7 alone gave Taiwanese film a chance to prove itself, but when asked in interviews about his thoughts on The Warlords, Wei Te-sheng said, "You know right off that it's of a different caliber.
因為儘管《海角七號》讓台灣電影有了揚眉吐氣的機會，但正如魏德聖被媒體詢問，輸給《投名狀》的感想時，他回答，「你們一看也知道『級數』不一樣，《投名狀》或《集結號》都沒話講。