Director Niu Cheng-tse, meanwhile, responded that the film is not a documentary, and the public should respect the creative freedom of film workers to express their ideas through their own concept of what their project should be. Producer Li Lie, adopting a low key, simply said, "First see the movie, then see what you think."
導演鈕承澤也回應，《艋舺》是劇情片而非紀錄片，觀眾應尊重電影工作者透過故事情節來表達理念的創作自由；製片李烈則在鏡頭前淡淡說道：「先看過電影再說吧。」