"This was perhaps because of the topics and the types of the movies," says critic Liang Liang. "The dramas of the fifties almost all revolve around love and family morals. Hence they provided a lot of space for actresses. Actors largely stood in the background and helped illuminate the leading ladies."
「也許是因為影片題材和類型的關係吧，五十年代的文藝片，幾乎都圍繞在軟調愛情和親情倫理打轉，因此給予女演員相當大的表演空間，呈現『女明星掛帥』、陰盛陽衰的情況；男演員相對之下成為陪襯的角色居多」，影評人梁良指出。