![]() ![]() "A walk to remember" is definitely one of the better love stories I've ever read/seen. I liked the ending more, it's too tragic in the book.Īll in all it's quite interesting to both read the book and see the movie and then compare. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially a good picture, and Mandy Moore was *very* convincing. Film adaptations of Nicholas Sparks novels, including The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven (on all of which he served as a producer), The Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John and The Last Song, have had a cumulative worldwide gross of over three-quarters of a billion. The movie: the main characters act very well, especially Mandy Moore as Jamie. The setting of the 1950s fits better (no idea why the movie director decided to shift it into the 90s). The background has more sad conotatons, which makes the story stronger. Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. movie), the character of Jamie is more "divine". The book: the characters are much better developed (not a surprise in a book vs. They are very different, both having its good and bad sides: A lot of things are different, and the feeling is quite not the same when you already know how it ends.Īfter having finished the book, I had the feeling that I liked it less than the movie, so I saw the movie again just to be sure. Reading the book after having seen the movie has been an interesting experience. It's about friendship, love, and what "really matters". "A walk to remember" is a story of a teenage love, with an unlikely beginning and an unexpected and tragic ending. Since I liked the movie a lot, I decided I want to read the book as well, despite the fact that Sparks' books are not primary on my reading list. ![]() I've written about "A walk to remember", the movie, before. ![]()
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