Hachiko

Hachiko Monogatari

 
"Hachiko monogatari" is an excellent melodrama that tells the true story of Japan's most tenacious dog "Hachi", whose bronze statue, to this day, stands watch over Shibuya Station, Tokyo. The dog who plays Hachi is a first rate actor, and more importantly he's as fuzzy as a pair of bunny slippers. But not only is this a fascinating history lesson and a seriously awwwwwwww!-worthy film, it's a very poignant and profound commentary on the concept of "interspecies altruism", a concept which Darwin himself was unable to explain.

Done in a tastefully subtle way (not over the top like a Disney flick), this film presents to us the inexplicable bond between two souls of different species (human and canine). None of the other characters in the film seem to understand it; the man's own family cannot appreciate it; and I wouldn't be surprised if we, the audience, are not expected to understand it either. This adds even more value to the magical bond which Professor Ueno & Hachi shared.

Film Hachiko membuat saya belajar mengenai kesetiaan.Walaupun di film itu diperlihatkan kesetiaan antara bintang dengan manusia, tapi sangat mengena saja topik kesetiaannya.Dan sebelum saya menonton Hachiko ini, kesetiaan saya dalam pertemanan baru saja dihancurkan.Mungkin kalau anda tau cerita hidup saya mungkin anda mengerti maksud anda.Betapa rasa kesetiaan dihancurkan oleh cinta buta.Tapi selain dibalik cerita itu, ada lagi kisah seputar film Hachiko.Saya masih ingat mantan saya berjanji untuk mengajak saya untuk nonton itu di bioskop dan sampai detik ini dia tak pernah mewujudkannya.

*nb :maaf saya tidak membahas hachiko terlalu dalam.