Regarding "Into the Dust", whether Ma Youtie died in the end is also a hot topic among netizens.
Mainly, the film did not tell the audience whether Ma Youtie died, although many fans and critics made their own inferences based on various details and felt that Ma Youtie was dead.
But some people also feel that the movie does not clearly tell the audience that if Ma Youtie dies, there are other possibilities.
"Ma Youtie can't die, so that's why the movie was shot like this, right? Otherwise it wouldn't have passed the trial, so Ma Youtie shouldn't have died!"
"Haha, doesn't this just mean that Ma Youtie is actually dead?"
So fans gave their own opinions.
“Although the movie didn’t clearly tell us that Ma Youtie was dead at the end, I still firmly believe that Ma Youtie was dead.
In fact, it is very obvious. In the last ten minutes of the movie, Youtie let the donkey go, sold the grain, and did not even leave some rations for himself. Everything he relied on for a living was gone. He also paid off the debt for seeds and fertilizers on credit, returned the eggs he borrowed last year, and settled his last worries. Including the pesticide bottle placed under Guiying's portrait, it is empty. Including the last shot of Youtie, when he was lying on the bed, his body twitched slightly. Isn't all this enough to prove that the horse is dead?
For Ma Youtie, if Cao Guiying died, what would be the point of him continuing to live?
And if Ma Youtie survived, why was his house demolished in the end?
Are you going to live in a building in the city? is it possible? "
"I agree with the point above. In fact, when Ma Youtie was lying on the bed at the end of the film, he held a piece of wheat in his hand. It was the seed of oatmeal. When it gradually matured, the wheat awns would rotate in the positive direction, and the oatmeal branch at the end of the film The awns of wheat are spinning in reverse, which is a metaphor for life.
In fact, translated into vernacular, it means: turning forward is life, turning reversely is death.
I think this shot cannot be added casually, it must have its own metaphor.
Therefore, Ma Youtie must be dead! "
“When the house was finally demolished, all the livestock taken away from Youtie’s house were dead, so this should be a kind of proof, right?
Only horses with iron were discovered long after they were dead, so all the livestock starved to death.
So this can also prove that Ma Youtie is really dead! "
"I don't think something is right about what you said upstairs. What kind of person is Ma Youtie? He releases tadpoles, builds nests for swallows, drives chicks out of their nests, herds donkeys, feeds chickens...
I think even if he commits suicide, he will definitely put all his life in proper place. For this reason, I specially watched the movie a second time.
Sure enough, I paid special attention to this detail when I was doing the second painting. Although the livestock were fixed to the cart with ropes, they were still breathing.
Therefore, this cannot be used as evidence. Details are crucial. Just imagine, if the animals are all dead, why are the animals' legs still tied? A dead animal would definitely become stiff, so how could it be tied up? "
"Eggs, I think eggs are a key clue.
There are many scenes about eggs in the movie. I think chickens and eggs are a hidden thread in this movie. After Guiying and Youtie got married, they borrowed eggs, hatched chicks in cardboard boxes, raised chickens, and watched the chicks grow up and the chickens lay eggs...
This is the cycle of life, and it is also the life nurtured by Youtie and Guiying in love. "
Later, Guiying fell ill, and Youtie forced the first egg to her to eat. The next day, Guiying fell into a ditch and drowned in order to deliver eggs to Youtie, which also led to Youtie's death.
So in fact, from the logic of the plot, if they had not raised chickens at the beginning, they might not have reached this tragic ending. So on the second page, I once again saw the night after the marriage when the chickens were hatched, the house was full of light and shadow, the two people looked at each other happily and smiled, and the sad music played again, and I couldn't help but shed tears.
It is the kind of sadness that makes you more moved by the happiness of this moment when you understand the tragic fate.
There is another touching detail about eggs. Youtie's last meal was also eggs. He stuffed the eggs into his mouth while looking at Guiying's photo, as if to say: Look, I ate the egg you gave me. You died to give me this egg, so I will fulfill your wish before you die... Therefore, Youtie must have died, and he followed Guiying! "
"Those who say that Ma Youtie will continue to live have not understood the essence of this movie.
Why would Ma Youtie choose death? In fact, there are signs.
That's what Cao Guiying means to Ma Youtie?
The emotional expression between Ma Youtie and Cao Guiying in the film is naturally the most obvious one.
But in addition to using seed printing, there is also a very small detail that happened on that thunderstorm night.
Heavy rain fell suddenly, and the iron bricks were soaked. He and Guiying rushed into the stormy night together, using plastic bags to save the bricks, and they were also saving their future home. Guiying picked up a plastic bag and handed it to Youte, asking him to quickly cover it with bricks, but Youte took the bag and draped it on Guiying.
Iron cannot speak, but it seems to be expressing: you are the foundation of the home, those adobe bricks are not important, you are the most important.
Including that in the end, after Guiying died, Youtie did not covet his livestock or the new house he built, and decided to die. It was also because of this character's consistent belief in his heart - to stay together as a family, and where Guiying is. It's home.
And there is another sentence, that is when printing the flowers with seeds, he said, no matter where you go, I can find you.
After Cao Guiying's death, Ma Youtie repeated the stamping action on her body. What does this mean?
It was explained that Ma Youtie was already going to find her, so he printed flowers on her again, just to find her when he went down!
Therefore, Ma Youtie must have chosen to go with her!
Let's support each other and stay together as a family. I wish Guiying and Youtie can still have love and a family in another world..."
"It's too bad. I gained it little by little, and then lost it all at once. Director Dog, it's worthy of you!"
"Everyone is wondering if Ma Youtie is dead, but no one thinks that Cao Guiying's death is actually terrifying to think about?
First of all, the ditch is not deep, and it cannot even submerge people. The creek where Guiying fell into the water is also the most popular gossip place in the village. How could no one see the person falling in? No Go and do a favor. But when she fell into the river, did anyone try to save her?
Although the villagers said that Lao Wang had gone down to look for it, he couldn't find the shallow water in such a small area?
It was Ma Youtie who went into the water to find it.
It is possible that no one was saved alive, but even the corpse was fished out by the fourth child alone. The water in the river is no more than waist high. I think what's scary is that people regarded her as the god of plague and just watched indifferently as she fell into the water and drowned. "
(End of chapter)
