However, some critics felt that these problems with production quality helped to convey the film's message. In a ' article, Franck Beau considered the film's aesthetic a strong point because, having originated in video games, it completely differed from those of traditional animation and filming. He argued that the work's power lay in its "'" (extreme simplicity) and in the """" (logical operation) of the underlying video game. "BusinessWeek" wrote that "the combination of amateurish technique and a strong emotional message is oddly moving", and Henry Lowood of Stanford University similarly thought that the awkward subtitles and cinematography created a sense of authenticity. Lee found a filming precedent in Mathieu Kassovitz's 1995 work "La Haine", also "lauded for its low-budget aesthetic as much as for its expressions of rage, fear, and alienation". A discussion panel at the AMAS' 2006 Machinima Film Festival compared Chan's work to "Do the Right Thing" (1989) and "The Battle of Algiers" (1966).