History Film / MessageInABottle

* GreenEyedMonster

* MessageInABottle: Obviously. During Catherine's illness, Garret wrote her anonymous love-letters, which he sealed in antique glass bottles and would hurl out into the ocean during his trips to sea. [[spoiler: Catherine also did this at least once before her death.]]

A 1999 film directed by Luis Mandoki and adapted from the novel by Creator/NicholasSparks, starring Creator/KevinCostner, Creator/RobinWright, and Creator/PaulNewman.

!!Tropes:

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: For a long time, Theresa's love to Garret, but it is subtly implied that also [[spoiler:Charlie Taschi's love towards her]].

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Catherine and Garret grew up in the same town.

* DearJohnLetter: An atypical example, as the addressee is dead and the author of the letter is conscious about it.

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: An interesting example, as there are two addressees at the same time.
* FallingInLoveMontage
* FeudingFamilies: Garret vs. the family of Catherine.

* GlamorousSingleMother: Theresa is a classic example.

* IntertwinedFingers: Between Theresa and Garret.
* LostAtSea: The family Garret saves in the climax of the film.
* TheLostLenore: The core element governing the plot is Garret's refusal to let go of Catherine.

* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Theresa. In her quarrel with Garret it is implied that for some time it may have been LovingAShadow.
* MessageInABottle: Obviously.
* TheMourningAfter: Garret.

* PoorCommunicationKills: Garret. His inability to speak his mind has dramatic consequences.
* SecondLove
* StalkerWithACrush: Theresa. She goes as far as to order an analysis of the type of the paper used by Garret so as to be able to find him.

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It's a romantic drama about Theresa (Wright), a single mother who tries to move on after her divorce, and Garret (Costner), a man who cannot imagine entering a relationship after his wife Catherine died. Catherine's death has an impact on the lives of many people, inflaming the conflict between Garret, who is a shipwright, and her family, who had wanted her to become a famous painter and now blames the man for her untimely death. Unable to come to terms with himself, Garret writes a letter to Catherine, puts it into a bottle and throws out at sea. After Theresa accidentally finds the bottle, she begins a private investigation to find the author of the letter, feeling curious about the story behind it.

A love drama about Theresa, a single mother who tries to move on after her divorce, and Garret, a man who cannot imagine entering a relationship after his wife Catherine died. Catherine's death has an impact on the lives of many people, inflaming the conflict between Garret, who is a shipwright, and her family, who had wanted her to become a famous painter and now blames the man for her untimely death. Unable to come to terms with himself, Garret writes a letter to Catherine, puts it into a bottle and throws out at sea. After Theresa accidentally finds the bottle, she begins a private investigation to find the author of the letter, feeling curious about the story behind it.

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* WithThisRing: The symbolic returning of the wedding ring.

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!!Provides examples of:

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:Garret dies just after his decision to move on and enter the relationship with Theresa. She learns of it only from his last letter to Catherine, in which he tells her about his new love.]]
** This differs from the book, where [[spoiler:he chooses to not let go of Catherine's memory, and thereby lets go of Theresa]].

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Garret's death in the attempt to rescue the family lost at sea]].

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: In the climax [[spoiler: Garret [[{{Series/Heroes}} saves the cheerleader]] years before Claire Bennet was even a cheerleader.]]

A love drama about Theresa, a single mother who tries to move on after her divorce, and Garret, a man who cannot imagine entering a relationship after his wife Catherine died. Catherine's death has an impact on the lives of many people, inflaming the conflict between Garret, who is a boatmaker, and her family, who had wanted her to become a famous painter and now blames the man for her untimely death. Unable to come to terms with himself, Garret writes a letter to Catherine, puts it into a bottle and throws out at sea. After Theresa accidentally finds the bottle, she becomes a private investigation to find the author of the letter, feeling curious about the story behind it.

The film is worth seeing if only for the delightful music, but rather depressing, so the best moment for watching it is when one is already down in the dumps for some reason.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: for a long time, Theresa's love to Garret, but it is subtly implied that also [[spoiler:Charlie Taschi's love towards her]].

* AnchoredShip: the reason of the film's dramatic mood.

* BarBrawl: between Garret and the brother of Catherine.

* ComfortingComforter: the beginning of the complicated relationship between Theresa and Garret.
* DearJohnLetter: an extremely non-typical example, as the addresee is dead and the author of the letter is conscious about it.

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding]]: [[spoiler:Garret dies just after his decision to move on and enter the relationship with Theresa. She gets to know it only from his last letter to Catherine, in which he tells her about his new love.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: Garret's father does that, which makes him close to TheDrunkenSailor.
* DyingDeclarationOfLove: an interesting example, as there are two addresees as the same time.
* FallingInLoveMontage.

* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest.

* GreenEyedMonster.

* IntertwinedFingers: between Theresa and Garret.
* LostAtSea: three persons met by Garret during his short journey.
* TheLostLenore: the core element governing the plot.
* LostLoveMontage.
* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Theresa. In her quarrel with Garret it is implied that for some tome it may have been LovingAShadow.
* {{Melodrama}}.
* MessageInABottle: obviously.

* WithThisRing: the symbolic returning of the wedding ring.

* FallingForSomeoneNeverMet: Theresa. In her quarrel with Garret it is implied that for some tome it may have been LovingAShadow.

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Gal!]]: [[spoiler: A ''very'' young [[{{Series/Heroes}} Claire Bennet]] is the daughter Garret saves in the climax.]]

* SecondLove.