She points to clear marks of the kungfu tradition in this series: "Male bonding, extreme violence based on non-middle class thinking, a spirit of honor-bound self-sacrifice for friendship, and unrepentant revenge."
「男性結盟，非中產階級思想的激烈血腥，為朋友兩肋插刀的俠義精神，以及執拗不回頭的復仇母題」，焦雄屏說從中可以清楚看到功夫類型的傳統痕跡。