Katherine B. Lawless critically analyses Richard Fung's film, Sea of Blood, through the way it portrays queer/racial narratives. Lawless suggests that Fung's movie challenges cultural assimilation by providing a queer narrative that alters the notions of illness generally taken from heterocentric narratives. Lawless believes the blood is used to metaphorically suggest the idea of illness, while narratives of illness and travel collide to reflect colonial history. Moreover, the film takes on a sort of political resistance by presenting unconventional themes and lifestyles.