Douban score is 6.9.

"Life Is Like a Boil" is a documentary directed by Li Xiang and Zhang Huilin. Aired on December 20, 2019. Using hot pot as the starting point of view, we look for the most emotional moments behind the boiling of each hot pot, and gain insight into the various life styles, sorrows and joys of Chinese people.

The theme of "Life Is Like a Boil" is quite good. It starts from hot pot, which is the most popular among the public, and explores the stories behind the food and characters. For foodie viewers, this should be a documentary worth paying attention to. Unfortunately, there is too little material, the lens language is not rigorously organized, and there are very few hot pot scenes. It is impossible to feel the reality of the documentary at all.

The story of "Life is Like a Boil" is also insufficient. It looks like everyone is eating hot pot together around the stove, but there are only close-ups of chopsticks, lacking the atmosphere of hot pot. The pacing was very poor. It was only about 20 minutes long, and a lot of messy lines were forced together, making the audience unable to stand it and wanting to fast forward. The food narration is also very abrupt, the soundtrack is terrible, and there is no sense of substitution.

Overall, the performance is sincere and average.