Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.A 2008 American comedy drama film, Marley & Me directed by David Frankel based on the memoir of the same name by John Grogan. A story about the thirteen years he and his family spent with their yellow Labrador Retriever, Marley.
John Grogan (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) are a newlywed couple who just begins their life together. They are young and in love, with a perfect little house in South Florida and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley (named after reggae singer Bob Marley), a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy and life will never be the same.
Marley, unlike other dogs, he grows into a barreling and incorrigible ninety-seven-pound steamroller of a Labrador Retriever. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active and often destructive of the property (but completely without malice). Even a dog obedience school did no good to Marley and he is expelled.
John, a reporters for competing newspapers is offers a twice-weekly column in which he can discuss the fun and foibles of everyday living and he realizes that the misadventures of Marley might be the perfect topic for his first piece. So, Marley continues to wreak havoc on the household, providing John with a wealth of material for his column which becomes a hit with readers and helps increase the newspaper's circulation.
As years go by, John and Jennifer have children of their own and moves across the country from South Florida to Boca Raton and to a farm in rural Pennsylvania while Marley continues to test everyone's patience by acting like the world's most impulsive dog. Yet his acts and behaviors are forgiven, just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless too. He become an indispensable part of the family.
Life is idyllic until the aging Marley begins to show signs of arthritis, deafness and an attack of gastric dilatation volvulus (a stomach torsion condition).
A heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.
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| JOHN GROGAN (born March 20, 1957) |
“A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours.
Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy,
about seizing the moment and following your heart.
He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods,
a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight.
a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight.
And as he grew old and achy,
he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity.
Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness
and above all else, unwavering loyalty.”
- John Grogan
he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity.
Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness
and above all else, unwavering loyalty.”
- John Grogan
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