Some people say that Search is not like Chen Kaige's works, but more like Xiaogang Feng's. Indeed, urban sketches such as search have always been Xiaogang Feng's specialty, and mentioning Chen Kaige's films is more likely to remind people of the grand historical background and personal destiny. However, now both of them have made their own changes: Chen Kaige began to learn to put down his body and shoot search; On the other hand, Xiaogang Feng picked up the humanistic thinking that had been brewing for many years and wrote "Review of 1942".

For Chen Kaige, search is more like an attempt to find a balance between artistry and commerce. From the "tragedy" in The Promise to the criticism of Mei Lanfang and The Orphan of Zhao, in recent years, Chen Kaige has been constantly questioned about the exhaustion of talents. It is true that a creator always has a peak period of writing and a bottleneck period of struggle. Chen Kaige, who is 60 years old, has gradually lost her former high-spirited and outspoken attitude. He can't always be the "rebellious pioneer" of the times, and this role should be "replaced" by young people.