和世界頭號搗蛋狗的故事

A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor， clever or dull， smart or dumb. Give them 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?

狗狗或許沒有名車、別墅或名牌衣服那么值錢有用;給他一個泡過水的樹枝，他就已經(jīng)很滿足了;狗狗不會在乎你是貧窮還是富有，聰明還是愚蠢，機智還是笨拙，只要你真心待他，他也會報予你真情。茫茫人海，有幾個人能做到那樣?大千世界，有幾個人會讓你覺得珍貴、純真和特別?有幾個人會讓你覺得生活如此的……無與倫比?

——摘自Marley Me

相信對于每一位喜愛動物的人來說，看到電影Marley Me(馬利與我)的海報上那只系著紅色蝴蝶結(jié)的可愛狗狗時，都會禁不住他的誘惑，情不自禁地想了解這只小狗的故事。

影片《馬利與我》改編自美國報紙專欄作家John Grogan的原著《馬利與我:和世界上頭號搗蛋狗的幸福生活》。該書出版后不久，馬利就以其生動、活潑、忠誠和勇敢的形象大受讀者喜愛。該書也迅速躍居美國各大暢銷書排行榜榜首，后由福克斯公司買斷電影版權(quán)，并于2008年搬上熒屏，由Owen Wilson與Jennifer Anison 主演。

影片的開始，男主人公John說了這樣一段獨白

的確，這樣的經(jīng)歷并不屬于影片中John一家人。John和Jenny的新婚之夜，遇上了密歇根州春天少有的暴風雪天氣。于是，這對新婚夫婦決定離開密歇根州，前往氣候溫和的南方佛羅里達州。來到目的地后，他們在當?shù)赜懈偁庩P(guān)系的兩家報社各自找到了工作，并買下了一套房子，開始了他們的新生活。由于不確定是否已經(jīng)做好養(yǎng)育孩子的準備，John便聽從好友的建議，送給Jenny一條小狗作為生日禮物。黃色拉布拉多犬馬利就這樣走進了這個家庭。令John夫婦始料未及的是，馬利能量十足，精力充沛，他破壞了John家所有能破壞的東西，幾乎將整個家都毀掉。他被John稱為“世界頭號搗蛋狗”。

但就是這樣一只“劣跡斑斑”的狗，陪伴John夫婦走過了14年的時光，他見證了John和Jenny從兩口之家到擁有三個孩子的五口之家的幸福與煩惱，他與John一家血脈相連、不離不棄……他早已超越了寵物的意義，成為John家的一份子。慢慢地，John和Jenny意識到，馬利——這只世界頭號搗蛋狗已經(jīng)成為他們情感生活中最重要的一部分。

影片十分平淡地敘述著這一家人的瑣碎生活，看似波瀾不驚，卻在無形之中讓人深深地愛上這個家庭和這只搗蛋狗，感受他們的幸福和溫馨生活。下面就讓我們一起欣賞一下影片中令人難忘的精彩片段。

You know， there's nothing like the experience of raising your first dog: simple joy of walking side by side with your buddy out in the fresh air; throwing a stick; spending some quiet time just you and your very best friend. Of course， that wasn't my experience.

最搞笑的片段——被勒令退學(xué)的馬利

馬利迅速長到100磅的時候，完全是一匹脫韁的野馬，用John的話形容就是“魔鬼的靈魂附在狗狗的軀體上”。他跑起來像閃電一樣，敏捷而迅速;他對著客人大耍威風，在雷雨天狼嚎鬼叫;他對著地板墻壁到處亂啃，咬破沙發(fā)和地毯，吞下一切能往嘴里塞的東西……

John與Jenny無法忍受這個“破壞王”了，只好送馬利去矯正學(xué)校。負責訓(xùn)練馬利的是位肥胖而兇悍的女老師，她霸道地對所有的狗狗及其主人們指手畫腳。

Teacher: Class， it's a simple question of having confidence in your own authority. I shall now demonstrate a simple walk. All right， even an unruly dog likes to obey his leader. Marley， heel. Marley， Marley， Marley Mahey， Marley...

其他的狗狗都很順從老師的要求，唯獨馬利絲毫不聽老師的指使。憤怒的老師吹響了口哨，讓人慘不忍睹的一幕發(fā)生了，強悍的女老師被馬利撲倒在地并戲弄了一番，他也被惱羞成怒的老師給開除了。

Teacher: That dog is a bad influence on the others.He has got to go. Never bring him back.

