I don't like to think of my self as cynical. Yet...a movie with the dog as one of the main characters even if it has Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston playing the other lead roles, just seemed like something too "ooey-gooey" for me to be interested in.You know I watched it or I wouldn't be blogging about it. "It's just a dog." That's what I told my self. "I'm not going to get sucked in." That's what I vowed to my self. "I won't cry." That's the mantra I kept repeating as I sought to hold back tears.
Yet this movie is about so much more. John Grogan, the main character, who Owen Wilson portrays, in my mind shares his highs and lows in tandem with the life span of his dog, Marley, who was originally intended to be for his wife. I enjoyed how we are invited to see the ideal life he thought would be his joy while the ideal morphs into his unexpected, yet fulfilling life.
I suggest this movie. I dare you not to cry.
Movie 411:
Movie: Marley & Me
Director: David Frankel
Film Editor: Mark Livolsi
Plot: A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.
No comments:
Post a Comment