Y Hachiko!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Labels: Reviews
Hachiko: A Dog's Story seriously moved me to tears. Fortunately, I'm watching it at home instead of the theatres. Sob sob.
This is a Hollywood remake based on a true story about the faithful Japanese dog, Hachiko. It's the remake of the 1987 Japanese film - Hachiko Monagatari. An unique and unbreakable bond was formed between a college professor and Hachi, when the professor takes in Hachi, who was abandoned at a train station. Everyday at 5pm, Hachi will be waiting for its master to be back from work at the train station. Everyday without fail, even when its master collapsed and died at work one day.
Hachi waited through the rain, shine and snow for close to a decade. It grew old, and died at the same spot where it waited for its master everyday. And today, there is a stone statue of Hachi at Shibuya Station in Tokyo.
In front of Shibuya Station
Dogs are indeed man's best friend, and they are capable of feeling love and loss. And the film managed to effectively convey how human (and this very gifted dog) deal with grief, and how the cycle of life is observed by all.
It is a comforting thought that we are not alone in our sorrows, and what we call 'humanity' can exist behind the eyes of a family pet. It is also very fulfilling to know, or believe, that one can strike up a deep, meaningful relationship with a dog, and have that love reciprocated.
And right now ... I wished I do not have any phobia towards Dogs. :(
ANYWAYS. I believe this original Japanese version of the movie would definitely be more real and nice.
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