Wolf Chen, Theatrical Marketing manager at ERA International film distributors, states that that was just when Taiwan was emerging from martial law and when native Taiwanese culture was being intensely discussed. Just then the Tienanmen incident occurred, so the whole film fit in perfectly with the times, creating a tremendous impact.
年代國際公司電影行銷企劃部經理陳鴻元表示，當時正是台灣政治解嚴後、本土化被熱烈討論之時，剛好天安門事件又在這個時候發生，整部影片和時空環境扣準，造成很大轟動。