Hachi

Life cannot be captured. The human heart cannot be captured...

Like most others, I am a sucker for animal movies. This one was better than the most. It was nice to see an animal movie that was not comically overdone, or a voice over done by some random comedian. Instead, the dog in the film relayed all the emotion needed through his eyes.

Hachi is a movie based on a Japanese tale of a Professor who happens upon a dog whom he takes home. The family falls in love with the dog and decides to keep him. The dog falls in love with Richard Gere's character, Professor Wilson. The dog follows him to the train each day and then heads home. He then waits for the train whistle to blow and then heads back to the station to wait for him to get off the train. As we see in the preview (not a spoiler alert) one day he does not come home. The dog continues to return the the station, each day, and wait for him. The stories begin and the tears follow shortly. It got downright dust in the room.

I really enjoyed this movie. I was also glad to see that is was rated G. Not to many of those that are not cartoons. It is a great movie to watch as a family. Even if it is a bit sad. I raise many good points to think about. The small things. Taking the joy from every moment with someone, because you never know when they will be gone, and when they are gone never forgetting them.

9.4 out of 10