The special effects flaws are blatant and detract from the overall effect of the movie. Whether in raising capital or enhancing film industry technology, "Many ideas have to be decided during the execution stage and compromises have to be made if you are going to move forward. To exist in this industry, you have to strike a balance between sticking to your guns and compromising your ideas," Wei Te-Sheng explains.
不論籌資或提升電影工業技術，「很多想法落到執行面，還是要妥協後前進；這個行業的生存哲學就是在堅持與妥協間平衡拿捏，」魏德聖說，他也希望能利用本土工業技術，但還是以「把電影拍好」為最高準則。