Weekly Analysis 3

Hello Everyone,

I apologize for being late on week 3. I have recently been diagnosed with Siatica but I am told that with proper medication, physical therapy, and rest it will get better and go away.

I wanted to do my analysis this week on a movie which came out to theaters a while ago but was just recently released on DVD and I bought it. "Marley & Me" starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston. I thought that it went along with week three's theme of stereotypes. If you haven't seen this movie I recommend buying, renting, or borrowing from a friend because it is definitely a good flick. I was skeptical because basically everyone that had seen it told the ending but I wanted it anyway...I'm a movie collector, I think I have over 100 movies.

Anyway, the movies starts out with this newly married couple (Wilson & Aniston) that move to Florida and both write for newspapers. They buy a house and as the years start to go by Jenny begins to show and tell signs of wanting to start a family. Of course John (Wilson) is a little nervous about this (as most men are when it comes to starting a family) so he talks to one of his really good friends about it. His friend suggests getting Jenny a puppy because it will temporarily fullfil her need to start a family. That is a stereotype, although I will admit it does work for a little while LOL. John't friend suggests that he get her a labrador, because (Stereotype) they are generally good dogs. Have good tempraments and are easy to train. If you've ever had a dog, you know they are not "easy to train" but John decides this to be a good plan and hope that it will fullfil Jenny's "Mommy" need until he is ready to start a family. As the movies goes on Marely continues to show himself as "The world's worst dog". But as the Grogan's and their family continue to grow throughout the years; Marley is still there. Towards the end the Grogan's realize that Marley may have been "The world's worst dog" but their family wouldn't have been the same without him. They realized that Marley brought out the best in them...as most dogs do.

I myself am about to adopt a puppy, a Great Dane puppy in fact. And I view it as my Fiance and I's way of starting "our" family because niether one of us are ready for another baby. I have a 2 year old son and could potentially want another child soon but getting a dog with fullfil my needs for a little while LOL. When I decided to get a dog and told people what I was planning on getting, they all think I am crazy for wanted such a big dog. Dane's are big dogs, but I am not fond of little dogs. I had a Collie, Golden Retriever mix but she past away before last summer at the age of 15 and this time I wanted something different. Dane's are "supposed" to have good temperaments (here's my stereotype) and be good with kids. I was lucky enough to meet the parents of my pup and they are both very well mannered dog's and that is a plus because it is a preview of how my dog's attitude could be.

The truth is a dog is a dog and you have to be willing to take the time and make the effort to train them, walk them, play with them and just generally spend the time they need. I am very excited to bring this new addition home and my son and our pup "Cobe" (said like Kobe as in Kobe Bryant from the Lakers) can grow up together.