John夫婦無奈地帶馬利離開了矯正學(xué)校，但馬利依然樂顛樂顛地一點悔意也沒有。這讓人在捧腹大笑的同時，不得不相信馬利就是只徹頭徹尾難以駕馭的狗。

最感人的片段——生病的馬利

隨著時間的流逝，雖然這只搗蛋狗為John一家?guī)砹藷o盡的麻煩，但他的純真和善良，對主人無怨無悔的付出，對這個家庭的愛和忠誠使John家經(jīng)歷了許多美好的瞬間:他在Jenny第一次懷孕失敗的時候安靜地陪著她，任她抱著他哭泣;他與Jenny一起等待John 回家，并陪伴孤單的Jenny一起跳舞;他會察言觀色，隨著主人的喜怒哀樂而歡喜憂傷……

John作為一個專業(yè)記者和專欄作家，馬利的存在更是他成長過程中最不平凡的經(jīng)歷。而且因為他，John才覺得生活的與眾不同，才覺得生活中有太多值得記錄下來與他的讀者分享，這些都成為他專欄中最精彩的部分。John曾在他的專欄中寫道:馬利是世界上最糟糕的拉布拉多犬，卻已然是這個家庭中不可或缺的一員。馬利對John一家來說，就像是一個到處闖禍的孩子，在別人眼里再不聽話，但對這家人來說也是難以割舍的“心頭肉”。因此，當馬利生病時，John的心痛是難以言表的。

Doctor: Why did his stomach twist (變形)? We don't exactly know why this happens. Most likely he ate or drank something quickly and his stomach just flipped(翻轉(zhuǎn)). I did manage to get a tube down there to relieve some of the gas. I think I untwisted it.

John: He seems okay.

Doctor: For now， he's good. The problem is that once this happens， it almost always happens again. And if it does， I don't know what I'm gonna be able to do for him. He's an older dog. I honestly don't think he would survive the surgery.

John: Well， we have to make sure that doesn't happen again.

Doctor: Well， most likely， it is gonna happen again.

John: Well， we also talked about that maybe he ate too fast or drank， you know， too quickly. And so maybe it doesn't have to happen again. We'll monitor that.

Doctor: I'm just saying you may wanna prepare yourself that he may not make it through the night. Maybe 10% of dogs survive this kind of thing.

John: What...What is that number based on?

Doctor: What is it based on?

John: Yeah， the reason why I ask is I bet that number is based on regular dogs. This guy here is not like other dogs. I know people probably say that all the time， but to be honest I'm not sure he really is a dog. He once ate an answering machine， just polished it off (飛快地吃或喝完). He didn't chew it. He ate it， and then digested it， and then went back and had the phone for dessert. Another time， my son had colic (急腹痛) and this guy sat up all night， didn't move... just stayed right there for nine hours just keeping an eye on (照看) Conor. So I think maybe that...that the number applies to regular dogs， but not to him.

Doctor: Well， you got a fighter here. Let's hope for the best.

John: Oh，I know he's gonna be okay.

堅強的馬利重新恢復(fù)了健康，只是他再也沒有以往的活力了。John一家經(jīng)常撫摸年邁老弱的馬利，掩飾不住內(nèi)心的失落和難過，尤其是當John帶著行動緩慢的馬利散步時，兩人背對著屏幕坐在麥田里談心，鏡頭里大片的金黃色麥田、孤獨的老樹、John和馬利的背影，如此美麗、真摯和憂傷，所有的心酸在這一刻都盡在不言中。在這里，John對馬利傾訴了很多。

John: I know you're a strong boy， but you're gonna let me know， right? You know， when it's time， I don't wanna make that decision on my own. You let me know when you're ready， okay?

如此真誠親密的話語，讓人深切地感受到馬利已經(jīng)成為John家的一份子，是寵物，是朋友，更是家人。

最傷心的片段——馬利的離去

馬利越來越老了，他走到了生命的最后一段旅程。離開前的最后一個晚上他再也爬不動了，于是靜靜地躺在壁爐前看著溫暖的火焰，一動不動，似乎在想著什么。Jenny將一條毛毯輕輕地蓋在他身上，那一刻的難過與不舍是無法形容的:曾經(jīng)的美好真的就要這樣被帶走了嗎?當最好時光即將消逝，無限的懷念只能化成酸楚的淚水，揮一揮手，道一聲再見。John撫摸著馬利，最后對他表達了全家對他的愛戀。

John: It's okay. You don't have to do anything. You don't have your usual energy. You remember how we were always saying what a pain you are—that you're the world's worst dog? Don't believe it. Don't believe any of it for a minute. Because you know we couldn't find a better dog. You know what made you such a... great dog is you loved us every day， no matter what. That's an amazing thing. You know how much we love you? We love you so much. I love you more than anything. I don't know exactly where we go from here... but I want you to remember you're a great dog， Marley. You're a great dog.

影片的最后，醫(yī)生將一支注射器里的液體緩緩地推進馬利的身軀，不再有往日的活潑，不再有任何掙扎，馬利疲憊的雙眼漸漸閉合，就這樣靜靜地睡去，結(jié)束了他對John一家忠誠陪伴的一生。

總的來說，Marley Me是一部充滿歡笑、幸福和感動因子的電影。馬利雖然有些“不可救藥”的壞習(xí)慣、“神經(jīng)過敏”的反應(yīng)、“自以為是”的舉止，但他同時也是一只可愛的、真正懂得快樂的、令人永難忘懷的狗，他見證了John和Jenny起伏跌宕的家庭生活，陪伴他們經(jīng)歷了工作和家園的變遷。John一家正是從這只極其搗蛋的狗狗身上，懂得了什么才是生活中重要的東西，發(fā)現(xiàn)了開啟幸福之門的鑰匙。