What was dear john about

Is Duty enough reason to live a lie? Drama Mystery Romance Thriller War. Rated PG for some sensuality and violence. Did you know Edit. Trivia "Dear John" is slang for a breakup letter. This scene is not necessarily a mistake. Although not well explained in the movie, in the book John was stationed in Kosovo. He could simply have been standing outside a Hungarian-style coffee shop there, which explains the Hungarian language on the store front.

Serbian is recognized as an official language of Kosovo, which explains the TV news being in Serbian. Quotes John Tyree : No matter where you are in the world,the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

User reviews Review. Top review. This means, unlike your stereotypical chick flick whose leading man is a hollow beefcakey stud with as much personality as the scenery, here we get a complex beefcakey stud whom the chicks can swoon over whilst the bros say "duuuuude he's cool.

Until, of couse, he meets "Savannah" Amanda Seyfried over his 2 week furlough before going back to war. As you might guess, the story explores the ultimate long distance relationship as John completes his 1 year tour as a soldier while Savannah waits at home.

Sounds boring? Well wait, there are complications. John's father is autistic and his mother abandoned them years ago. Meanwhile Savannah has a few secrets of her own and I gotta admit I totally didn't see it coming. Oh, and the movie begins with John getting blasted by gunfire, meaning the story unfolds in a huge flashback leaving us wondering the whole time if John dies or not.

In fact at least 3 plot twists took me by total surprise. This is juxtaposed against selfish happiness, or the storybook love. I think that's what makes this a unique romance. Whereas most Hollywood romance flicks focus on the problems of 2 lovers, "Dear John" presents us with an ideal love that is complicated by external loyalties. Another trademark is is use of gorgeous scenery, in this case the beaches of Charleston SC.

He achieves a very nostalgic beach feeling, even for those of us who have only been to the beach once or twice in our lives see also his film "Safe Haven" filmed in Southport, NC.

But it delivers a few tricky plot twists, so it's never boring. FAQ 2. Janet Benjamin 3 episodes, Peter Iacangelo Mort 3 episodes, Sam McMurray Mike 2 episodes, William Sadler Ken 2 episodes, Nina Foch Lacey 2 episodes, Dakin Matthews Brooke Collins 2 episodes, Lorenzo Lamas Alejandro Braceros 2 episodes, Robin Greer Frank Hollander 2 episodes, Trevor Eve Ricky Fortune 2 episodes, Michele Pawk Barbara Denison 2 episodes, Megan Mullally Molly 2 episodes, Jack Manning Andrea 2 episodes, Cliff Norton Pilot 2 episodes, Eda Reiss Merin Judge Humphrey 2 episodes, Marlene Mancini Mladen 2 episodes, John David Conti Leo 2 episodes, Grace Albertson Female Student 2 episodes, Lisa Long Bobby Meyer 2 episodes, Larry Spinak Male Student 1 2 episodes, Keith Allen Burns Male Student 2 2 episodes, Tim Jones Calvin 2 episodes, Tim Haldeman Erin 2 episodes, Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst Amorous Male Student 2 episodes, Carlos R.

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John falls in love with Savannah, who diagnoses his beloved, gentle but weird father as mildly autistic. A bittersweet account of the toll distance and time takes on a relationship.

They spend two weeks together before she returns to school and he returns to duty. Savannah cannot take all this time apart, and she falls in love with a familiar face back home. John returns home after a family emergency, and faces life without Savannah, until finally they have hope for a future together.

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.