The saddest thing in the world

Tell me you've seen this movie: Hachi: A Dog's Tale? Movies like this (since I got the greatest dog in the world) have become so fucking depressing. My sister told me about the movie and it was all, aww thats so sad, but I never thought it was as sad as it really is. Like seriously, you'll want to shoot yourself in the head. Quite frankly I'm about to ruin the entire film for you and honestly, I think it's for both of our goods. This way I can tell you about the story and you wont have to put yourself through the torture of watching it.

So anyway, Richard Gere finds a stray dog at the train station, names him Hachiko as per the pendant on his collar (Japanese). So they build this beautiful bond, and Hachi starts walking Gere to the train station, and in the evening when he hears the train whistle he runs back to pick him up. So everyone thinks this is remarkable (and it really frikkin is), anyway after a long time of this, of course, Gere goes and has a selfish heart attack, so of course, who's left waiting for someone who's never coming home? Hachi. I'm already crying just thinking about it. So evey day, Hachi goes to the train station and waits in the same spot. Every day. For nine years. I'm not kidding folks, this is more than just a film, it's a true story, so let this sink in. Nine years. He waits. And everyone knows him. Everyone wants to talk to him, everyone wants him to go home. But he doesn't havea  home, the one person he ever loved just disappeared, and he can't understand what happened. So. He waits. Here's a killer scene, Japanese Professor (friend of Gere) reads about Hachi in the paper-- so he takes the train, gets off at Gere's stop, and there's Hachi, waiting.

Ken: (talking in Japanese) It's been a year, hasn't it? I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night and think about Parker. He was a good friend. I understand how you feel. Hachi, my friend, Parker is never coming home. But if Hachiko wants to wait, then Hachiko should wait. You want to wait for him, don't you? Have a long life, Hachi.

The killer part is that others told Hachi the same thing here-- but at this point, when he's speaking Japanese, he looks at him like he just gets it, like he knows there's something wrong. And then, of course, Hachi dies. But this isn't a sad death. No. Because at this point you're just begging for him to die so he can finally be okay again. And in true cinematic fashion-- Hachi closes his eyes, and finally, the doors of the train station open and out come Gere, ready to play.

It's so beautiful. I cried. Like a babbling brook. I would've cried myself an ocean if the film lasted long enough. Even my brother was upset, my brother who never cries about anything, is lying on the sofa, telling me to stop crying--Reine stop crying, guy, seriously. . . but it is fucking sad, eh? Fuck, that's so sad.

Aghh. It's heartbreaking. Talked about it at work the other night and we all started crying again. Nad told me to read Marley & Me as if the film wasn't depressing enough. I think I will, because let's face it-- emotion breeds liking. So I'm sure i'll like it.