關恆說，其中一部分選擇低調的原因，是因為把在新疆拍攝下來的影片發佈之後，遭遇到很多網絡上的攻擊與謾罵、個人資料被公開、在中國的家人也曾被警察問話。
——“树立和践行正确政绩观，起决定性作用的是党性”
。91视频对此有专业解读
If we don't have a bucket, we can allocate it out of the next larger slot
Within this reunion, Jarmusch's script reveals some backstory, touching on death, illness, divorce, and precocious grandchildren. But the movie keeps us firmly in this place, in this moment, where this family is perplexed about how to reconnect. There's no bad blood, it's more confusion on how this father created these kids.