When Zhang Yimou and Hou Hsiao-hsien had their chat during the former's visit to Taiwan, the two, speaking from their positions as established art film directors, agreed that Chinese-language films had to find their way out from the shadow of Hollywood cinema.
張藝謀來台與侯孝賢對談時，兩位以藝術電影樹立影壇地位的導演都認為，華語電影要走出好萊塢入侵的陰影，武俠片是一個可能性。