Viewers were happily surprised to discover that local Chinese films, besides offering escapist entertainment in the quest of commercial profit, could also seriously reflect and comment on realistic human life and social change.
這些特色，使人驚喜地發現，國片不再只是風花雪月、怪力亂神，或是與現實風馬牛不相及。在提供通俗娛樂和斤斤計較商業利潤之外，國片也可以中肯地反映現實人生，可以嚴肅地詮釋社會變遷。