to American Domino's, and their music is beautiful. I recommend that everyone rent this film it is easy to keep up with and keeps you guessing, if you do not like violence or sexual content it may not be for you otherwise a must see.
Langston Roberson
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I have watched to this movie. It was quite intense and a bit too graphic for my taste. But I agree with your views- it captures an interesting time in the Chinese history that we outsides are not too aware of.
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