I have some pics to post too, but that'll take me awhile to download, etc.. Mostly I want to say that I thought this was a great film, unmistakably our Ang Lee, beautifully crafted. And at least one shot screamed 'Rodrigo' to me.
I don't want to post any spoilers or start much in the way of discussion until more people get a chance to see it - I now see that it will be in SF starting 10/12, so it won't be much longer before it gets wider distribution. I will say that I found the sexual violence absolutely shocking but it makes complete sense in context.
I think I would have had a deeper understanding of the film if I were more knowledgeable about the history of the period. I recommend a review of WWII in the Pacific - specifically Japan's occupation of China and what was going on in Hong Kong and Shanghai from say 1939-1944.
So - here is a short but incomplete list of things to keep an eye out for so we can talk about it in another month or so.
-The use of food or the lack of food
-The use of colors - navy, deep blues, pale lavender, grays
-The significance of mah-jong games
I have another list of spoiler-type stuff to talk about that I'm holding in reserve for now.