Hachi: A Dog'es Tale Film review
Film Review
Title: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Main Actors: Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Length: 1h 55min
Classification: Universal
Rating: 4 stars ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’ is a 2009 American fantastic drama film which was based on a true story of a faithful Akita Hachiko. I could tell before watching the film that it would have a sad ending which would keep me speechless. After watching the film I thought that it was one of the most emotional films I have ever seen. It is not typically sad at the end but half way through. This story is based on a moving true story where Parker Wilson, a distinguished professor finds Hachi, a stray Akita puppy, while on his way home from work. At first Parker’s wife, Cate, objects to the new arrival. Before long Hachi endears himself to the family and becomes Parker's loyal companion. A few years later, Hachi and Parker are as close as ever. On his way to work, Hachi follows him to the train station and waits for him patiently to arrive from work near the exit. This continues for some time, until one afternoon Parker attempts to leave, but Hachi barks and refuses to go with him. Parker eventually leaves without him, but Hachi chases him, holding his ball. Parker is surprised but pleased that Hachi is finally willing to play ‘fetch the ball’ with him. Worried that he will be late for the college, Professor Parker leaves on the train despite Hachi barking at him. At work that day Parker, still holding Hachi's ball, is teaching his music class when he suddenly suffers a fatal heart attack. At the train station, Hachi waits patiently as the train arrives, but there is no sign of Parker. For the next nine years, Hachi waits for his owner. The film’s main characters are Richard Gere as Parker Wilson, the professor who seems like a playful dog-lover, Joan Allen as Cate Willson, the professor’s wife, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Ken Fujiyoshi. A part of the film which I thought was acted
Title: Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Main Actors: Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Length: 1h 55min
Classification: Universal
Rating: 4 stars ‘Hachi: A Dog’s Tale’ is a 2009 American fantastic drama film which was based on a true story of a faithful Akita Hachiko. I could tell before watching the film that it would have a sad ending which would keep me speechless. After watching the film I thought that it was one of the most emotional films I have ever seen. It is not typically sad at the end but half way through. This story is based on a moving true story where Parker Wilson, a distinguished professor finds Hachi, a stray Akita puppy, while on his way home from work. At first Parker’s wife, Cate, objects to the new arrival. Before long Hachi endears himself to the family and becomes Parker's loyal companion. A few years later, Hachi and Parker are as close as ever. On his way to work, Hachi follows him to the train station and waits for him patiently to arrive from work near the exit. This continues for some time, until one afternoon Parker attempts to leave, but Hachi barks and refuses to go with him. Parker eventually leaves without him, but Hachi chases him, holding his ball. Parker is surprised but pleased that Hachi is finally willing to play ‘fetch the ball’ with him. Worried that he will be late for the college, Professor Parker leaves on the train despite Hachi barking at him. At work that day Parker, still holding Hachi's ball, is teaching his music class when he suddenly suffers a fatal heart attack. At the train station, Hachi waits patiently as the train arrives, but there is no sign of Parker. For the next nine years, Hachi waits for his owner. The film’s main characters are Richard Gere as Parker Wilson, the professor who seems like a playful dog-lover, Joan Allen as Cate Willson, the professor’s wife, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Ken Fujiyoshi. A part of the film which I thought was acted