Hachi: A Dog's Tale Movie Review
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Released in 2009, directed by Lasse Hallstrom, and starring Richard Gere, Joan Allen.
Imdb Rating: 8.1 from 205,419 votes. Imdb Top 250: 210.
Review: Extremely emotional, sad, uplifting tale of true loyalty
I saw a few scenes of this movie years ago, at my grandparents' house, and I knew right off the bat, that this movie would be tough to watch. But, I finally watched it, yesterday in fact, and..I mean, have you ever watched a movie with your family, like, I guess Braveheart, or Green Mile or something, and at the end, everyone around you was crying. It's pretty crazy, and I don't care how tough you think you are, if you don't cry when you watch, William Wallace shouting Freedom, as he sees his dead wife coming back, as John Coffey is whispering "I'm in Heaven, I'm in Heaven", then I'm sorry, but you're not a real human being.
And I have to say, Hachi raised the same feelings in me those other movies did, when faced with such extreme love and loyalty that literally goes beyond death and the grave, and that, in the end, no matter how sad, is still uplifting, in a beautiful way, knowing such feelings were created in us, and animals, and no matter how deep we fall, how deep the dark we sometimes venture into, there will always be light, which will shine brighter the darker it gets, which I think is an encouraging thought.
Yeah, I know, extremely flowery and all that, but sometimes, you just need that. And just because something is cliche, doesn't make it any less true, or powerful.
Yes, I'm pretty sure this movie everyone will make anyone cry, and although this movie's age rating is G I'd still consider showing this to anyone too young as it is emotionally exhausting, and so I conclude, giving this movie a 10/10 on story, but overall an 8.5/10. If you've seen Hachi, please tell me what you thought, and maybe you can raise some points I didn't think of.
And I have to say, Hachi raised the same feelings in me those other movies did, when faced with such extreme love and loyalty that literally goes beyond death and the grave, and that, in the end, no matter how sad, is still uplifting, in a beautiful way, knowing such feelings were created in us, and animals, and no matter how deep we fall, how deep the dark we sometimes venture into, there will always be light, which will shine brighter the darker it gets, which I think is an encouraging thought.
Yeah, I know, extremely flowery and all that, but sometimes, you just need that. And just because something is cliche, doesn't make it any less true, or powerful.
Yes, I'm pretty sure this movie everyone will make anyone cry, and although this movie's age rating is G I'd still consider showing this to anyone too young as it is emotionally exhausting, and so I conclude, giving this movie a 10/10 on story, but overall an 8.5/10. If you've seen Hachi, please tell me what you thought, and maybe you can raise some points I didn't think of.
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