A walk to remember

I watched ‘A Walk to Remember’ few hours ago. The movie was around 4 years old but many told me that it is a good movie so I torrent it without any hesitation. The only regret I had was that I never watched that movie when it was available 4 years ago.

She wanted to witness a miracle; He is her miracle.

Here’s a spoiler for the movie, thanks Jacq! -Click me-

The movie revolves around the lives of two completely different teenagers in Beaufort High School – starring Mandy Moore as Jamie Sullivan and Shane West as Landon Carter.

It all began when a prank on a fellow colleague went wrong; Landon was punished with compulsory participation in various kinds of school activities such as tutoring younger children at their sister’s school and acting in the drama club’s final production – the spring play.

He was left with no choice but to interact with Jamie and seek her help when he realized that he needed help with his lines for the spring play. She agreed on the condition that he does not fall in love with her which he responded confidently “that’s not a problem.” Even so, he mocked her and looked down on her in school just to stay in the group of his own friends.

Soon, Landon was attracted to Jamie’s optimistic attitude – her forgiving nature and her strong faith. He finds himself falling in love with her despite promising her that he wouldn’t. As the both of them began to date, his relationship with his friends and his reputation are threatened. He decides to end all his connection with his former group of friends and even strike down a former friend for publicly humiliating Jamie.

At the climax, we were told that Jamie was diagnosed with terminal leukemia and had stopped responding to treatments. Landon stayed by her side all the time when she was hospitalized. He fulfilled various wishes on her list such as building a telescope so she could see a comet.

The story ends after the both of them got married in the Chapel and Jamie went on ahead to the afterlife. She left behind a great impact on Landon, changing him for the better; he finished college and was accepted to medical school.

Landon apologized to Jamie’s dad, the minister for not being able to fulfill all of her wishes, such as showing her ‘the miracle’ that she wanted to see before she passed on. Her dad said that she had witness it, and it was him who was her miracle.

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Like Jacq said, such guys like Landon are hard to find in this world. To think that he even stayed by her side till she breathed her last. To the both of them, their love and loyalty to each other will never end.

This will only happen in movies; in the real world, loyalty doesn’t pays and nothing is forever, except your devotion to God alone.

If you are the guy, and your girl is on the verge of dying or vice-versa; are you willing to give what Landon gave to Jamie? I believe the majority will say “I will.” But when it comes to action, only a few will actually keep their word.

This is my POV; do feel free to leave your own POVs too.