Marley And Me (2009)
Check out the website movie trailer : http://marleyandmemovie.com/
Plot
Told in first-person narrative, the book portrays Grogan and his family’s life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period. Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a highly strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrolled dog. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, and often destructive of their property (but completely without malice). Marley routinely fails to “get the idea” of what humans expect of him and at one point the comment is made that mental illness might be a plausible explanation for his behavior. His acts and behaviors are forgiven, however, since it is clear that he has a heart of gold and is merely living within his nature.
Initially i wasn’t expecting much of the show. Thought it will be like any ordinary family dog show. But i was half wrong. The strong contrast between the problems and tensions caused by his neuroses and behavior, and the undying devotion, love and trust shown towards the human family as they themselves have children and grow up to accept him for what he is, and their grief when he finally dies in old age, form the backdrop for the biographical material of the story. I must say it helps to reflect on our personal walk of life. Apparently i was pondering about it after the show.
However the show will not make much sense if you aren’t a dog person to begin you.
I happen to chance upon different movie poster in different country when i google on it.
From the United States:
From HongKong:
From Japan:
