From the aspect of film language, the solemnity, seriousness and mellowness of classical dance are presented by the use of slow motion, outer glows and the cross dissolve. Hazy figures and clear ribbons also show a sense of traditional beauty.In the modern dance part, white haze and motorcycles are used to create feeling of avant-garde.The corridor and the elevator where Long Xiang used to waste time with his ex-girlfriend symbolize the suffocating cultural atmosphere which still partly existed at that time.From the aspect of film text, the relationship between Long Xiang and the painting girl is just like the relationship between Seymour Glass and Sybil. Though he looks tougher, he needs the guide from the girl who is generally viewed negligible. It’s a reversed situation where adult and child play the part of each other.The key that the girl gives to him symbolizes the freedom he finally earns. It shows that he gets the right to begin his new life in the way of his own art.At last, the lead character in the film was the representative of the excellent artists in every fields at that turning point. And he was still the rational and skillful one among them, unlike the cynical youths which were popular at that time.