最好的我

"You want me to fall back in love with you. But how do I do that when I haven't ever stopped?"

When Amanda shout out the words, the two of them, Dawson and Amanda, both knew that they had to make a decision that should have been made 20 years ago.

The third Nicholas Sparks book I read. Though I started to recognise a certain kind of pattern of his stories, I couldn't help shading tears when I read the accident happened to Amanda's son and the fight started by the two cousins' of Dawson. I could sense the fate of Amanda and Dawson.

For the record, I personally doublt the epic love of 20 years. How could we even understand what love is when we were 17? Not to mention the prison thing and the status gap between the two of them. But, why is the story still so touching? Maybe we don't care the realistic root of this story, it brought me into a world where love can outstand social class and travel through decades. I had to admit that I love broken hearts to be together again.

The best plot is the loop of destiny of Dawson and the doctor he murdered accidentally, David Bonner. The dark-haired man seemed like a metaphor, I'd like to see it as the fate. The ghost of Mr. Bonner was bound to save Dawson twice from the rig and the shoot. For Dawson was also doomed to meet Amanda again and to save Mr. Bonner's son. A life for a life, they said. Though it seemed even more unrealistic in life, I believe sometimes that's the way life is. They were bound to happen.

Just like the reunion of the two love birds. Like Sparks said, Amanda sensed that the story between her and Dawson never stopped and the reunion may be a new begainning or an end. I have to say, this is the best ending that I can ever think of. Because what else do you expect Amanda do? Abandon her husband and three kids and tore the family apart? The sweetheart from Nicholas Sparks's books could never done something like that. Leave Dawson and they both go on with their lives like nothing happened? Not a chance cause this is a novel! NIcholas's novels never end with normal boring endings. Remember 'Message in a bottle'? Now that the two distance lovers wouldn't reconcile where to move and to live a life together, why not give their love an epic and miserable ending. So that everyone would feel like crying when they ever thought of the story.

Same thing happened again here in 'the Best of Me'. Only this time, better. Dawson's heart was transplanted into Amanda's son's body. This is another doomed of fate. Dawson lived a longer life in the body of the beloved son of Amanda's. Whenever Amanda was together with Jared, watching him graduating from collage, falling in love and breaking out with girl, walking down the ailes, she could remember Dawson and the best of him. Ah ah, well, this sound like a well-worn pattern again! But I don't care.

To the poetic and epic love of Dawson and Amanda.

原声听了很久，电影拖到现在才看，话说这是什么鬼结局，尼古拉斯其他小说都是好结局或者不怎么悲的。居然给我来这个结局，真是可能跟the notebook故事架构比较类似，都是穷小子和富家女的故事，自然很多情节我会自然的去对照下。偶然知道这剧原来的男主定的是Paul Walker, 怪不得现在的男主跟Paul外形蛮像的，唉，可惜了，貌似还真没怎么见过Paul演爱情片。

尼古拉斯斯帕克斯，又是他，一年一部美式小清新，老美的纯爱小说达人，从“幸运符”到“爱情避风港”，再到这部“最好的我”，相似的感情输出，技能冷却时间都大差不差，纯纯甜甜的爱情小品。只因此君有一部经典的“恋恋笔记本”珠玉在前，所以本片与之对比，显得忒腻。

本片是典型的尼古拉斯式故事，一对情侣，两条时空线索，田园旖旎的风光，俊男美女，从现在时光开启叙事，男女主角为何分开为题，牵引出二十年前他们从一见钟情到因故分离的往事，创造契机两人见面，爱火复燃，重温旧梦。通过两个时空反复交错，两对儿演员的演绎完整呈现这段绵延了二十年的爱情故事。

