I watched Hachiko:A Dog’s Story days ago,eyes filling with tear.It’s really a fantasticly moving film.
The plot went as:A college professor (Richard Gere) took in an abandoned dog and they formed an unbreakable bond.The dog arrived daily at the correct time at the station,to meet his owner.After the professor died while away from home,the dog kept vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.
To wait for your love for a decade,which contains almost the whole life-time of Hachi,it’s an incredible dedication that we human beings never has.This is why the film strikes us a lot.
No one has the ability to show his love to only one person during his whole life,let alone make friends with only one people; have the food that never changes year by year; do the same damn thing without complaining and conciousness of exhaustion.We can’t!However,what we could learn from Hachi is that we should never forget the one we once loved.
A detail in the movie catches my eyes.One day when professor was on his way to school,Hachi fetched the tennis ball as he was taught years ago.But during the last several years,he never did like that,because to fetch a ball in this way is not his instinct.Why Hachi did so?He wants to entertain his master for more palatable food,for a hug?I’m afraid not.
Research and statistics prove that pets are more sensitive in human’s potantial deseases than us do.Hachi fetched that ball because he knew that his master is going to die because of his heart desease.It’s his only way to hold him back.
Hachi has been waiting in the weeds,waiting for his only fellow to walk him home.His hope has been floating in the breeze,carrying his loneliness and misery all above the ground.Maybe professor knows,but he could never come back.