Talk about Ahao and Caitou that I understand

A Sun

Caitou

At the beginning of the film, the rainy night, soft music, and two teenagers in yellow raincoats on a motorcycle are the beginning of all destiny changes. Caitou rushed to the table and chopped off one of Heilun's hands. The bloody Caitou's face was still fierce and angry, but there was a little more fear. Ah He's expression was dumb, obviously he didn't expect this scene.

In court, the judge asked, "Did you instigate Caitou to kill Black Wheel?"

Ahe: "No"

Judge: "Then why did you cut people so badly?"

Ahe: "I don't know."

Judge: "You don't know? Did you know that Caitou had a mountain knife that day?"

Ahe: "I didn't know until I got to the scene."

Judge: "Then do you know that a mountain knife can kill people?"

Ahe: "We just wanted to scare him."

Ah He didn't lie. Even if he did, he would justify the impulse to stun his head. What he gave was the answer he would give if he returned to reason. Ah He was not a bad person.

In one shot, you can see that Caitou has been staring at Ahe fiercely and desperately. The judge continued to ask who stole the motorcycle. Caitou suddenly lost control and shouted, "Ah and you said, all are pushed on me. Ah! Tell me."

Obviously, Caitou thinks that he is the one who chopped for Ah He. Now that his hands are cut off and he is finished, Ah He is timid and only cares about putting himself aside. His last shout is the person who feels that he is closest and trusted. The hopelessness and pain that only come when betrayed.

Then Ah He said silently: "I stole it."

He glanced at Caitou and shed tears.

That night was enough to ruin the lives of two teenagers. But Ahe is different from Caitou. He has a mother who hasn't given up on him. After his brother committed suicide, he even knew that he had become the only pillar of the family, as well as his wife and son. The family was waiting for him; and Caitou Ahe is different. His deterioration is not rebellion, but willingness to give up struggling and blending with darkness-it is easy to become bad. In this society, bad people live much happier than good people most of the time.

After he was released from prison, Caitou became a "bad guy" as expected, and Ahe wanted to be a good person for his family.

If you want to be a good person, you must first stay away from the bad guys. Ah He did this; Caitou said, the first thing he did when he came out was to find Ah He, why? His house was sealed up, and his only relative was rushed to the nursing center for the elderly. Ahe may be the only person he knew. Facing a former close friend who also caused him to fall into such a situation, he may think that he must be dragged into the water, or he will die.

And when he saw Ah He again, he found that he was a man who had tried to reform himself. Ah He didn’t have the courage to die with him, so he wanted to pull him into the water, "You walk along the alley by the police station, you will see Go to a legislator’s service station, there are six bullets in it, and you can hit it at the service station.” This seemingly meaningless behavior is actually Caitou trying to wake up the demon in Ah He’s body. He wants him to return to himself and become the same bad person as himself. He wants to go back to that time, his loneliness and despair. He knows that only one person can redeem him. He wants to be involved with Ah He.

But Caitou is not a bad person. It’s just that he knows that being a good person is impossible to survive. It’s easier to be a bad person. But when he sees Xiaoyu and Ahe’s son, he sees Ahe’s father for Ahe. The panic in front of him, he may also be shaken, maybe let Ahe go to be a good person, so there was the last rainy night to buy oranges, I think Caitou really wants to treat this time as the last time, even if he In the future, he may not be able to help but come to Ahe, but he wants to let Ahe go.

There was a conversation between the two in the car about the rainy night five years ago.

Caitou: "Back when you were bullied by the black wheel, I asked me to help you out. I went with you without saying a word. As soon as I rushed in, I saw the black wheel and cut it off on the spot. I never regretted it. It’s still the same today."

Ahe: "Caitou, I really didn't expect you to come for real, didn't we just say to scare him?"

Caitou: "I took a mountain knife, you took a watermelon knife, and you stole a motorcycle. When did you tell me to scare him?"

