《忠犬八公》英文影评

第第页《忠犬八公》英文影评

Thisisasimplestoryaboutaloyaldog.Thereisnointricateplot,andevenitisonlyastraightstill,butitwasstillmovedmedeeplywithitsmostsimplepiecesofnormallifewhichwecaneasilyfindaroundussuchasthetrainstation,therestaurant,thefoodstandandawarmhome.Maybeyouwillonlythinkitisamovingfilm;maybeyouhadbeenimpressedbytheloyalofthedog;ormaybeyouwillthinkthereisnothingspecialanditisjustamovie.ButIviewitdifferently.

Thestoryisrearrangedbyarealstory.Hatchiisanunusualdogwhichbelongstoakita.TherealHatchi,thedoginthisstory,wasborninOdatrJapanin1923.AssoonashismasterDr.EisabourUero,aprofessoratTokyoUniversity,diedinMay1925.HatchireturnedtotheShibuyatrainstationthene*tdayafterprofessordiedandforthene*tnineyearstowait,untilHatchihimselfdied.

InthemovieHatchicrossedanoceanandthousandsofmilesoftransportationbytrain,andthenhemetParker〔themainactor〕inasnowyday.Becauseitwassnowingandthedog,Hatchi,waslost.ParkertookHatchibacktohishome,andthenkeptit.ParkertreateditverywellandsodidHatchi.WhenHatchihadgrownup,hefetchedparkertoworkeveryday.

Alltheseyearstheyplayedtogether,bathedtogether,slepttogetherandParkergaveHatchifull-bodymassageeveryday.Theyjustlooklikeacouple.ParkerlookshappybecauseHatchiishappy,andHatchi’shappyduetoParkerbeinghappy.ButHatchineverfetchedballforanyoneevenParker,sohewenttohisJapanesefriend,Ken,forhelp.KentoldParkerthattheakitawillnevergettheballunlesstherearesomespecialreasons.However,Parkerdidn’tnoticewhatKentoldhim.InthemorningoflastdayofParker’slife,HatchifeltthatsomethingbadwouldhappentoParker,andittriedhisbesttostopParkergoingtowork,andHatchifetchedballforParkertotellhimtostop.ButitwaspitythatParkeronlypaidallhisattentiontoHatchi’sfirstfetchingandignoredthespecialreasonsoffetching.Hesaid“Comeonboy,IhavetogotoworkorI’llbelate.Seeyouat5.Stay!Gohome!Goon.”

Finally,theoldprofessor,Parker,hadn’tcomebackashesaid,andhewillnevercomeback.HebroketheengagementhemadewithHatchi.Helefteverybodyontheearthuptoheaven.Astheoldprofessor’sfriendsandrelativesnobodycouldacceptedthefactthatParkerhasdead.Astheresult,professor’swife,Kate,escapedallthestaffwhichwillletsherecallthememoriesaboutParker,soshesoldthehousewheretheyusedtoliveandwasawayfromthesmalltown.

MeanwhileshesentHatchitoherdaughter,butHatchialwaysranoutofherhouse,andtryitsbesttobacktostation,becauseHatchiandprofessorhadadealtomeeteachother.He’ssofirmlypersistedontheengagementthatParker’sdaughter,Andy,hadtogaveupandletitgo.While,haveyouevernoticedthedetailthathowunwillingHatchiwaswhenitleftprofessor,becauseHatchicantapartwithAndy,too.ButhemissedParkertoomuch,hehadtoAndyandhiswarmhome.

ThenHatchispenttenyearswaitingforhismaster,hisonlyfriendcomingback.Tenyearstime,maybeitisjustone-tenthofahumanlife,butforadogthatmeansitswholelife.DuringthoseyearsHatchihadn’te*actplacetolive,justcomeandgotothetrainstationeverydayatthesameplaceandtime.

HaveyouevenconsideredwhyHatchispentallhislifejustforwaiting?Afteralongtimeconsideration,Ifindtheanswerintheend.TheonlyreasonisthatHatchihavenothingbuthismaster.ThehappiesttimeofHatchiisthetimewithParker;themostenjoyabletimeofHatchiisthetimefetchingParkertowork.

JustoneyearafterParker’sdeath,KencametothestationandhadalookatHatchi.HefeltassorrowasHatchi.HetriedhisbesttopersuadeHatchitoleavebecauseParker’snevercomingback.Buthedidn’tsucceed,andsaid“IfHatchikowantstowait,thenHatchikoshouldwait.Youwanttowaitforhim,didn’tyou?Then,youmosthavealonglife.”

Thentenyearspast,Hatchibecameadirtyandratheroldguy.Overtheseyears,everythinghadchangedbutHatchi’sendlesswaitingandloyaltyhadneverchanged.OnedayParker’swifebackedtothesmalltownandsawHatchiwasstillstandtherewaiting.Shecriedandsaid“You,oldthing,youarestillwaiting,letmewaitforthene*ttraintogetherwithyouplease.”HearingthesetoughwordsandseeingtheloyaldogIcriedsadly.

ThisisHatchi’swholelife.Healmostspentallhislifeonlydoingonething—waitingforitsonlyfriendParker,waitingtocompletetheuncompletedengagement.

Hatchi’sstoryshowedhowgreatthepowerofloyaltyandloveiswithallhislife.Hetelluswhattherealloyaltyandtrueloveis.BecauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchispentallhislifewaiting;becauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchisacrisficedallhisyouthjustforwaiting;becauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchiabandonthewarmhouseofParker’sdaughter.Ithinkthatistherealloyalty,theturelove.However,inourhumanlife,howmanyofuscanbeasloyaltyasananimal;howmanypersoncanbeloyaltoanotheroneforeventenyears?Ithinknobodycan.

IntheendofthefilmParker’sgrandsonaskedKate“WheredidgrandpafoundHatchi?”Sheanswered“IsupposethatHatchihappenedtofoundyourgrandpa.”IbelievethatassoonasParkerandHatchihappenedtomeet,Hatchihadalreadyfounditsowndestination,andthentheloyaltyandlovewasbuilt.

Loyaltyisn’tmeantobethatIloveyouanditwon’tchangeinthene*ttenthousandyears;loyaltyisn’tmeantobethatIwillwaitforyoufortherestofmylife;loyaltyisn’tmeantobethatIloveyoubeyondmyself.However,loyaltyisasenseofresponsibility;loyaltyisasenseofselfness,loyaltyisasenseofconcern.

Theword“loyalty”isconsistingof7letters,andIthinkeachletterstandfordifferentmeanings:

L——Life

O——Obligation

Y——Yes

A——Attention

L——Love

T——Total

Y——You

Actually,tobeloyaltosomeoneiseasyiseasytosay,buthardtodo.Tobeloyal，youshouldneverforgetanyonethaty