1. ChadS.

   6

   In the best tradition of wartime romances, the woman on the homefront can't commit to celibacy, so she writes a Dear John letter calling it quits with her soldier boy overseas. It's a plot point, in which the moviegoer's sympathy is stacked in the man's favor. Like with any war film, "Dear John" dramatizes the combat soldier's plight to stay alive. He's fighting for you and me, and her; he's a hero, and deserves to be treated like one. Obviously, his is the greater sacrifice, since no woman ever died from lack of sex. In such love triangle situations, nobody roots for the other guy(the guy who lets other guys fight in his place), no matter how lonely the woman claims to be. She's a slut, pure and simple, because we identify with the combat soldier. When John Tyree(Channing Tatum) gets hit by enemy fire, the moviegoer's hates Savannah(Amanda Seyfried) even more; her betrayal is amplified by the soldier's fleeting relationship with the physical world. To make matters worse, John suspects(and we do, too) that Amanda's new lover is his rival from the beach. "Dear John", however, treats its female character fairly, since John's injury turns out not to be a life-threatening one. There's no cause for Amanda to well-up with guilty tears. And surprise, surprise, John's replacement is Tim(Henry Thomas), a man with terminal cancer, defusing the moviegoer's inclination to hate Amanda somewhat for her disloyalty. In fact, "Dear John" quite suddenly puts John in a bad light, because it's in his best interest if Tim died, and get Amanda back. "Dear John" is subversive in this sense: a reunion between John and Amanda constitutes an unhappy ending, unless the moviegoer is heartless enough to root for a cancer patient to perish. (Exactly what are John's motivations for his seemingly magnanimous act of generosity toward Tim's affliction?)… Expand

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2. jimmytancredi

   5

   I waited so long for watching this movie, I have seen the trailer and I was almost dying desperately. A romance to shine the most romantic and dazzled eyes. But like all good love story, there are conditions and circumstances that ultimately discourage them. And And in an era where everything is backed by advanced technology, the couple rescues the late media of years ago: Letters. Yes, and that nostalgic feeling we get! See them exchanging pretty words in letters of truth is almost an homage to the envelope sheet and pen! And it sounds much more romantic. His relationship with his father was extremely well developed in the film. I found even more exciting John's relationship with her father than with Savannah, who finished without nexus. Romance never gets old. This is fact and what makes the day more fun. Exciting because we are always thinking of someone. That’s why 'Dear John' can captivate us, even though some details that somehow extends the movie in both points that could end with a happy ending, how sad. Since reality doesn’t always proves to be the beauty that we all want it to be. Incidentally, the film manages to capture the reality of events, focusing on an imperfect relationship for both of their lives, as can be held close together, making them feel full for true love. However, obstacles and problems leads us against what we think of the loved one as a defect. With these disagreements that events captured by director Lasse Hallström takes us on a hot imagination of relationships that are always in full adjustment, even though somehow we need to live hard to determine our life on the professional side. Finally, with a beautiful and imperfect story of a couple noticeably perfect, there's also what really upsets in the film. A retracted friendship between father and son being hampered by problems that time only grows when it comes to autism. That is undoubtedly a positive result in the plot. Who never woke up and missed anyone? Wherever she is, we should love and fight for this love. Regardless of time or trouble to make it happen. Even more in a epoch where everything has become easier for both men and women. However, there is much less price and value for those who live a true story of love with the person you meet. Valuable option of the genre, with good performances of Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried and especially the brilliant Richard Thomas who is great in their participation. Some imperfections are tolerable for the final outcome of the movie.… Expand

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3. BS

   3

   This is the worst love story i have seen in years. I loved the notebook and all of the other work Mr.Sparks is affiliated with but really, How can you have a love movie without love? This ENTIRE movie could have mad a 20 minute short film and been so much better. Horrible. The only redeeming quality the film had was the father son relationship. Otherwise just plain boring, un-foucused, however, It did have a good book. The theater i was at was packed before i went in. The Guys coming out were PISSED. The women were laughing because it was so bad. Yes a few fell in love with it. But i would say 90% did not.… Expand

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