Zhang also points out that martial arts films afford plenty of room for imagination and provide a reprieve from the restrictions of realism. However, they are, by very definition, big productions that require the infusion of tremendous amounts of capital in order to be realized.
張藝謀表示，拍武俠片的想像空間特別大，不必受現實限制，但武俠片一定都是大製作，必須靠大資金來完成夢想。