Hsu argues that the works of many directors, including Ang Lee and Tsai Ming-liang, reflect their backgrounds. "Lin Cheng-sheng draws on his life experiences for his movies too," Hsu says. "But whereas many directors choose to conceal the true face of life, Lin perhaps feels that progress will only happen if first people's dark inner sides are exposed!"
徐立功認為，很多導演的作品都是反映他們的生活背景，如李安、蔡明亮，「林正盛也是用自己生命在拍電影的人，很多人選擇隱藏人生的真實面，但林正盛可能覺得透視人內心壞的血液，可以創造更進化的生命吧！」