Does anyone remember the movie "The Story of Hachiko the Loyal Dog" ten years ago?
The adopted Hachiko is an Akita dog, and his daily job is to send his owner to the station (to work) in the morning and come back on time in the afternoon to pick up his owner and go home with him.
Every day, rain or shine.
Until one day, the owner suddenly had an accident and never came back.
Unaware of it, Hachiko still insisted on waiting where he was.
For nine years, Hachiko waited for himself as a statue, and he never saw his long-awaited master again.
This tear-jerking blockbuster based on real people and true events has been released so far, and it still maintains a high score of 9.3 in Douban and ranks in the top ten (Douban movie top 250).
Tracing back to the source, what moves the audience is not only his natural dependence and loyalty to humans as a dog, but also the commitment and inseparable feelings between him and his master, "you save my life, I wait for your life".
This kind of mutual attachment between humans and animals, except for Hachiko and his master, actually abounds in real life.
For example, the one I'm going to talk about today---
Little Q
Little Q is a guide dog.
Before becoming the crutch of the master Li Baoting (Ren Dahua), Xiao Q and Li Baoting already had a lifelong friendship.
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At that time, Li Baoting, who was still on the verge of blindness, accidentally saved Xiao Q who fell from the sky (fell from the building) when he was a guest at a friend's house.
Although he looked disgusted and impatient, from this moment on, the fluffy little Q became the fate that Li Baoting could not escape in the second half of his life.
Two years later, Li Baoting, who was completely blind, was forced to reluctantly accept the guide dog arranged for him by his family--- Xiao Q.
As a self-esteemed pastry master, Li Baoting, who cannot accept the blow of blindness, becomes paranoid and irritable, rejecting everything around him.
This is still true for people, and for Xiao Q, who is not originally liked, Li Baoting has shown unprecedented boredom and hatred.
Not feeding him or taking him to the bathroom are commonplace. The most excessive thing was that once because of his irritability, Li Baoting pulled the belt and dragged Xiao Q directly into the rainstorm.
What about Little Q?
From the moment he was assigned to Li Baoting, Xiao Q, who identified the master at a glance, had been silently enduring the master's neglect and anger.
The owner did not take her to the toilet, so she held back and did not eat, so as not to be unable to control the open defecation.
The master ignored the storm and drove her out of the house, and she hid under the car and kept looking at the master's room.
The owner does not feed, and she does not eat what others give her no matter how hungry she is (guide dogs cannot eat indiscriminately).
Even so, the docile and sensible little Q still failed to open Li Baoting's closed heart door.
Later, Li Baoting, who was tormented by the demons of his heart, chose to commit suicide on the street. At the moment of a thousand gunshots, Xiao Q did not hesitate to fly to save this master who had never looked at her squarely.
The ashamed owner was in tears, but the face of the indifferent little Q was a "it doesn't matter" indifference.
A life-and-death friendship between you and me finally put together this pair of partners who had been arranged in the dark.
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After full acceptance, the time spent together is happy for Li Baoting and Xiao Q.
On the street, in the suburbs, in parks, at home, in the company, you can see this person and a dog everywhere.
Later, because of an accident, the little Q who was exploited by the dog dealer almost became someone else's plate. This time, it was Li Baoting who risked his life to save Xiao Q.
In the day-to-day companionship, Li Baoting's feelings for Xiao Q have unconsciously become like close relatives. He began to be inseparable from Little Q, affectionately calling her "silly girl", secretly playing with toys for her, and taking her all over the world without leaving.
Many people may say that it is the blessing and luck of these animals that rely on human survival to find a loving master.
As everyone knows, companionship is the longest confession of affection.
Do you know that there are many people in this world whose lives are really not so boring because of the company of these lovely creatures?
Just like Li Baoting, did Xiao Q choose him, or did he choose Xiao Q?
No one can tell.
Time flies.
When Little Q was ten years old, Li Baoting had to go to the United States for treatment due to a heart attack.