相对于美国观众，我国观众长时间受俗套狗血剧的教导与洗礼，对于这类爱情小品，真是属于那种它一动，你就知道它要干什么的主，更不必说非常刻意制造的冲突和意外，简直是闭上眼睛都知道下一秒会发生什么，导致全片一直处于平淡的节奏上，不温不火。两对儿主演也好像吃了春药般，有些用力过猛，在感情戏上有点过犹不及，让人看起来忒腻歪。

好在导演在结局时没有特意泼洒狗血，在关键的几个点上都采取了隐忍内敛的表现方式，给本片加分不少。让这个有点虐心的爱情电影没有坠入狗血滥情的范畴里。

一边等着烘干机一边来码字呀～～～ 本来之前看预告片以为结局是苦尽甘来从此就长相思守不离不弃，尤其是当Dawson对Amanda说我曾经失去过你一次不能再失去你的时候真的是各种给人幸福结局的错觉。老实说，电影没有预告片精彩，特别是当John Legend的All of Me在Dawson和Amanda再次重逢把酒话当年的那瞬间响起时，姐的心都被揉碎了。想说这种年少初恋被现实无情扼杀多年后俩人终于得以相见的戏码得有多么浪漫主义情怀多么催人泪下唏嘘不已，想必最后也是有情人终成眷属的美好结局，偏偏导演非要不落俗套的来个生死两茫茫的狗血情节。真心吐槽导演大哥你是不是十年前在韩国修得研究生。
预告片比电影出彩的另一点就是预告片只言片语就把影片的主心骨给点出来，观众也大概掌握了剧情走向。可到了正片的时候很多镜头都没出现，时不时会有断片的感觉。预告片中Dawson第一次见Amanda的时候就被迷得各种思绪飞扬魂不守舍，与此同时Amanda也有发现这个家伙在目不转睛的看自己。这姑娘到是很大方的回眸一笑百媚生，偏是这肱二头肌无比健硕的家伙羞涩的低下了头。这一幕不仅点出Dawson和Amanda完全相反的性格也暗示了两人成长的背景一定有出入，因为Amanda的开朗自信和Dawson的自卑压抑与家庭有着密不可分的关系。而且这柔媚的一笑似有似无的表达了Amanda也对Dawson留心了。可是到电影里就没了Amanda给Dawson回应的这一笑，直接跳过来帮忙推车，还很主动的把自己车车的电线弄松，好吧，这妞是个女汉纸...还有预告片中Amanda与父母争执中为Dawson辩护他是个积极向上的好少年一切的一切都是为了她，还有Dawson告诉Amanda不能再失去真爱的告白咋到电影里都木有了！！！
至于结局嘛，Dawson依旧没能摆脱他那个变态叔叔的魔掌最后倒在了血泊中，导演还用心良苦的让子弹射在了其右胸膛所以Amanda的儿子在车祸后可以换Dawson那完美无缺的小心脏，让他们的爱情得以在儿子的身上延续。而Amanda好不容易鼓起重新做自己的勇气也随着Dawson的突然死亡和儿子的起死回生烟消云灭。导演，你这是在暗示跨越阶级的真爱终将自生自灭不得好死么。您这样对得起Amanda么，人姑娘好端端的律师梦就这么变成了家庭主妇每天就是打扮得很精致然后给老公儿子做饭。您这样对得起Dawson么，人小伙子关了八年终于放出来了还死里逃生连医生都说他的生还是个奇迹，眼看着好日子就要来了结果让一枪蹦了还被逼的捐了个心脏。
最后关于家庭还是真爱，与其俩个人痛苦还是一个人痛苦吧，再说女主老公对女主的态度都有目共睹。儿子也那么大，美国人民都父母离婚的事情都习以为常。毕竟离了婚还是你爹你妈呀。
尽管结局毁了整部电影，但本人还是很喜欢这部电影。女主角真爱无敌，男主角大爱无疆。导演改改结局吧，让世人相信真爱多过物质。这个世界需要更多美好的东西而不是让人悲痛欲绝但印象深刻的电影结局。

预告片可以给4颗半星。