lust and caution be a picture of the power of tremendous force on that which be ultimately unable to bear the strain represent a picture of a tidal wave crush victim and or of a hurricane rip through building . there have be many review of how this movie suffer in intrigue and and lack in the typical hollywood excitement and firework . this be not simply a spy flick . these reviewer might also observe a natural disaster and comment on how the building be all poorly construct and the victim too weak to provide sufficient excitement and entertainment . tang wei and ang lee and co have put together a brilliant depiction of a dark and haunting time when the common person be buffet and often destroy by the struggle between titanic power and emotion and and idea . tang wei a wang jiazhi stand out especially a a perfect victim for the emotional and psychological blow that she suffer from the beginning to her last moment on camera . floundering in the maelstrom of the time and wang jiazhi fight valiantly to grasp at something and anything to justify her existence . the sacrifice she make and trial she endure become a dark and painful comedy of error that will be even more poignant for those who can understand her predicament and the time wang jiazhi life in . each time and wang convinces herself to plunge headlong into her endeavor representspoilers start1 . she sacrifice safety for the chance at love and achieve only a passing admiration and infatuation . 2. she discard innocence ( with the bad possible candidate ) for a patriotic cause and gain only a bloody consolation for a lost prize . 3. she sell her inheritance for a chance to study and only to be force to learn something she despise . 4. she suffer the unspeakable for a chance to complete a mission and only to be draw in by the enemy . 5. come full circle and she compromise the mission for the hope of love and safety and throw away life and the respect of friend in one fell moment . spoiler endthe failure of wang jiazhi pursuit be shock to point of comedy at time and just a one might gasp and laugh coldly in near disbelief at extreme tragedy and carnage . however and wang jiazhi story be one that would only be all too common in that day and age . while the nc 17 plus plus scene do contribute to the raw and poignant artistry of the the movie and the storyline and acting be enrapture in and of itself . the sophisticated and empathic audience be sure to find this film a winner that will haunt their thought long after more foolish viewer have lose interest .