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With a curious and intriguing plot, the Man in the Mirror reviewed and explored the concerns of present society from a new perspective. Instead of focusing on the superficial reality, it reveals the self-ambivalence of the protagonists, their in-depth conversation with ego through a series of dramatic conflicts. The story line, which is connected by decisions and thoughts on major cases, threads its way through layers of lies and disguise until it brings out the theme.
Generally, the plot itself is by no means complex: two protagonists who studied at the same university embarked on different life journey after graduation. One became an investigator at the Discipline Inspection Department, they other reduced to a corrupted senior official of a city. The various choices they had made at the turning points of their life, contributed to the changes in their mentality and led to different ends. Through the conflicts with their inner selves, they both came to have a better perspective of themselves. All the twists and turns in the story render an air of mystery and suspension. As was commented by Meng Bing, The Man in the Mirror is not a means of whistle-blowing nor a criticism of senior government officials. It is an attempt to analyze the psycho-motive of corrupted officials.