Saturday, September 14, 2013

In Beaufort North Carolina a prank on a student goes terribly wrong and puts the student in the hospital. Landon Carter a popular student with no defined plans for the future is held responsible and forced to participate in afterschool community service activities as punishment which include starring as the lead in the school play. Also participating in these activities is Jamie Sullivan the reverends daughter who has great ambitions and nothing in common with Landon. When Landon decides he wants to take his activities seriously he asks Jamie for help and begins to spend most of his time with her. But he starts to develop strong feelings for her something he did not expect to do. The two start a relationship much to the chagrin of Landons old popular friends and Jamies strict reverend father. But when a heartbreaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate.

Review

Im a 17 year old male teenager who happened to stumble upon this movie two years ago at school during a free day in math class (when I was 15). I liked it then but the math class ended before the movie could be finished. Finally on the WB a few days ago the movie aired and I saw the conclusion. AWTR contains a heartfelt conclusion to a story where you get to care about Landon and Jamie two polar opposite teenagers who face peer struggles and the perils of love and death. The situations that occur are very real and very sad. Once the movie finishes youll be left wondering what happens to everyone (heck even though it doesnt make sense I want a sequel!).

As a maturing male I couldnt help but cry inside and Im someone who felt indifferent toward movies like Titanic. I found myself wishing I were either Landon or Jamie because they represent the real virtues of life and love. Aside from the movies undying message there are some slight flaws. The ending could have been expanded a bit more (youll see when you watch it as I dont want to spoil anything) to include more emotion. Otherwise the acting done by Mandy Moore and Shane West is superb and top notch these two actors have quite the career ahead of them. Youll see as these two characters develop that you cant imagine any other people doing the job.

This isnt your typical love story because when it comes down to it the love is only part of the whole scheme. While I never expected this to touch me so much AWTR enters as perhaps my favorite movie of all time. You will feel as if youre a part of the movie you will be able to relate to them and you will love it. AWTR succeeds in delivering a great experience. Available on DVD now youll be wishing the release had deleted scenes et. all. Highly recommended.