“虽然作者们提供了非常优秀的文章，但它终究只是一本文艺读本，无论是从程序上还是从本质上，他都无法承载很多人对于改变现状，改善社会的期望。我们总说，这个社会需要常识，需要启蒙，但其实我认为，互联网十年，该启蒙的人已经被启蒙了，有常识的人一直有常识，大家其实都知道美和丑，好和恶，只是我们有不可抗力的因素导致我们在台面上要扭曲和违背一下自己。要改变靠自己，现在不是旧年代，资讯毕竟对我们开放了七八成，我们也已经了解了这个世界七八成。而一本文艺读物，除了能提供好的文艺作品以外，能量有限，如果你抱着想看战争片的心态误看了一部文艺片，无论这部文艺片多好，你都会失望。”（韩寒说《独唱团》）

Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting married and having a child; a four split scene short involving plot-less images of old people with television sets for heads, a beautiful woman having sex, and overall confusion; and an old man reminiscing over his youth.

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by the producer Nicolas McClintock as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the Millennium. Fifteen celebrated film-makers were invited to create their own vision of what time means in ten minutes of film.