Did you ever wish in the movie, “Hachi” that life had been easier on him ?

Groundbreaking writing.

It’s interesting to note before the Rewrite begins at the end of the movie Hachi passes on and his soul is reunited with his owner. It reminded me of two other movies, “The Notebook,” when the couple fell asleep together and peacefully passed away. It also reminded me of the movie, “Braveheart” when William Wallace is killed and is reunited with his wife who died earlier.

With that said, the ending of the movie, “ Hachi “ was perfect. Nevertheless, the 9 years of him going back and fourth to the train station, waiting for his beloved owner was heart wrenching. Let’s rewrite some of that. 

Rewrite begins now;

“Hachi” was made in 2009 and the movie “Marley & Me” was made in 2008. So now back to 2009. Several months into that year, Hachi became a household name. People were in admiration of such loyalty. This went beyond the slogan, “Dog is man’s best friend”. Hachi struck a cord with the entire world.

Although 18 months had passed since Marley’s death, the Owen Wilson Character from “Marley and Me”, still couldn’t come to grips with his death. 

So the Owen Wilson Wilson character took a train from Florida into the very town in Rhode Island that Hachi waits for his fallen human dad everyday. His wife and kids were very upset when he boarded the train but understood this was a necessary voyage for closure about Marley’s passing.

It was just something that he had to do. The Owen Wilson character feels sad even thinking it but has to admit the truth to himself, as much as he loved his family, nothing could fill the void of Marley.  

Upon the Florida train entering the Rhode Island Town, The Owen Wilson Character sees Hachi from the window and is amazed at his focus. Months after the Richard Gere character of the movie “Hachi” dies, Hachi remains committed for a reunion. Despite his vigilance, Hachi was getting very lonely and disappointed each day.

When The Owen guy approaches the world renown dog, it was love at first sight. In the same way dogs smell fear, Hachi can smell the loss that The Owen guy felt over Marley. Even though Hachi and the Owen Wilson character guy are complete strangers, they had an immediate spiritual connection. The Owen guy was so happy, he kept saying, “You complete me. You complete me”. Hachi was literally howling and barking uncontrollably.

So the Owen Wilson character retrieves his mobile phone and goes to Google translate to figure out what the dog is saying. Leave it to Google, only they could’ve cracked the language barrier between man and dog.  So he puts his phone to Hachi’s mouth and the dog was saying, “We complete me, We complete me”. The Owen Wilson guy knew that Google’s translation sometimes gives the literal meaning and some of the translation gets lost in textation.

Nonetheless, the Owen Wilson guy liked that version better and was rejoicing with the dog shouting out, “We complete Me, We complete me.” — Owen assured Hachi that he will still meet the Richard Gere guy in the after-life, but for now in this life, their  journey will be together. 

Hachi was elated. He said to himself, I guess this is what they mean when they say, “Ask and you shall receive.” — The Richard Gere Character was now at peace in the after-life because he knew that his best friend Hachi was OK and they would meet again. 

Being the Owen Wilson guy “Paid it forward” for Hachi, the Richard Gere guy finds Marley in the after-life and puts Marley’s angst at ease. He told Marley, the Owen Wilson guy is doing great and its time to move on and we can move on together. Marley was thrilled, so thrilled that he introduced the Richard Gere guy to his two best friends, Lassie & Benji.

It’s relationships like this that inspired the expression, “Untied we Stand, Divided we fall.” 

Moreover, it’s relationships like this that inspired Barry Manilow to sing ♫♫♫ I can’t smile without you, I feel glad when your glad, I feel sad when your sad ♫♫♫. 

The End…. The movie still would’ve been great.

This is the Movie Rewrite for  “Titanic “, it’s a must read. Some say it’s the most revolutionary writing since Ink was created.

