Warning: This blog contains spoilers.
The tragic romantic love story written by Nicholas Sparks has hit cinemas all around the world with a bang! Like all of Nicholas Sparks novels turned into successful motion pictures, like The Notebook, The Last Song, and The Lucky One, The Best of Me was no different. The movie exceeded all my expectations and left me in tears like any good movie ever does.
The Best of Me is about two teenagers who were madly in love: Dawson and Amanda. Amanda was the popular, gorgeous, and typical rich girl who fell in love with Dawson, an introverted genius and hardworking boy trying to escape his family life an build himself a better future. However, like any cliche romantic love story, it was flawed. Amanda’s dad didn’t want Dawson around his daughter, and Dawson’s father, an violent man with history of criminal offences, didn’t approve of his son trying to live an established life. Both father’s insecurities lead to the destruction of a couple made in heaven.
Like any couple madly in love, they don’t lose hope so easily. They fought for their love, to the point where due to unfortunate and heated circumstances, Dawson makes an innocent yet detrimental mistake which leads to everything changing. His life is flipped upside down in seconds, destroying his future and his relationship with Amanda.
After 21 years apart, the love between Dawson and Amanda is still alive, and due to an unfortunate death of a loved one, the lovers meet and that love is cultivated once again. The reunion of the two star-crossed lovers was magical but that wasn’t the end. Amanda had to return home to her husband and son, however, after dissatisfaction with her life she attempts to set things straight and calls Dawson. But by the time the message reaches Dawson it is too late, and like in every Nicholas Sparks novel, we end with tragedy.
In my personal opinion, the movie was a cliche love story like every other, but with an interesting and heart-melting ending which may have been predictable yet was like a stab to my chest. Not only did a character we grew to love have a tragic death, but in a way I guess you could say his heart was alive although he was not.
The Best of Me left me in tears, and being a hopeless romantic, this movie was definitely not a disappointment. With a attractive looking cast, lovely soundtrack, and heart-shattering storyline, I cherished every moment in the theatre. Like any amazing romantic movie it had all the elements needed: romance, drama, tragedy comedy and most importantly, the Nicholas Sparks touch.
However I felt like the storyline was somewhat repetitive and just like any love story about a delicate daddy’s girl and tough boy growing up in a family of drug addicts and criminals. It was quite predictable, however, I appreciated the twists along the way that you have to unravel when you go on the journey with Dawson and Amanda. Overall I enjoyed The Best of Me, and would definitely recommend it for anyone who is into romance. It is the greatest romantic movie of fall 2014 yet, and has a complex plot with a touching ending. Make sure to bring a box of kleenex if you are the sentimental type like me.
I rate The Best of Me a 3.5/5