A
few days ago, I watched a movie titled “Hachiko:
a Dog’s Tale” and it is one of the best movies I have ever watched that
made me cry a bucket of tears. I have watched a lot of tear dropping movies
before but this one deserves recognition. The way the movie showed the dog’s
emotions is fascinating and it makes the movie worth remembering. This movie
proved the quote “Dog is a man’s best friend.” Honestly, I don’t really like having
a pet dog but because of this heartfelt movie I wanted to have one. I also want
to experience the special connection between dogs to its owner like Hachiko to
his Master named Parker Wilson.
The
story begins when Parker Wilson saw an abandoned Akita dog in a train station
in Japan. He picked up this fluffy and bubbly dog and brought it home for a
night, and then he planned to send this dog to the pound the next day or to
give it to its rightful owner. Parker’s wife does not like his plan but later
agreed that the dog will be there for a night. This one night turned into
weeks, months, and years. Every day the dog would always go with his master to
the train station, then walk home, and then return to welcome his master. This
has been his daily routine for couple of years. Until one day, Parker suffered
a heart attack while he is in work and died in the hospital. Since Hachiko’s
routine is to wait for his master to come home, he waited for a long period of
time. Hachiko kept on waiting for his master for more than nine years until his
last breath. He became loyal to Parker that he never gave up on waiting for his
master’s comeback. Hachiko’s unfailing loyalty to his master made me emotional.
It never occurred to me that there is a very loyal dog like Hachiko, until I
watched this American adaptation of Hachiko’s life story.
Each
of us can express our own loyalty to our best friend or master. But Hachiko’s
loyalty to his master gave me an impact in my life. We should be as loyal as
Hachiko if possible. I do not think that I will forget this movie. It left an
indelible mark in my mind. This is a must-see movie, and I suggest that people
would watch this extraordinary film to understand the real meaning of eternal
friendship and loyalty.
[Draft] By: Erika Shirasu
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