In the Rewrite, Jack and rose both survive the crash of the Titanic; got married and had 3 kids. After surviving, the family becomes obsessed with studying the original Titanic, and why it sank. Years later, they built a “New Titanic”, but even bigger this time, with no mistakes. It’s literally unbreakable. Additionally, Jack and Rose did away with the “ Steerage “section. The new Titanic, was all one section now. Still being very sensitive to the way steerage was treated, anybody that acted like a snob, was put on an unmanned dingy, ( a dingy drone if you will ) and brought to shore. Once the snob arrived on shore, he or she was required to take a class in Animal Welfare & Rescue, before returning home. It was such a success, that the family built 50 more ships and now call their cruise-liner company, ” The Titanic Express “. In order to board any of the ships you needed two things, firstly, an affordable ticket, secondly, you had to raise your right hand and swear “I am not a jerk. “ Not only did the new company become a benchmark for safety in the shipping world, but they led the charge in animal equality around the world. As a matter of fact, several of their ships were sent to Canada to combat seal hunting, other ships sent to Japan to fight dolphin, and whale slaughters. The movie still would’ve been great. The End.

Welcome to the Movie Rewrite of “The Town”

Let’s pick this up right from the bank where “the Ben Affleck character” and crew abducted the woman, Claire and held her hostage, after robbing the bank. In the rewrite, unlike the actual movie, the gang doesn’t release her. They were too uptight to give up their leverage. The stakes were too high, and they knew all hell was about to break loose. So they laid low until the police and media quieted down. Over the course of the next two months, the men revealed themselves to her. Claire knew at this point she would not be harmed. And despite the insanity of the circumstances, some normalcy developed amongst them. Remember, “The Ben Affleck character” and his three friends grew up on the streets of Boston. Nothing came easy to them. Life had always been hard and cold on them, and a life of crime seemed very natural. They knew no other way. Claire’s decency started rubbing off on them. Nobody was ever nice to these guys, and despite her really not having a choice, it was still new to them nonetheless, and they liked it.

Claire started confronting them about all the heists they pulled. She was curious about what they planned on doing with all the money. Her point was, that if you’re going to rob banks, couldn’t you do something good with money? The crew said, “Use the money for what then?” Now if we remember, at the end of the movie, she used the money that “The Ben Affleck guy” gave her to refurbish the Ice Hockey arena for kids. Claire’s family was originally from Canada, which explains her interest in hockey. And Claire answered, “Get involved in fighting Seal Hunt’s in Canada, and dolphin slaughters in Japan. Claire explained, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done, it matters what you do now. The crew was in shock, it hit them like a ton of bricks. A life of purpose is something they never knew, and no amount of money can give you purpose. These horrendous acts of evil committed by Seal Clubbers and Dolphin Slaughterers had purpose written all over it. This was a reason to be alive and reason to leave a spiritually sick life behind. The crew looked at each other and silently consented. With all the appalling things they’ve seen in life, those acts towards Seals and dolphins are the most evil things they ever heard of. People who did such acts were damming themselves and their families.

Being the crew was on the run with the law, it was a perfect time to hit the road. Claire and “The Ben Guy” migrated to Canada and the other 3 guys went to Japan. And man, did hell fire break loose in both countries. They financed very large operations and hit these commercial ships where it counts. The crews were breaking every law in the book, but that was nothing different, that’s how they grew up. However, this time it was for the right reasons. The word “Compliance” was a non factor. They treated the divers and clubbers with zero respect like they deserved. Complete and utter garbage.

Eventually the commercial ships and their divers in Japan were too scared to continue operations. These righteous campaigns had global appeal. So much so, that Japan finally laid down the law on these atrocities. And low and behold, what do you know? Japan’s 30 year ailing economy started doing better. Businesses around the world applauded their efforts by giving them contracts and resources. People even started having families again, giving rise to a new Japan. Finally Japan woke up to the Golden Rule; “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

As for the Seal Clubbers in Canada, “The Ben Guy and Claire” felt it wasn’t good enough just putting them out of business. They financed additional operations to assure that the families had seen graphically what their loved ones were doing at work to these helpless animals. Needless to say, each family that was approached, picked up and left these dastardly murderers to start a new life. A massive movement was on the rise in Canada. It was called, “Don’t take your gripe out with the world on innocent animals.” The movement’s message was clear; just because a law allows murder, does not diminish the fact that it is murder.

The former crew from Boston rectified their spiritual sickness and today can proudly say, just like Muhammad Ali; “They shook up the world”

The End. Movie still would’ve been great.