"Dear John" is a film about a soldier and a college student who fall in love. Though they love each other, there are factors that prevent them from being together.

John Tyree is a is a soldier in the USA Army. He is on a leave for two weeks and during that time he meets Savannah, who is a college student. They soon fall in love. Savannah meets John's father, who has an obsession with coins. She thinks he might have autism like her neighbour's son. This upsets John, whose relationship with his father is quite distant. The two have an argument and John loses his temper. He hits Savannah's neighbour Tim and later apologiseses to both of them. Savannah and John spend their last day together and John leaves for the Army. They begin a long distance relatisonship trough writing letters.

After the 9/11 attack, John chooses to stay in the army longer than he has promised to Savannah. After two more years of writing letters Savannah sends one saying she has got engaged. This upsets John and he burns all of her letters. After another four years John returns home to his dying father. He meets Savannah again and discovers that she has got married to Tim, who has cancer. While John visits Tim in hospital Tim says Savannah still loves him. After dinner with Savannah, John returns to the Army. He also makes a donation that helps Tim's treatment. John gets a letter from Savannah after five years and she tells him what has been going on. The film ends with Savannah and John meeting once again.

I like the movie because of the characters. John is a rather distant person while Savannah is cheerful and optimistic. Their problems don't come from the difference between their characters but the long distance between them. That forces them to make choices and that is what makes the film interesting for me. The relationship that started out simple turns into a complicated one. Their nature is shown through the choices they make rather than how they act. I think that this is what sets this film apart from others. All of it looks simple but if you look closer you see the depth behind it.

I recommend this movie toeveryone who likes serious films.