The moral of the movie title "Heavenly Bath"

In the eyes of Tibetans, celestial burial is the highest courtesy that the deceased can enjoy. The name of "Heavenly Bath" filmed in Tibetan areas implies holiness.

On the grassland where small wild flowers are in full bloom, Laojin spread a black tarpaulin on the potholes on the hillside and fixed it with small stones around it. Put water on it, and after the sun heats up, Wen Xiu (Li XiaoLu) with full gas field takes a bath comfortably in it, just like her mother rubs her back at home. At that time, her mother reminded her to take soap with dry hands, which is more economical to use, but now there is hot water, no, water is enough.

At the moment, the horse is quietly grazing on the grassland, and the big white clouds in the sky are wandering around. Laojin is sitting on the hillside with his back to Wen Xiu. Wen Xiu, a strange man, naughty shouted to Laojin: "Don't peek, peeking at your eyes will rot."

In the distance, several herders on horseback laughed at Laojin, who lost her fertility in a fight, and walked to the hillside. On the verge of approaching Wen Xiu, Jin shot the leader on the shoulder, and the two men left swearing. Wen Xiu, already dressed, showed a girl's smile. It was the first time that Lao Jin worked hard for Wen Xiu.

Unlike Wen Xiu who jumped the queue from Chengdu, Laojin is a native of Tibet. Wen Xiu wore two shoulder-length braids, a little bangs were teenagers' eyes, and dressed as an educated youth in the fashionable coarse plaid clothes of the 1970s. Laojin is a herdsman, wearing a military cap, with some black and red faces and a beard, and his old blue shirt has been torn. He was called Laojin because he replaced the gold earrings left by his mother when she died with gold teeth and put them in his mouth. Wen Xiu was transferred here from the dairy factory to learn from Lao Jin. They share a tent, surrounded by barren grasslands and horses that accompany Lao Jin all his life.

Laojin's songs intoxicated Wen Xiu again and again. Wen Xiu was lying on the grass with a kaleidoscope given to her by a teenager and saw many colorful patterns. There are probably close-fitting clothes made by capable fathers, chrysanthemum exhibitions in People's Park, teenagers wearing white clothes under the windows, frozen jellies baked in long queues, and heartbroken when doing radio gymnastics. ...

Wen Xiu started from curiosity, and kept company with Ma Xiaoqing and Laojin all day, but he was also very happy. At that time, the factory promised to take her back to the dairy as long as she was six months old. Wen Xiu, who counted the days every day, finally waited for the due day. Put away the bedroll early in the morning, put on your favorite red sweater and blue scarf, and take away the toilet paper given by your mother when you leave. Although there is not much left now, the two pieces of sugar saved are reserved for the Xiaoqing horse who is about to give birth.

Waiting outside the tent from sunrise to sunset. One day, two days, three days ... wait until the hope on the girl's face gradually disappears, and wait until Laojin stands beside him helplessly. The river changed its course and they had to leave here. After packing the tent, Wen Xiu fell asleep by the scratching fire, and Laojin got up and gently dressed her.

Many images appear frequently in the film. Shoes are the most eye-catching. Once, one of Wen Xiu's shoes disappeared, and Laojin lied to her about which man stole it. This is their custom here. When you see a girl, you will take one of her shoes. Naive Wen Xiu believed it.

After returning to the factory hopelessly, Wen Xiu's heart is like a pool of stagnant water. One day, a young man wearing a sea soul shirt, whistling and pushing a loading cart suddenly appeared outside the tent, chatting with Wen Xiu about the educated youth returning to the city. The implication is that they depend on money or beauty. All these aroused the storm in Wen Xiu's heart, who had long wanted to go back to the city and taste the disappointment. The guy who gave the red apple to Wen Xiu got it easily. Laojin looked at the man's shoes outside the curtain and suddenly realized. Wen Xiu, who had just experienced sex, naively thought it was love and began to knit gloves for her sweetheart every day.

After several visits, my sweetheart stopped coming, and he was greeted by a field cadre riding a motorcycle or even driving a car. In order to return to the city, Wen Jing obeyed one by one. Those shoes outside the curtains were replaced with boots and leather shoes. Louder and louder, never avoid laojin. Angry Lao Jin threw a man's leather shoes into the fire. And his face fell and he said to Wen Xiu, "You are for sale, don't you know?" "That doesn't suit you either." Wen Xiu retorted.

Shoes may symbolize power, while red apples are sexual cues. Wen Xiu later became pregnant, and the father of the child was unknown.

Laojin dragged the weak Wen Xiu to the factory for justice. Those men who said Wen Xiu was like dough and rough jade all claimed to have gone to Aba for a meeting. Laojin looked at many cigarette butts that had just been stubbed out on the ashtray in the conference room. Knowing that these people just wanted to hide, he began to slam the door with his fist in every room. Men have nowhere to hide. They looked at Wen Xiu with long hair hundreds of meters away. There is no sympathy in their eyes, just like those women who are watching jokes.

Poor Wen Xiu was sent to the township clinic. There was a lot of blood in the delivery room, but nothing was said. The doctor and nurse said, "She must have a loud voice when she is in bed. More women sell themselves for glory. "

In order to return to the city, he broke three toes, entered the delivery room where Wen Xiu was, and locked the door. Laojin shouted and pushed the door like crazy, and everyone watched silently, saying something sarcastic beside him. Zhang Santie came out and said shamelessly, "I just want to have an in-depth exchange. Everyone who wants to go in is waiting in line outside." Don't be angry, Kim. I promise you are the first. Although you have a teapot, there is no spout. "As they spoke, they scuffled together.

The ending is very sad. Wen Xiu tried to hit his five toes with a gun, but he couldn't. He called Lao Jin for help. Lao Jin hesitated for a moment, then took action, but it was not the toe that could be hit, but the fatal part. Wen Xiu, who lost his breath, was put into the place where he bathed. The plait on Wen Xiu's black tarpaulin lay quietly, and only the red scarf on his chest fluttered in the cold wind. Lao Jin finally pulled out his gun and committed suicide. Only the heavy snow covered it.

See in the end, still don't understand why laojin killed Wen Xiu? Why kill yourself?