To me, this movie is perfection.

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

**SPOILERS AHEAD** I'm sorry but the reason I watch romance is to make me either cry or have heart warming feeling, i got none of these... I just felt like i wasted my time watching this and it didn't have a good structured ending. Sorry to the fan but i was told i would cry, i didn't (I cry easily). AND IM SORRRRY BUT WHY TIM??? like i get it he needed you but if you loved John the way you said you did then you wouldn't of done that.All in all i was disappointed and I did not enjoy this film.

After having read the book I did not want to see the movie, because I really did enjoy the book a lot. The movie was different from the book, but that is common when making books into movies. I did think that it was a good movie, but not my favorite. The movie is about a solider, John, who meets a girl, Savannah, while he is home from the war. They meet and spend two weeks together and fall in love. They seem to be perfect for one another. He then has to go back to active duty, but the two continue their relationship through letters. At home John's father has dementia and forgets many things, and it frustrates John. Savannah is very good with his father, and that is something that John loves about her. Savannah has a close friend, who she ends up marrying, Tim, who has cancer and Tim's brother, Alan, has Autism. All of these relationships are shown throughout the movie, and you are able to watch how they change as life events such as 9/11, deaths and deployment occur. I believe that a purpose of this film, and the message that this movie tried to convey was that you cannot take anything or anyone for granted. I believe that this movie really did a great job of conveying that. John took his father for granted, and when he eventually passed away he regretted being mean to him and not spending enough time with him. When 9/11 happened it showed how everyone took for granted how safe and protected our military truly keeps us. As for those in the movie that played the roles of people with disabilities, I believe that they were portrayed well. Tim, Savannah's husband who eventually was diagnosed with cancer showed how that can affect everyone in that persons life. Now he, Tim, relied heavily on Savannah to take care of Alan who has Autism. I think that Richard Jenkins did a great job portraying someone with dementia. It allowed the viewer to see how that person does not realize that they have memory loss, and also showed how frustrating and stressful it can truly be on relatives and those that are close to that person. I do recommend this movie to people who are interested. If you have already read the book, just be aware that it is not exactly the same, but it is still good in its own way.

I never read the book, but I've watched the Notebook before. This cannot compete with the Notebook both in terms of plot and characters. The romance between John and Savannah is very disappointing. Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfield lacks chemistry together. And because a lot of the scenes are through letter reading, it can get boring real quick. The letter reading also meant a barrier in showing raw emotions.What's more memorable for me from this entire movie was the father-son relationship between John and his father. The scene when John was reading his letter to his father in the hospital was very powerful and heartbreaking. Kudos to Tatum in delivering such heart-wrenching performance. If you are watching this movie, that is the scene you should be watching for.

Nicholas Sparks uses a pattern of tragedy throughout his movies to pull people together and cut across all differences. Every single person in this world has at some point experienced some form of heartbreak and tragedy whether that be through cancer, death, a heartbreak from a lover, or illness. "Dear John" is no exception to this pattern. The two fall in love, become separated by John getting deployed to help with 9/11 and by the time he comes back she is already married to someone else. Of course though they are still in love. John makes a big decision to help pay for Savannah's husband's treatment when he is diagnosed with cancer even though John would have liked to be the one to end up with her. John and Savannah do not end up together. Despite heartbreak and tragedy the theme remains the same. However, it is to make the point that heartbreak and tragedy are very real and occur in real lives. It is not his point to make an unrealistic tale of love and bliss but rather of love and real life. His point is to make that when you fall in love things may not all work out.