The ignorant little Q does not know where the master is going, but subconsciously follows the car carrying the master all the way, trying to use perseverance and endurance to chase the master back (or let him take himself).
Running to the deformed little Q, if the owner can see it, it will be very painful.
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After Li Baoting left, Xiao Q was sent back to the family she had fostered as a child.
In the face of the ecstasy of the little master's loss and recovery, Xiao Q responded enthusiastically, but his heart still thought of the master who did not say goodbye to her.
Because of the miss, Little Q even hid her favorite baseball, and she wanted to wait for the owner to come back and play with her.
In the park, by the benches, waiting is several years.
The formerly healthy and strong little Q gradually grew old and sick in the day-to-day waiting.
Fortunately, the seriously ill Little Q finally waited for the master she thought about day and night at the time of her death. Despite the inconvenience of movement, as soon as he heard the familiar voice, the trembling little Q immediately insisted on standing up and limped towards the door...
Little Q, who had little time, became a problem walking in the later stages, but she still signaled to her master to put on the blind saddle for her for the last time, because she wanted to accompany her master to walk the road they had walked again.
The lonely lamp of the long night, the figure of a man and a dog walking alone, is really very heart-wrenching.
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Since its release, "Little Q" has been widely praised by the onlookers.
In addition to poking at the heart, Xiao Q reminded many viewers of the loyal dog Hachiko again. In contrast, everyone thinks that the little Q who is accompanied by the master at the end is still lucky than Hachiko.
Indeed, compared to Hachiko, Little Q is lucky.
Because of her lifelong loyalty and obedience, she has received the greatest degree of interaction and reward in her lifetime.
However, the brilliance of "Little Q" is not limited to this.
Li Baoting in the film, before going blind, was a pastry master.
He is picky, pursues perfection, and is furious at the slightest dissatisfaction with the work made by his apprentices. Not only that, Li Baoting also believes that a good chef must have a keen sense of the five senses, and less is not enough.
Therefore, the blow of blindness to Li Baoting can almost cost him half a life.
At this time, you let Li Baoting, who is immersed in loss, accept Xiao Q, which is equivalent to making him admit the reality of his blindness.
Of course, Li Baoting couldn't do it.
However, because of Xiao Q's consistent well-behaved, docile, and loyal, Li Baoting finally successfully completed the process of rejecting, accepting, and relying on Xiao Q.
And Li Baoting himself, because of the eyes of Xiao Q, life is slowly back on track.
In this process of mutual acceptance of people and dogs, the director let the audience see not only the coherence and smoothness of the plot, but also the secondary growth after Li Baoting's death.
The setting and intent of the plot are amazing.
Secondly, because Little Q is a guide dog, the film is interspersed with a lot of popular science knowledge about guide dogs---
Because of their docile personality (proper body shape), most of our common guide dogs are golden retrievers or labradors.
From the 45th day of life, these guide dogs are sent to foster homes to develop the ability to get along with humans.
After completing peaceful coexistence with humanity, they will be sent to do more arduous and lasting training.
Training includes:
Reject the temptation of food;
Avoid interactions with the same kind;
Do not defecate openly.
Don't interact too much with the host.
The purpose of the above training is to guide dogs not to be disturbed in the working state. For dogs that are naturally gluttonous and playful, it is conceivable that the elimination rate is very high (it is said that it is more than 70%).
Therefore, the guide dog itself is actually a kind of existence that is very self-disciplined and very restrictive of its own desires. Their dedication and dedication to humanity has exceeded our imagination.
If someone were to ask, who can love only one person, eat one food, make a friend, and do one thing in a lifetime?
All I can say is that Little Q can.
Milan. Kundera once said: Dogs are our connection to heaven, and they do not understand what evil, jealousy, dissatisfaction is. In the beautiful dusk, sitting side by side with the dogs by the river, it is like returning to the Garden of Eden. Even if you don't do anything, you don't feel bored--- only happiness and peace.
Simplicity, trust and love are also the deepest touching and touching that "Little Q" brings to the audience.
(Rotten Tomatoes Movie Editorial Department: No Woo Woo)