Given the Vietnam War, America held certain unsavory stereotypes of their former enemy. These stereotypes inspire the ensemble of Three Seasons. This is a surprising approach, especially for the first American full-length film shot in Vietnam, but filmmaking brothers Tony and Timothy Linh Bui take these stock characters to craft them new, hopeful stories. Through a series of interwoven paths, the characters connect and heal what they've lost due to the war. Due to the number of stories here, there’s frankly not enough time devoted to flesh most of them. Nevertheless, Three Season painted a different, intricate portrait of Vietnam, now America’s ally.

The way the camera captures Vietnam is beautiful, especially the wide shots of the lotus flower pond by the old temple.