This realistic method sets the film apart from his extravagant and elaborately designed earlier films. And the struggle of a woman daring to challenge the bureaucratic system is an unusual topic.
紀實的手法，與過去張藝謀濃烈、富設計性的處理很不相同；而一個小女子竟敢公然向官僚體制挑戰，也是少見的題材。