Wang Shuo's review of Jiang Wen: China needs someone like him, the more he shakes off, the more exciting it gets.

Everyone has their own birth decade. Calculated from the year of one's birth and extended forward for 20 years, that is your birth decade. Only at the age of 20, when yang energy is at its fullest, can one truly resonate with the spirit of the times, harmonizing seamlessly without any separation. Wang Shuo and Jiang Wen, they are forever people of the 1970s. The gaze of that era, the air of that time, is the gold in their memories, irreplaceable. To be precise, Jiang Wen, born in the early 1960s, could also勉强be considered part of the new generation of the 1980s. However, he matured early in the 1970s, so his birth decade spans the 1970s and 80s. Just look at宁静in "In the Heat of the Sun," and陈Chong in "The Sun Also Rises." Their robust physiques, simple minds, and passionate openness are quintessentially women of the 70s and 80s. Although he married Zhou Yun, a delicate woman without distinct features, the image eternally residing in his heart is still of them—strong, full of vitality. One might say that while reality may lack direction, dreams always endure. Hence, the backdrop of his films is always filled with dreams and the sun. His dreams ignite the dreams of the audience, causing flashes of lightning and roaring flames, extending the topics beyond the movies infinitely. They are worshipped, over-interpreted, loved, and hated by some.