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Of philosophy and fairy tale

Since he doesn't know much about Chinese history, let alone the background of renown philosopher, this movie didn't bring any wow effect to him. It was interesting at the beginning. Towards the end, Confucius chose to isolate himself and live within his philosophy stand. Boring ending. Maybe that's because he was educated in non-Chinese education system, therefore not able to appreciate the life and essence of a Chinese philosopher.

And so this story is familiar for non-Chinese educated people like him. Bet not, this is not the exact same story as the original bedtime story. It's a continuation of Alice's adventures after she grew up. Though the adventure is ok, and a bit gloomy too, it does provide hope. His Chinese-educated wife did not like it. Probably due to different educational background? That's why two different education system products perceive thing differently.

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