In the 1980s directors began to deviate from escapist storylines on war, romance, sex, or violence, and showed increasing concern for the reality of the place where they live. Beginning from their own experiences, they delved into their memories to extract pieces of the true story of Taiwan, producing a number of nostalgic yet realistic movies.
一九八○年代，電影工作者從軍政、愛情、暴力、色情等與現實脫節的主題中跳出，開始關心自己的土地，他們由自身經驗出發，打記憶中去尋找、去發掘台灣的真面目，於是有了「冬冬的假期」、「風櫃來的人」、「童年往事」、「戀戀風塵」等作品。