I was so upset about the ending, i really wanted it to be a fairy tale ending but that didnt happen. While audiences loved the films hopeful ending, dear john had a different ending just days before its release that was faithful to the books. The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer. Based on the novel by nicholas sparks, the movie is about young soldier john channing tatum who falls in love with college student savannah. If you still think that a breakup is the only way out send your dear john. The end of the book proves what a great man john was. Dear john, i have been seriously looking back upon our relationship and getting very clear on what i need and desire out of a relationshipthe conclusion i have come to is that we are too different in both our personality and our desired lifestyles to be able to successfully live together with joy, bliss, good communication, and interaction. Like other books by nicholas sparks, there is no happy ending for john and savannah. Dear john nicholas sparks read america librarything. It has two of my favorite actors in it, and i pretty much read the book just so i could watch the movie. Returning home, john must come to grips with the fact that savannah, now married. Dear john did anyone else think that the ending was kind of sad.
Signed up for the military again without really thinking and intakes place away. Have you ever waited for your favorite book to be turned into a movie. With over 100 million copies of his books sold, nicholas sparks is one of the worlds most beloved storytellers. As it turns out, this is the major shift in the story and in john and savannahs relationship, since it prompts john to extend his tour of duty abroadthus severely taxing their relationship. Overall the book ends on a happy note and the message is.
I cried so much the first time i saw it, now i cry from start to end because i know what is going to happen and. At the time he was right there was pain, but not for the reasons he though. The pain both savannah and john felt was a longing to be together, understanding it was a mistake not to be, but under the. At the end of dear john in the book both john and savannah are out on their own back yard and john. The original ending followed the book more faithfully and the two lovers spoiler alert were. But since i was a little disappointed in the book, i was extra curious to see if i would like the movie verson better. In doing so, it became the lost in space of the 21st century, by standing proud and tall on the weekend of 5 february to unseat a james cameron film that had been devouring all. It was made by screen gems and was released theatrically in north america on february 5, 2010. Dear john does center on a dear john letter, but it takes a few unexpected paths. The ending cuts the whole point of the book out so i was also unhappy with that. So maybe dear john is about love, but on so many levels this narrative delves into the many facets of love and its accompanying emotion, grief.
When i first started reading dear john, i had low expectations. That john returns from oversees being in iraq and being drained from it and savannahs insight has opened john to endless posibilities and relizes that he loves his dad. Bottom line the movie was not good the book was great. This story was very dramatic and the love story was believable but yet still had some fairy. The movie basically let savannah off the hook to have it both ways. This upsets john, who storms off, and then gets into a fight with savannahs friend randy and, in the process, accidentally punches tim, but after that john apologizes about the action he had done, and he decided to talk to savannah to make things right before he leave for his job in the army.
I saw the movie last night, it was a very sad movie, and i loved it. Is the move ending of dear john different then the book. I find it really sad how john doesnt get the girl he loves. If you feel like something is wrong with your relationship but cant find out what exactly makes you feel uncomfortable, a dear john letter may be helpful. John falls in love one summer with a girl named savannah, in north carolina. At the end of dear john in the book both john and savannah are out on their own back yard and john feels as if its almost they were together again. John tyree and reassure him that in the end, everything will be alright. Is the ending of dear john the movie the same as the book. I think savannah made a choice she had to live with. I want to know if the end of the movie is the same as the end of the book before i decide whether to see the movie. Dear john is a 2010 american romantic dramawar film starring amanda seyfried and channing tatum.
I do feel like i wasted a friday night out and 10 bucks on a sappy love story. He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. Dear john is a romance novel by american writer nicholas sparks released in 2007. The notsogood news is that the film, while heartfelt, is dramatically stillborn. The book version the author of the book or movie explains themes, symbols, and the main plot in different ways. In the book tim lives and at the end of the book, john is sitting atop a hill overlooking savannahs home. This is the story of a couple who fall madly in love and are separated, yet they never stop loving each other.
The ending of dear john has alot to do with savannahs dreams. Dear john, the first of two nicholas sparks adaptations from the first. After 911, john decides to reinlist, and the story follows their love over his prolonged absence. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. At the end of the book john decides that his love for savannah somehow felt wrong, it was causing nothing but pain for everyone including himself. Movies may be easier for the audiences to visualize the story, but, books may leave room for readers to use their own imagination.
International bestselling author nicholas sparks sat down with us recently to talk about dear john, the latest film to be adapted from one of his novels. Dear john, the surprise hit romance that opened over the weekend, might not have been as big a hit if it had the original ending in a reallife twist, the movie until three weeks before its. Dear john is trademark nicholas sparks romantic, sappy, sad, and redeeming. This summary of dear john includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Dear john nicholas sparks for micah and christine acknowledgments this novel was both a joy and a challenge to write. Be objective and sincere, and youll be able to find out whats wrong. Dear john 2010 pg 1h 47m dramas while on leave, a u. Although i did end up crying of course because it just wasnt fair and john did such a good thing to make her happy. Dear john the book ended in away where sparks could write a sequel but the movie ended happily ever after. However, the book didnt end up the way i had wanted it to.
Dear john, the letter readand with those two words, a heart was broken and two. For once, i was glad when the guy didnt get the girl. Then when it finally happens you barely recognize it on the big screen. Her life is completer and she lives the american dream but im sure there is a hint of wonder of what her life would be like is she would have married john. Dear john had lastminute ending change of heart the wrap. And sadly, the long separation finds savannah falling in love with someone else. The prologue starts of with the ultimate question, what does it mean to truly love another. I really love the book dear john and i was looking forward to see the movie, everything was. Dear john is literally my all time favorite movie i do love the notebook, but i would take dear john any day.
Nicholas sparks interview dear john collider collider. Dear john the movie was a lot different than the book. He is reflecting on their love they once had and it is about a year after he said goodbye. I wont go into too much detail see spoiler section, but the ending. Still, those looking for a weepy love story may forgive that dear john stops making sense halfway through.
I was hoping the movie was more like the notebook or a walk to remember and the way they captured the books. John gets his dear john letter, in which savannah announces shes dumping him and marrying someone else. Did anyone else think that the ending was kind of sad. Dear john did anyone else think that the ending was kind. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. Director lasse hallstrom knows how to manipulate audiences into crying for his characters, and theres plenty of kleenexworthy material toward the movies end. Dear john, the letter readand with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever.