Although the eldest son has not been home for a long time, the relationship between Lao Liutou and his son Daming has been bad. It is just a scene: Daming insists on taking a shower with cold water. After seeing the father, he turned on the hot water without saying a word, which made a warm family feeling. The water flowed through Daming's body. This touching detail makes us feel the silent affection between father and son. The director clearly shows the way Chinese people express their love from the front. There is also a subtle shot. When it rains, Daming is awakened by the wind, rain and thunder and sees his father climbing to the roof after repairing the bathroom. The eye contact is their heart-to-heart communication, which makes this kind of love deeper than the heart, and shallower than the layer, which further strengthens the theme of the film.
After the mentally handicapped son Erming was lost, his father walked in the front and Daming in the back, looking for the dialogue between Erming, which made us feel the concern of Daming and his father for Erming. The actor is committed to expressing the psychological world of the characters through the control of words and his own actions and language, which further demonstrates the actor's ability to express great family affection.
Daming never told his wife that he had a foolish younger brother, but after his father died quietly in the bathhouse, Daming gave up going back to Shenzhen, he told his wife, and at the end did not explain whether the conflict was resolved. Daming has always taken care of Erming, and the relationship between the two is very deep, as always. From the beginning to the end, many details of the film let the audience feel the deep affection.
The curtain call scene of this film is Erming singing "My Sun" affectionately. He can clearly be heard singing "I love you, Dad," as the camera gradually blurs. Ending in this way expresses Er Ming's feelings for his father, and makes us feel the touching affection again.
As a Chinese, watching "Bath" several times will purify your heart, cleanse your soul, and feel the touching affection.
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