The movie is based the story of a dog who lived in Japan in the 1930s a statue of the real Hachi remains in the Shibuya train station there. Old Hachi dies, and as he does so, his “spirit”/”soul”/”consciousness” is presumably going to some dog equivalent of heaven where he sees his master and his spirit runs to him. Hachi is dead at that point, as is Parker. The creators would have been better off making a 5 minute documentary rather than an hour and 30 minutes of emotional torture. But don’t let that fool you, this movie is NOT a happy tale. This movie is presented as a heartwarming dog tale for the family. Crying isn’t just good for your emotions. Films like Hachi have us weeping but also looking at life in a powerful and novel way. Like the story of Hachiko, there is an uplifting, life-affirming message embedded within. Most of the top tear-jerkers aren’t an unrelenting, pure heartbreak kind of sad.
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