【Shadow】A warm sketch with tears in laughter

Scottie 2022-03-26 09:01:05

This is the first film review I have written. I have always liked short reviews. It seems convenient and quick to express my feelings about a film in a limited number of words. Now it seems that it is too convenient to compress my feelings.
In recent years, there seems to be an increase in literary and artistic films about people and dogs. Super tearjerkers such as "Ten Promises with Dogs" and "The Story of Hachiko, a Loyal Dog", have only heard their names and dare not see their real bodies. I am afraid that I will be difficult to cry, and I am even more afraid of shaking my idea of ​​raising a dog.
After watching this film, it does not make people feel that it is very sensational. The ordinary couple raised a Labrador dog Marlery with ADHD, and in the process of raising it, three BBs were born, but The life of a dog is destined to leave early, so at the end of the film it is inevitable that the protagonist's family will send Marlery away.
One of my girlfriends said that she only likes big dogs, but I don't care about the size. After watching this film, I have to remind her that big dogs are suitable for two people to raise together, otherwise, if she is petite, her physical strength can be strengthened. However, there is an urge to raise a big dog in the future to accompany myself and my family, especially children. That kind of picture makes people feel very much, as if there is an extra child.
Most of our generation are only children, growing up without siblings, and childhood seems a lot lonely. There is a scene in the film where Marlery sleeps with his little son one night, and another scene shows Marlery playing with the little princess on the carpet in the living room. I think these few scenes made me understand the feelings of my girlfriends. Such a big dog is not only a companion, but also a sense of security.
Love is mutual, and it was the company of Marlery and the protagonist's family for more than ten years that this film was produced. The real story makes people feel warmer in winter. This film is very suitable for the mood and state I am looking for now. I feel more warmth and love in this world, and then have the courage to face the cruelty and cold of reality. . .

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  • Kara 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    this is why I love u so deep.

  • Reynold 2022-03-21 09:01:46

    In the first half of the movie, that cute puppy grabbed all my attention so much that I wasn't invested in the whole storyline at all. The film's portrayal of Marley is meticulous, and I believe the director must have wasted a considerable amount of film in order to capture these images. The film only describes the married life of the two protagonists from the side through Marley, from marriage to childbirth, and then encountering a marriage crisis and a mid-life crisis. During this process, the protagonists' lives are constantly changing, and the only constant is to keep adding to them. Troubled and fun Marley.

Marley & Me quotes

  • Arnie Klein: Sometimes life has a better idea.

  • John Grogan: A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?