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* AmbiguousDisorder: Alan Wheddon, Tim's young son, is on the Autism Spectrum. Savannah later suggests that John's father is, as well. John initially rejects the notion, but eventually comes around to the idea.
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* ForeverFling: John and Savannah fall in love within two weeks and attempt to stay together despite John's overseas military service. The distance weighs on Savannah and she breaks up with John, but she never stops loving him despite marrying Tim. [[spoiler:It's implied that she and John get back together after Tim dies.]]
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* LonelyFuneral: An extreme and sad example in with Mr. Tyree, who was hardly a bad person, but misunderstood and speculatively suffering from Asperger Syndrome. There was only one attendee at his funeral, the titular John.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.years.
* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: John watches Savannah undress by her reflection in the mirror.
* WatchingTheReflectionUndress: John watches Savannah undress by her reflection in the mirror.
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''Dear John'' is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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''Dear John'' is a 2010 Romantic War Drama romantic war drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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"Dear John"
''Dear John'' is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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* DullSurprise: John is a very quiet and introverted man, and most of his emotional moments are quite subdued.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.years.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Yes, Savannah writes the titular letter, but all of her letters begin with the phrase, so the title also refers to their entire relationship.
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* RelationshipReveal: John assumes that Savannah married Randy, given that he obviously had the hots for her and came from the same social circle. He's stunned to see her wedding picture and realize that she married ''Tim''.
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* TragicDream: Savannah wanted to open an Equine Therapy summer camp for autistic children, calling it "Horse Sense". She and Tim were successful for one summer, but the finances of running such a place, combined with Tim's worsening health, cause it to fall apart.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: John doesn't say much, but he is a veteran Green Beret with some rage issues. Randy and Tim both find this out the hard way when Randy pushes a few too many of John's buttons, and he [[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] them both.
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* IconicItem: John's father collects rare coins. The rarest and most valuable item in the collection is a specific Mule Coin (a coin that was created through an error in minting, where each side is stamped with the symbol of a different coin) that John got as change from an ice cream truck as a child. After his father's death, John sells the collection except for this specific coin, which he keeps with him as a good-luck charm during deployment.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
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* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.years.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.
* YourCheatingHeart: In the titular letter Savannah both breaks up with John and reveals she is engaged. As the last letter John received from her was months previously, it's safe to assume they had been carrying on between letters.
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* InMediaRes: The film opens with John suffering from grievous wounds on the battlefield, as he narrates a letter describing his thoughts while bleeding out. The film then flashes back to several years previously.
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* InMediaRes: InMediasRes: The film opens with John suffering from grievous wounds on the battlefield, as he narrates a letter describing his thoughts while bleeding out. The film then flashes back to several years previously.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Alan Wheddon, Tim's young son, is on the Autism Spectrum. Savannah later suggests that John's father is as well. John initially rejects the notion, but eventually comes around to the idea.
* AmbiguousEnding: John, having retired from the Army, and shares a hug with Savannah after meeting her at a coffee shop. The future of their relationship is left open.
* AnonymousBenefactor: Towards the end, John sells the majority of his father's coin collection. Savannah later writes him and relates how an anonymous donor gave a substantial amount of money to Tim's medical fund, which allows him to survive for two months longer.
* AmbiguousEnding: John, having retired from the Army, and shares a hug with Savannah after meeting her at a coffee shop. The future of their relationship is left open.
* AnonymousBenefactor: Towards the end, John sells the majority of his father's coin collection. Savannah later writes him and relates how an anonymous donor gave a substantial amount of money to Tim's medical fund, which allows him to survive for two months longer.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Alan Wheddon, Tim's young son, is on the Autism Spectrum. Savannah later suggests that John's father is is, as well. John initially rejects the notion, but eventually comes around to the idea.
* AmbiguousEnding:John, having retired After retiring from the Army, John and shares a hug with Savannah after share a hug while meeting her at a coffee shop. The future of their relationship is left open.
* AnonymousBenefactor:Towards the end, Upon reuniting (due to John's father's death), Savannah laments to John sells about the expensive medical treatment her husband, Tim, would need to survive. Afterward, we see John selling the majority of his father's coin collection. Savannah later writes him and relates how an anonymous donor gave a substantial amount of money to Tim's medical fund, which allows him Tim to survive for two months longer.
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* HollywoodHealing: John takes two high-powered rifle rounds the the chest, and makes a good enough recovery to return to full active service. Even with the best medical attention, it's unlikely he wound't face lasting effects of it.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene in between he's either wearing variations of his Army uniform, or a loose fitting hoodie, making these scenes stand out all the more.
* PoorCommunicationKills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene in between he's either wearing variations of his Army uniform, or a loose fitting hoodie, making these scenes stand out all the more.
* PoorCommunicationKills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
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* HollywoodHealing: John takes two high-powered rifle rounds the the chest, and makes a good enough recovery to return to full active service. Even with the best medical attention, it's unlikely he wound't wouldn't face lasting effects of it.
