A joke about a surprise visit

Because the film starts from the time point after the death of the cow, we follow the investigating doctor to trace the cause of death of the cow, so there is a good suspense narrative line, but in the final analysis, this film still talks about human nature.

The autopsy results showed that there was no obvious trauma or fatal internal injury on the cow. Because there was no fatal wound, there was no murderer in this case, but this man really died, which puzzled me for many years, and I walked into this closed and ancient longevity town with this question.

The town has a harmonious neighborhood and simple folk customs. Although everyone's attitude towards the doctor is not good enough, they have never thought of hurting him. But who would have thought that with the deepening of the investigation, the doctor finally found that the cause of death of the cow was inseparable from these neighbors who lived with him day and night. One face after another began to come alive. They tried to castrate the rebellious young man, but failed to drive him away. After another failure, they began to kill him.

The cow died of strong psychological hints from neighbors and his own past cultivation. In this story, although no one cut a knife at the cow, no one, including the dead, was innocent. Niu Jian once killed Dr. Niu's grandparents, broke countless rules in the town, and peeped at the elders' sexual intercourse. He also drugged the water source in the town, which frightened the quiet life in the town. He used his past life to plant evil thoughts in his neighbors' hearts and finally rewarded himself. The only clear villain in this story, Dr. Niu, has been troubled by the firmness of Niu. He is a doctor, and there are countless people with scalpels, but he can't get past his own heart. As for the rest of the town, it is a gray area between black and white. They just want to live a quiet life and have no intention of killing cattle. This is well reflected in their unity when they cheat the cow to bear fruit, but when the cow is strong, they kneel down and cry silently. Some people say that this is a failure. Why should we give the murderer a conscience? But personally, this is the beauty of the director. Human nature has always been complicated, and there is no pure good or evil.

Finally, talk about freedom. Niu Jianli always yearns for the free world and swims in the vast sea like a fish, but he is a man with no ties, but he always refuses to leave the town. Even if the villagers throw him out, he will climb back. Although he has a key around his neck, he is a man who paints prisons like the residents of the town. The last scene of the film is fixed in the back of the horse widow leaving the town with strong children and heading for a new life, which is also to emphasize this point.