i resent that this movie be market a an espionage thriller and or that it a thematic follow up to brokeback mountain and or that it get an r rating for it graphic sex scene . it be much more than that . it be a film set in asia and by an asian filmmaker and with a special resonance for asian moviegoer . i think this be a very personal film for ang lee betray his private thought on his homeland and on sexuality and on truth and on love . here in asia and one share event in our history bind u all the japanese occupation during wwii and all the horror that come with it . to retell the anguish of that time through a torrid affair between a collaborator ( traitor ) and a spy be a brave commentary on how we asians respond to traumas both personal and collective . mr lee raise unearths some complex emotion towards identity and truth and a reveal in only the most intimate moment between illicit lover in time of extreme duress . that lee chose to make such a film after his phenomenal success in hollywood and and during this period of phenomenal progress for modern china and give lust caution a heightened sense of relevance and urgency and a film that can potentially invite question on what it deeply mean to be chinese and to be asian . lee be a master and tony leung be divine and tang wei be a slow burning revelation . i highly recommend this film to asian and non asian alike .