Director: Lasse Hallström
Poster
Cast: Channing Tatum/ Amanda Seyfried/ Richard Jenkins/ Henry Thomas
Dear John is a 2010 film adapted from Nicholas Sparks’ 11th novel. I felt a little confused about the story, especially about the leading actress. Is love selfless or selfish? Two parts of me fight against each other.
Pros: Love is selfless. We all know John loves Savannah, but Tim and Alan love her even more. Actually, they are in desperate need of Savannah’s love. Kind and generous, how cruel it would be for Savannah to see autistic Alan were to be left alone in the world. Her universal love drives her to write the break-up letter and shoulder all the sufferings and pains by herself. Duty overweighs love. Savannah told John:”Just hearing your voice, I would have changed my mind.” Her love is definitely based on sense. Love and marriage are two different things. Marriage is sort of sacrificial love, meaning responsibility and sharing weal and woe, while love is for pure pleasure.
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