The purpose of launching the "Great Revolution" is to prevent the restoration of capitalism, to maintain the purity of the party, and to determine China's own path in the construction of a socialistic country.

The film shows the hidden perspectives, experiences and memories that are buried deeply within normal Chinese citizens during the Maoist periods and the Cultural Revolution through the use of personal and subjective records.

The list of names act as a reminder to the audience about the wrongful murderous killings by the Red Guards that was encouraged and permitted by Mao during the movement and also to pay respect to those who have tragically died in the violent revolution.

— Dr. Weili Yu, Yale University, in the journal Asian Educational Media Service [10] "Though none of his works have been publicly shown in China, Hu Jie is one of his country's most noteworthy filmmakers."

— ReelTime Arts[10] "Packs a powerful punch in just over an hour...Director Hue Jie exploys a collage-like approach, interspersing archival footage and propaganda songs with present day interviews with Wang and other survivors of this tragic period of history."

— South China Morning Post[10] "Hu Jie's body of work puts a human face on some of the worst horrors of the Communist Party's recent history."

— Public Radio International[10] Hu Jie's film was actually to be screened at YunFest, "a documentary festival held by the Academy of Social Sciences in south-western Yunnan Province", in 2007 but was promptly "cancelled by the authorities at the last minute".