——In just a few words, Tao is the heart of the people. Caitou didn't hesitate to kill people for Ah He, he had nothing to lose, but Ah He, he never wanted to take any big risks, just like the one-time confrontation with Huang Shilong in the Youth Center, but also in exchange for long-term peace. Caitou and Ahe are two completely different people. Caitou can never become Ahe, and Ahe doesn't want to be Caitou either.

Ahao

Before talking about A Hao, I want to write here the last text message he sent to Guo Xiaozhen. In fact, Guo Xiaozhen is a character who completely helps us understand A Hao. Because A Hao cannot share his pain with his family, Guo Xiao really appears. Let us get closer to himself who is hiding in the tank.

In this world, the fairest thing is the sun. Regardless of the latitude, the daytime and the dark time account for half of the year in each place. A few days ago, we went to the zoo. The sun was so big that all the animals couldn’t stand the sun. They all managed to find a shadow to hide. I had a vague feeling that I couldn’t explain it. I wish I were the same as these animals. There are some shadows to hide, but I look around, not only these animals have shadows to hide, including you, my brother, and even Sima Guang, can find a shadowed corner.

But I don't have it, I don't have a water tank, I don't have a dark place, I only have sunlight.

Twenty-four hours uninterrupted, bright and warm, sunny.

Awen was unable to reconcile with his youngest son A, so he hid in the shadows, devoted himself to boring work, and pinned his sorrows on cigarettes. Outsiders said that he only had one son. Through the shady in this shadow, he could finally live a long life. , No desire and no injury.

Hao’s mother Qin sister also has her own shadow. She also smokes all the year round. She is numb to the boring married life and hopeless middle-aged life. Although she did not completely give up the conflict between her husband and son, she just said it painlessly. In a few words, she accepted all the injustices and tribulations of life, and numbness was her shadow.

Ah He's violence and rebellion are his weapon to vent to the world and his shadow.

But Ah Hao did not. He never vented complaints, never caused trouble or even made mistakes. He is the kind of kid from other people's family that parents want most, and his world is shining brightly.

But the sun is not a good thing. Ahao said that regardless of the latitude, the day and the dark time account for half of the year in each place, but he does not have dark time because his family gives all the sunlight. Because of him, his father gave him a notebook from the training center every year, and his mother worked diligently to support the family, and even the younger brother who was burned by his excellent burns never complained about himself. They all hid in their own shadows, and then said to him, go, go to the sunny paradise, and only you can do it.

He can only smile, bring the sunshine all the way through the thorns, and dare not stop for a moment.

But the most painful thing in this world is that everyone you love is not happy.

Ah Hao may know that his death will make his younger brother rehabilitate, reduce some of the burden on the family, and even make his younger brother reconcile with his father, but at the moment he jumped down, I think he just hoped that if he jumped down, he won’t do it again. There is sunshine, even if there is only darkness from now on, it is more relaxed than the endless sunshine.

Follow-up

I was reading "The Game of Lonely" by Yuan Zhesheng recently, and accidentally discovered the source of Sima Guang's story told by A Hao.

The author Yuan Zhesheng was born in Taiwan. He has won many awards for his writing. In early 2004, he was promoted to the editor-in-chief of the international Chinese edition of "FHM Men's Gang" and was awarded the May 4th Literature and Art Medal in the novel category by the China Literature and Art Association. Shortly after winning the prize, he was found hanged himself with a scout rope on April 6. He stated in his suicide note that he was suffering from psychosis and his body was trembling with anxiety, unable to work, and unable to face the future. Life.

I personally think that this book has a deep influence on the screenwriter, so friends who want to have a deeper understanding of this movie may wish to take a look at this book.

His friend wrote in the book's preface, “Even if I spend the rest of my life and energy rereading all of his works, it is still impossible to find the reason why he gave up living.”

——Perhaps just like Ahao.

What I saw from Yuan Zhesheng’s words was a young, pure, romantic and transparent spiritual world.

However, the adult world cannot tolerate this simplicity.

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