First, I have to say, no offense to all the-inner-light lovers. Before I have watched this episode, I heard everyone said this was his/her favorite. So I had a high expectation, and after watching I was a little disappointed.
The story was good, but I wasn't surprised by the plot. I was wondering if the writer referred to a very famous story in ancient China: "Yellow Millet Dream". (You may find it on WIKI) To make a summary, a man dozed off as his yellow millet was cooking in a hotel. He experienced 18 years in a dream. He got married, had children and succeeded to be the prime minister. But then he attracted jealousy of others and was betrayed. Finally he lost all he had. As he was dying on the street in the dream, he woke up, and the cooking of his yellow millet was just done.
Maybe all the best stories share an universal spirit. So if they have similar plots, it's not surprising. Many ancient China stories have a motif that compares lives to dreams. If you are interested, you may check them out.
The story was good, but I wasn't surprised by the plot. I was wondering if the writer referred to a very famous story in ancient China: "Yellow Millet Dream". (You may find it on WIKI) To make a summary, a man dozed off as his yellow millet was cooking in a hotel. He experienced 18 years in a dream. He got married, had children and succeeded to be the prime minister. But then he attracted jealousy of others and was betrayed. Finally he lost all he had. As he was dying on the street in the dream, he woke up, and the cooking of his yellow millet was just done.
Maybe all the best stories share an universal spirit. So if they have similar plots, it's not surprising. Many ancient China stories have a motif that compares lives to dreams. If you are interested, you may check them out.