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* {{Leitmotif}}: Jaime and Landon have a theme playing for different occassions.
** "The Kiss" - played on guitar.
** "Star Gazing" - duet of guitar and piano, representing Jaime reciprocating Landon's feelings.
** "It's Not Funny" - piano only played in major key.
** "Jaime in Hospital" - DarkReprise of "The Kiss" counterpointed with sad violin.
** "God's Bigger Plan" - played when Jaime gives Landon her mother's bible and accepting her eventual fate.
** "They Wed" - the TriumphantReprise.
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* OverprotectiveDad: Jamie's father is very overprotective, and is implied as having been so even before her diagnosis. However, he is somewhat justified in his wariness of Landon given his behavior at the start of the film and his insincerity in his initial friendship with Jamie. He also makes a point that Jamie getting too involved with Landon while she is dying (and without telling him) isn't fair to Landon.
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Also notable for being the breakout acting role of teen pop princess Music/MandyMoore, who also contributed to the soundtrack. Also notable are the songs from Christian Rock Band Music/{{Switchfoot}}, which was hugely instrumental for bringing the band mainstream success. Also in the cast are Shane West, Creator/PeterCoyote, Creator/LaurenGerman, and Creator/DarylHannah.

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Also notable for being the breakout acting role of teen pop princess Music/MandyMoore, who also contributed to the soundtrack. Also notable are the songs from Christian Rock Band Music/{{Switchfoot}}, which was hugely instrumental for bringing the band mainstream success. Also in the cast are Shane West, Creator/ShaneWest, Creator/PeterCoyote, Creator/LaurenGerman, and Creator/DarylHannah.
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* IllGirl: Due to the weakness of her illness, Jamie needs a wheelchair when she and Landon get married.



* IllGirl: Jamie, the whole movie's point.
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Landon has this problem.

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* %%* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Landon has this problem.



* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Jamie

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* %%* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Jamie

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* AltarTheSpeed: The young couple gets married after an extremely short courtship. Because he knows she's dying, and "getting married at the same church her mom did" was one of the things she wanted to do before she died. Sweet or saccharine? You decide.



* DatingWhatDaddyHates

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* DatingWhatDaddyHatesDatingWhatDaddyHates: Reverend Sullivan does not approve of his daughter dating Landon due to his bad reputation and her illness. He eventually accepts the relationship and even marries them.



* DeathBySex: A variation: Landon and Jamie getting married serves the only purpose of allowing the two to have sex at least once before she dies, without violating her Christian beliefs. Alternately, them getting married was a way for Jamie to fulfill her last wish and/or experience getting married before she died.



* GodIsLoveSongs

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* GodIsLoveSongsGodIsLoveSongs: Jamie is a fan of this type of music. Landon initially dismisses them, even [[UngratefulBastard changing the radio station in her car when she gives him a ride home]] and Eric later mocks him for listening to it.



* HappilyMarried: Jamie and Landon. Even though they only had three months together before her passing, he admits that they had "more love than most people know in a lifetime."



%% * JiveTurkey: Eric.



* LoveRedeems: Landon.

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* LoveRedeems: Landon. Before befriending Jamie, he was an aimless jerkass with unresolved issues with his doctor father. After they fell in love, he became a NiceGuy with a passionate love for her who forgave his father and [[InTheBlood applied for and was ultimately accepted to medical school.]] One can even argue that their love redeemed most of his friends as well: Eric, Dean and Belinda all apologized to Landon for mistreating Jamie and accepted their relationship, but [[spoiler:the former two were even in attendance at their wedding.]]



* MissingMom: Jamie's mother.

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* MissingMom: Jamie's mother.mother, who died when she was a little girl.



%%* NonActorVehicle: perceived to be so.

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* AdultFear: Jamie's father starts out the film as a widower, and by the end, has also lost his daughter to cancer.


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Jamie's father starts out the film as a widower, and by the end, has also lost his daughter to cancer.
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--->'''Jamie:''' I'm sick.\\

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--->'''Jamie:''' -->'''Jamie:''' I'm sick.\\
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* NeverMyFault: Before they find out that Jamie has leukemia, some of Landon's friends apparently don't realize that maybe Landon wouldn't ''like'' it that they [[PastedeOnYay Photoshopped Jamie's head onto a swimsuit model's body]], and seem to actually be ''confused'' when Landon pushes one of them and then slugs him in the face hard enough to knock him to the floor.

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* NeverMyFault: Before they find out that Jamie has leukemia, some of Landon's friends apparently don't realize that maybe Landon wouldn't ''like'' it that they [[PastedeOnYay [[DigitalHeadSwap Photoshopped Jamie's head onto a swimsuit model's body]], and seem to actually be ''confused'' when Landon pushes one of them and then slugs him in the face hard enough to knock him to the floor.

