The theater was filled mostly with teenage girls, most of whom were clinging to tissues and each other by the time the credits started rolling.
Here is my brief introduction to the story from a previous post:
After traveling from place to plate for several months, Katie Feldman has finally settled down in Southport, North Carolina, the classic small town where everyone knows everything about everybody. But Katie has a secret, something she has worked to keep hidden since she left Boston. Just when she thinks Southport is not the place for her, Katie meets Alex - a kind, widowed store owner with two young children. As Katie struggles with her private knowledge, and her feelings for Alex, she comes to discover that love is the only true safe haven.
Here is my brief introduction to the story from a previous post:
After traveling from place to plate for several months, Katie Feldman has finally settled down in Southport, North Carolina, the classic small town where everyone knows everything about everybody. But Katie has a secret, something she has worked to keep hidden since she left Boston. Just when she thinks Southport is not the place for her, Katie meets Alex - a kind, widowed store owner with two young children. As Katie struggles with her private knowledge, and her feelings for Alex, she comes to discover that love is the only true safe haven.
Now here's the thing about reading the book first, you don't end up crying, because you already know what is going to happen. (take the ReadIt1st pledge here). And although I found myself not shedding any tears, that does not mean I didn't not feel the emotionally climatic ending that was portrayed perfectly, and actually much better than I expected.
The movies that have been derived from Sparks' books in the past have been very romanticised, very dramatic films. Safe Haven was different, making this movie my favorite out of the ones I have seen. Rated at PG-13, this movie was very reserved, and although Katie's ex-husband ends up looking quite stalker-like/very creepy while he wanders around Safe Haven looking for her (one of my friends had me laughing very hard at this moment as she had whispered to me "The bad guy is very wet. Why so wet?") this movie was highly appropriate for the many teenage girls seated in the theater. Don't get me wrong, this was not a "kid" movie by any means, teenagers and adults are more the central and suggested age level.
The movies that have been derived from Sparks' books in the past have been very romanticised, very dramatic films. Safe Haven was different, making this movie my favorite out of the ones I have seen. Rated at PG-13, this movie was very reserved, and although Katie's ex-husband ends up looking quite stalker-like/very creepy while he wanders around Safe Haven looking for her (one of my friends had me laughing very hard at this moment as she had whispered to me "The bad guy is very wet. Why so wet?") this movie was highly appropriate for the many teenage girls seated in the theater. Don't get me wrong, this was not a "kid" movie by any means, teenagers and adults are more the central and suggested age level.
Several new scenes were added to the movie, and I actually think these new scenes enhanced the story in parts where the book was lacking. In my review of the book, I believe I mentioned that it was written very cinematically, therefore, the novel lacked the more in depth plot I would have preferred. My favorite added scene is when Alex falls through the hole in Katie's kitchen floor. This moment certainly had the audience laughing, as well as during several other parts of the movie. You can watch the kitchen floor scene for yourself here.
Overall, I was highly impressed with this adaptation of the novel, it was funny, it was a bit scary, and emotionally impactful. It stresses the ideals of family, finding your passion, and the excitement of true love. To be honest, I think I liked the movie better than the book! ;)
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