Lust, Caution (2007)

Movie Red Cliff which stared Tony Leung Chiu Wai allows me to be reminiscent of his outstanding performance in Lust, Caution (2007).

I had heartily congratulate the film for packing their many nominations for the various film awards such as Satellite Awards, Golden Horse Awards and their winnings in Venice Film Festival.

Based loosely on true events, “Lust, Caution” is an erotic espionage thriller set in WWII-Shanghai, in which a young woman, Wang Jiazhi (Tang Wei), enlisted by the Chinese resistance movement to seduce and assist in the assassination of the intelligence chief of a Japanese-backed Chinese government, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung Chiu Wai).

Though the film was intriguing, it was very upsetting to think that the naive student group had manipulated one of their classmates into being a sexual pawn and sacrificing her body; thinking their act would make a difference. But that was the truth of the era.

Wong was a young girl. The pressure and abuse was more than what she can bear. Developing a Stockholm syndrome, but ultimately put to death by her lover at a young age of 24, she had no one still.
It left to question when the line between duty-bound and that of love was crossed. Which would you have chosen?

I would chose the rock :)

The pear-shaped Cartier rock - dubbed a 'quail's egg'.

Amid the controversy of Lust, Caution” being sexually exploited, i begs to different. It was really not a movie about sex. In the absence of the violent sex scene between Mr Yee and young Wong Jia Zhi, the story would be pronoun as incomplete.

It is the intense emotional display between the two that the audiences were able to appreciate the depth of characterization and the motivation behind their actions. In describing her ordeal to her leader, you could see she was greatly traumatize with what was happening to her. Without the sex scenes, it's hard to understand her agony.

When asked about this show, my immediate response would be, "Great! Go watch it! Not for the sex; the acting is top notch."

Never been a fan of Tony Leung, i was really impressed with his gifted act. Emotions were communicated through facial expressions rather than actions; he lets his eyes do the talking. What amazes me is this debut of leading actress Tang Wei, that she is able match up to Tony Leung’s performance.
A Lee Ann's directorial project that's worthy of an Oscar.