Hachiko is based from a true story about a dog’s loyalty to its master. I was actually expecting that I will cry bucketful of tears because I had been hearing good reactions from the movie. But I might be expecting too much.
I can say that Hachiko (the dog) is very cute; it reminds me of our house dog Snowflakes. I like the way they also incorporated the dog’s POV, the black and white scenes. Because of this, all of the audience will now know that dogs cannot recognize colors the way people do. Also, the dog’s POV makes the story become more of Hachicko’s rather than Richard Gere’s.
The movie is stretched out to the maximum. It was like elongated to fit the full length type. You would feel that the pacing is so slow, which could be fine if you are and audience way back the 80s. But movies now are faster paced, so I guess some of the audience might feel impatient. Thanks for the cuteness of Hachiko, it still made me focus on the first part. And, I love dogs. But how about people who doesn’t love dogs that much?
I guess the best part is when Richard Gere died and Hachiko still waits for him at the train station. The mere fact that this is all a true story makes you sympathize more to Hachiko. You want to explain to him that he will never come back, that he should move on now. The question is, how will you explain that to a dog? You just want to hug Hachiko because of his love and his stupidity.
To summarize, this story is about loyalty, about undying love. If dogs could love this way, humans could too. If you have a heart this movie will teach you how simple PURE love could be.
Waaaah, why do I feel different after making a short review I suddenly want to give it 4/5? Oh well I’ll stick to my first score: 1.75/5
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