Hsu Li-kung, assistant general manager at the Central Motion Picture Corporation, points out that, "Foreigners don't necessarily understand the February 28 incident that well, but they have great respect for directors like Hou Hsiao-hsien whose work is rich in humanitarian feeling and as powerful as an epic poem."
中影副總經理徐立功指出，「外國人士不見得那麼瞭解二二八，但是他們非常崇拜像侯孝賢這樣富人文色彩、作品如史詩般壯闊的導演」。