Hachi: A Dog’s Tale is a British-American drama film released in 2009 that is based on the true story of a Japanese dog, Hachikō, a faithful dog who went everyday on a train station in Japan at the same hour waiting for his owner to get out of work. Even after his death, Hachikō continued waiting for his owner every day at the same time in the same place until he died. Actually, there is a statue of Hachikō in the train station that he used to wait for his owner. The film is a remake of a Japanese film called Hachikō Monogatari (“The Tale of Hachikō”) released in 1987. It’s a very emotional film that made me cry a lot, but I was worth it because the storyline is beautiful.
The film is about a college professor called Parker Wilson who, one day, picks up a dog who was lost in the train station that he uses every day to go to work. He decides to bring him home until he finds the dog’s real owner. He sees that the dog has a collar with his name, but the name is in Japanese. Then, he discovers that the dog’s name is Hachi (that means “eight” in English) and that the dog is an Akita, a Japanese dog breed. From that moment, Parker does whatever he can to find out who the dog belongs to, while he and Hachi start becoming great friends. Although Hachi is not like the normal dogs (for example, he can’t learn the type of tricks that dogs do), he demonstrates to be very loyal waiting for Parker every day in the train station when he gets off his job, even though Parker at first didn’t want to.
What I liked the most about the film is the storyline. I have to admit that I get emotional very easily when I’m seeing that type of films. But, with this film, while I was watching it I couldn’t stop crying. I think it was the film I cried the most watching it. This film is trying to teach us what loyalty is, doing it though the most loyal animal in the world: the dog. As everyone says, the dog is man’s best friend, is the only one that loves you much more than he loves himself. Also, I find impressive that fact that this story is real, Hachikō existed. I love what this film is trying to transmit to us, the values, the feelings that nowadays our society has destruct. Also, the actors, the music (the soundtrack), the story, the ambient… all these things create a pile of sensations that no other film has ever transmitted to me. Focusing on the main actor, Richard Gere, he did a great job. I think he was perfect for the role that he played.
I don’t think I have anything that I don’t like about this film. I don’t have anything to criticize; for me, this film is a 10. I recommend everybody to see this film, because I think it’s for all ages, no matter how old you are, this film is perfect for everybody. Well, maybe I don’t recommend a kid to see it, because maybe he or she won’t understand the message of the film or only will focus on how cute the dog is. A part from that, I think this is a good movie for everybody.
As I said before, for me this film is brilliant, so my rating is:
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