Lust, Caution: The Story

Read the Chinese version. Ending of the movie's a bit different from the book itself..Ang Lee's changed something to make the male protagonist a bit more human. The story reflects how women and men view love differently and how women's sense of love can lead to disaster. (Is that a reflection of the author's life?) I dun mean women a stupid; its just a cruel but...more

Read the Chinese version. Ending of the movie's a bit different from the book itself..Ang Lee's changed something to make the male protagonist a bit more human. The story reflects how women and men view love differently and how women's sense of love can lead to disaster. (Is that a reflection of the author's life?) I dun mean women a stupid; its just a cruel but realistic depiction of human nature.   hide

Beautifully composed words put in a dialogue -but I didn't comprehend shit. Hard core read. Fans of Shakespeare or Edgar Poe may enjoy it. I loved the movie. Great love story; lust, love & loyalty. The soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat is orgasmic.

Politics, love, lust... short story but good

This is one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book. I'm sure that much was lost in the translations and I hope to revisit it someday when I can read Chinese.