Guest Blogger: Katie F2

Dear John is a true love story that will capture your heart. John, who is in the army, comes home on his leave when he meets Savannah Curtis. He sees Savannah and some of her friends hanging out on the pier when all of a sudden her bag falls off the edge and into the water. John, a bystander at the time, jumps into the ocean and grabs her bag from under the water. Savannah then comes over to thank him and invites him over to her house for a grill out with her friends. He stays for awhile and they hit it off. They start to hang out every day and before you know it they are in love. John has to leave to go back to his base but promises he will write to Savannah every day and come back to marry her. A year goes by and they are still together, but the Twin Towers have now fallen and John must reenlist in the army for two more years. Savannah is upset but they promise each other they will still write to each other. Savannah’s life is changing dramatically while John is oversees, and she makes a big decision that will change her relationship with John forever. She must decide between John and her new life. This movie will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate love more than you ever have. Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried are perfect together in this romantic story. Channing plays John as the soldier while Amanda is his girlfriend, Savannah. Without these two, the movie wouldn’t be the same. John is a hard working man who always tries to do the right thing in life. He is also a strong and tough soldier who is willing to fight for his country. On the other hand, Savannah is a soft spoken, gentle women who does everything she can to help other people. Her kind heart is what sometimes makes things complicated for her. One of the main themes in the movie is that you should always do the right thing no matter what the outcome might be. John decided to reenlist after 9/11 because he knew it was the right thing to do even though he knew it meant being away from Savannah for two more years. I agree with the critic from the New York Times that “This is one of Nicholas Sparks’s best movies. The love between John and Savannah is undeniable.” The movie is one of the best love stories I’ve seen and you can feel the connection between the two. I would recommend this movie for anyone if you like love stories because it’s captivating and will make you want to watch it again and again.