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--->'''Jamie:''' Landon Carter is asking me for help?
--->'''Landon:''' Yeah.
--->'''Jamie:''' Okay. I'll pray for you.

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--->'''Jamie:''' Landon Carter is asking me for help?
--->'''Landon:''' Yeah.
--->'''Jamie:'''
help?\\
'''Landon:''' Yeah.\\
'''Jamie:'''
Okay. I'll pray for you.



--->'''Jamie (false smile)''': Like we could be secret friends.
--->'''Landon''': Exactly, exactly it's like you're reading my mind.
--->'''Jamie''': Great umm... maybe you could read mine. ''(Slams door in Landon's face)''

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--->'''Jamie (false smile)''': Like we could be secret friends.
--->'''Landon''':
friends.\\
'''Landon''':
Exactly, exactly it's like you're reading my mind.
--->'''Jamie''':
mind.\\
'''Jamie''':
Great umm... maybe you could read mine. ''(Slams door in Landon's face)''



* TearJerker: Literally the entire second half the movie, but more specifically once Jamie delivers her WhamLine (see below).



--->'''Jamie:''' I'm sick.
--->'''Landon:''' I'll take you home. You'll be be...
--->'''Jamie:''' No. Landon! I'm sick. I have Leukemia.

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--->'''Jamie:''' I'm sick.
--->'''Landon:'''
sick.\\
'''Landon:'''
I'll take you home. You'll be be...
--->'''Jamie:'''
be...\\
'''Jamie:'''
No. Landon! I'm sick. I have Leukemia.
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--->'''Jamie:''' Okay, I'll take you home. You'll be better tomorrow--.
--->'''Jamie:''' No, I'm sick.

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--->'''Landon:''' I'll take you home. You'll be be...
--->'''Jamie:''' Okay, I'll take you home. You'll be better tomorrow--.
--->'''Jamie:''' No,
No. Landon! I'm sick.sick. I have Leukemia.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Jamie Sullivan was blonde in the novel. Here, she is brunette.
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--->'''Jamie:''' I'm sick.
--->'''Jamie:''' Okay, I'll take you home. You'll be better tomorrow--.
--->'''Jamie:''' No, I'm sick.

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* IllGirl: Due to the weakness of her illness, Jamie needs a wheelchair when she and Landon get married.



* RealityEnsues: Due to the weakness of her illness, Jamie needs a wheelchair when she and Landon get married.
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* Tearjerker: Literally the entire second half the movie, but more specifically once Jamie delivers her WhamLine (see below).

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* Tearjerker: TearJerker: Literally the entire second half the movie, but more specifically once Jamie delivers her WhamLine (see below).
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** After explaining one of Einstein's theories and his faith in God and one of Landon's friends asks that if there was a higher power, why doesn't he get her a new sweater

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** After explaining one of Einstein's theories and his faith in God and one of Landon's friends asks that if there was a higher power, why doesn't he get her a new sweatersweater.



* DeathBySex: A variation: Landon and Jamie getting married serves the only purpose of allowing the two to have sex at least once before she dies, without violating her Christian beliefs.

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* DeathBySex: A variation: Landon and Jamie getting married serves the only purpose of allowing the two to have sex at least once before she dies, without violating her Christian beliefs. Alternately, them getting married was a way for Jamie to fulfill her last wish and/or experience getting married before she died.



* HeelRealization: Landon's friends realize they went too far with the flier prank when she has to go to the hospital, and they find out she has cancer. They come to Landon to apologize.

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* HeelRealization: Landon's friends realize they went too far with the flier prank when she has to go to the hospital, and they find out she has cancer.leukemia. They come to Landon to apologize.



* IllGirl: Jamie, the whole movie's point

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* IllGirl: Jamie, the whole movie's pointpoint.



* LadykillerInLove: Landon

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* LadykillerInLove: LandonLandon.



* LikeYouWereDying: the whole movie.
* LoveRedeems: Landon

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* LikeYouWereDying: the The whole movie.
* LoveRedeems: LandonLandon.
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%%* UncleTomfoolery: The BlackBestFriend.

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%%* UncleTomfoolery: The BlackBestFriend.TokenBlackFriend.

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* BlackBestFriend[=/=]JiveTurkey: Eric.


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%% * JiveTurkey: Eric.
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* StatuesqueStunner: Jamie.
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* ManlyTears: Landon sobs into his dad's arms after the latter pays for Jamie's home health care.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Jamie is more anguished about Landon falling in love with her, while she's dying.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Jamie is more anguished about Landon falling in love with her, while she's dying. In the book, she was more matter-of-fact about it.


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* AdaptationalJerkass: Landon's friends weren't mean to Jamie the way they are in the film.


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* HeelRealization: Landon's friends realize they went too far with the flier prank when she has to go to the hospital, and they find out she has cancer. They come to Landon to apologize.
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* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Jamie

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