* InMediaRes: The film opens with John suffering from grievous wounds on the battlefield, as he narrates a letter describing his thoughts while bleeding out. The film then flashes back to several years previously.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene inbetween between, he's either wearing variations of his Army uniform, or a loose fitting loose-fitting hoodie, making these scenes stand out all the more.
* PeriodPiece: The film begins in the spring of 2001, but was released in 2010.
* PoorCommunicationKills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree,who's whose condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.collection.
* TheTopicOfCancer: One of Savannah's reasons for marrying Tim. He's dying of Lymphoma.
* InMediaRes: The film opens with John suffering from grievous wounds on the battlefield, as he narrates a letter describing his thoughts while bleeding out. The film then flashes back to several years previously.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene in
* PeriodPiece: The film begins in the spring of 2001, but was released in 2010.
* PoorCommunicationKills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree,
* TheTopicOfCancer: One of Savannah's reasons for marrying Tim. He's dying of Lymphoma.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side of a pier into the ocean. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side of a pier into the ocean. After diving John dives in to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, Due to the sometimes remoteness of John's assignments, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side.side of a pier into the ocean. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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* PoorCommunicationSkills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
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* PoorCommunicationSkills: PoorCommunicationKills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
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* ForgotToPayTheBill: A flashback to John's teenage years shows him raging at his father after the latter made a large purchase for his coin collection, leading to their electricity being shut off.
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* PoorCommunicationSkills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.collection.
* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
* UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror: John is nearly finished with his service when 9/11 occurs. This inspires him to re-enlist for an additional four years.
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* DivingSave: As part of the MeetCute, John dives off a pier to rescue Savannah's ''purse''.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Alan Wheddon, Tim's young son, is on the Autism Spectrum. Savannah later suggests that John's father is as well. John initially rejects the notion, but eventually comes around to the idea.
* AmbiguousEnding: John, having retired from the Army, and shares a hug with Savannah after meeting her at a coffee shop. The future of their relationship is left open.
* AnonymousBenefactor: Towards the end, John sells the majority of his father's coin collection. Savannah later writes him and relates how an anonymous donor gave a substantial amount of money to Tim's medical fund, which allows him to survive for two months longer.
* BreakUpBonfire: Upon receiving the titular letter from Savannah, John proceeds to burn ''all'' the letters she had previously sent.
* DearJohnLetter: [[SpoilerTitle Duh]]. John himself seems to be the only character surprised when he gets one.
* DivingSave: As part of the MeetCute, John dives off a pier to rescue Savannah's''purse''.''purse''.
* HollywoodHealing: John takes two high-powered rifle rounds the the chest, and makes a good enough recovery to return to full active service. Even with the best medical attention, it's unlikely he wound't face lasting effects of it.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene in between he's either wearing variations of his Army uniform, or a loose fitting hoodie, making these scenes stand out all the more.
* PoorCommunicationSkills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
* AmbiguousEnding: John, having retired from the Army, and shares a hug with Savannah after meeting her at a coffee shop. The future of their relationship is left open.
* AnonymousBenefactor: Towards the end, John sells the majority of his father's coin collection. Savannah later writes him and relates how an anonymous donor gave a substantial amount of money to Tim's medical fund, which allows him to survive for two months longer.
* BreakUpBonfire: Upon receiving the titular letter from Savannah, John proceeds to burn ''all'' the letters she had previously sent.
* DearJohnLetter: [[SpoilerTitle Duh]]. John himself seems to be the only character surprised when he gets one.
* DivingSave: As part of the MeetCute, John dives off a pier to rescue Savannah's
* HollywoodHealing: John takes two high-powered rifle rounds the the chest, and makes a good enough recovery to return to full active service. Even with the best medical attention, it's unlikely he wound't face lasting effects of it.
* MrFanservice: Channing Tatum spends a good number of scenes shirtless and surfing. However, in nearly every scene in between he's either wearing variations of his Army uniform, or a loose fitting hoodie, making these scenes stand out all the more.
* PoorCommunicationSkills: What drives the plot. Neither John nor Savannah are very good at talking about their feelings or issues. This is compounded when, during John's deployments, they communicate purely by letter. Savannah ends up cheating on John for months and getting engaged ''between'' letters. Enforced with Mr. Tyree, who's condition has made it immensely difficult to talk about nearly anything but his coin collection.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallström, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallström, Creator/LasseHallstrom, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.letters.
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* DivingSave: As part of the MeetCute, John dives off a pier to rescue Savannah's ''purse''.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallström, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
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"Dear John" is a 2010 Romantic War Drama film, directed by Creator/LasseHallström, based on the [[FilmOfTheBook novel of the same name]] by Creator/NicholasSparks. It stars Creator/ChanningTatum and Creator/AmandaSeyfried, with supporting performances by Creator/RichardJenkins and Creator/HenryThomas.
John Tyree (Tatum), on leave from the Army Special Forces, returns to his hometown in the Outer Banks to spend time with his father (Jenkins) and surf. Savannah Curtis (Seyfried) is on Spring Break from college with her friends. While surfing, John takes notice when Savannah accidentally drops her purse off the side. After diving to save it, they strike up a tenuous relationship, which continues after he is redeployed. During this time, they correspond with each other through a series of letters.
