I thought the movie was about the death of the long-standing dog and the family immersed in grief-stricken memories.
It turns out that I not only missed the beginning, but also the ending.
When the dog is gone, people can express their pain through memories or body language. I never knew that a dog could interpret this sadness so profoundly. Since the moment when Ah Ba barked in front of the mourning hall, my tears have not stopped.
Ah Ba is very well-behaved, it doesn't bark or bite people, except when the professor took it out and needed to be on a chain, since then he has always been willing to follow behind the owner, the dog on the street in front of the shop They and their owners were amazed.
The professor's morning class was to catch the lice for Ah Ba, pinched them one by one, put them on the cloth, and then took a bath with him. The professor loves him so much that even the son-in-law opens the window a little and asks the son-in-law to close it, for fear that Ah Ba catches a cold.
Ah Ba didn't know what a clock was. He followed the professor to the station every morning and then went home along the road obediently. In the evening, he walked to the station alone to wait for the professor. I didn't expect this to wait for ten years.
Ah Ba knew that the professor would die, so he refused to let him go that morning, barking all the time, knowing that he felt powerless, and squatted outside the station staring blankly at the master. Maybe Aba doesn't know what death is, he only knows that the master's breath is gone, and when he sees the portrait of the mourning hall, his usual well-behaved, not only the master but also ignores him.
When the hearse was moving, Ah Ba was tied to the post by the iron chain. He was able to break the chain and chase him all the way, but when he got to the station, he stopped, and the hearse continued to drive forward without chasing him, because his world From home to the station, his world only has the master and this road. He doesn't know what is on the other side of the station. The master hasn't taken him there, so he goes home the same way.
The hostess was going to move far away to live with her daughter and son-in-law. It was impossible for her to bring such a big dog, so she kept Ahba at a friend's house. The owner of this house always locks Ah Ba on the pillar outside, and doesn't care whether Ah Ba lives or dies when it rains. Ah Ba remembered that day when Professor Stormy took him into the study, burned him a stove, covered him with a blanket, and slept with him.
In fact, Ah Ba has changed three homes, but the owners can't bear such a disobedient dog, breaking off the chains and running away alone in the evening. No matter how far it was, Ah Ba would try his best to arrive at the station when the professor got off work, and when the crowd dispersed, he would silently walk back to his original home. But that home has been bought by someone else, but the new owner hates dogs very much.
The staff at the station, the husband-and-wife bosses of the roadside stalls, and the people in this street have all witnessed that Aba has been waiting for the professor at the station for the past ten years, no matter if it is a blizzard or a storm. Maybe Ah Ba knew that the professor would never show up again, would never hold him to catch lice again, would never take him out for a walk again, would never touch his head again and call his name. No matter how embarrassed he was in the rain, even if the bones on his back bowed suddenly from hunger, he would never forget the silent agreement with the professor.
What bothered me the most was that the professor's wife knew that Ah Ba was always running away, and she couldn't bear to ignore him, so family after family found him a master, and she refused to show up until Ah Ba disappeared for three days. I couldn't find the station either, so I had to give up and go home. On the other hand, Ah Ba had been hiding in the alley opposite the station, watching the hostess but refused to go out. He was afraid that the hostess would send him away again, and he was afraid that he would not be able to return to the station.
Someone in the movie once said that keeping a dog for three days is a lifelong loyalty. Ah Ba dedicated his life to the professor, who raised him like a father and gave him warmth and happiness. He never asked for anything in return. He just wanted to be able to go home with the professor every day, that's all.
The film ends one day ten years later, when the old man can no longer run. When crossing the road, he will stop when he encounters a car or an army. No matter how far the road is and how bumpy the road is, he still trembles step by step toward the station across the street. The old man couldn't squat anymore. He curled up on the ground and looked up at the stairs. He saw the professor walking towards him, rubbing his head, and said with a smile, Ba, let's go home.
May Aba and the professor continue to be so warm in heaven.
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