Too many are "episodic canters" through the changes in Taiwan society over the past 38 years, "loosely structured and hard to distinguish" with "new formulas replacing the old cliches." There is no hiding the fact, however, that the public must also share some of the blame.
「時代腳步愈走愈快，從前武俠片、瓊瑤『三廳式』電影可以流行個十年，現在任何電影題材想維持流行三年，都難如登天」，曾經得過金馬獎最佳編劇的小野，無奈地表示，大家並非沒有嘗試過新題材，但觀眾口味實在難以捉摸，他自己就有這樣的經驗。