I believe that many people will feel similar to me, that is, when a book you like is made into a film and television drama, it always feels that it is not as good as you think. At the very least I would expect the director to respect the original. The director of this movie is very honest in front, but not kind in the back. Maybe he liked Savannah too much and was reluctant to let her be a woman who changed her mind, so in the movie, she transformed herself into a female bodhisattva dedicated to her friends. Unfortunately, the reason was too far-fetched. Could it be that only marrying Tim can save him? Besides, this "help" is still under the premise of hurting John. Maybe he liked John too much to let him die alone, so he killed Tim and gave Savannah back to John.
The director tried so hard to give everyone a happy ending, but unfortunately it was not as genuinely moving as the original. But in all fairness, except for a few superfluous adaptations, the overall effect is still OK. The most tear-jerking scenes, I think, should be the reading of the letter by my father's bedside, and the other is when Savannah said "see you soon", but John refused to say anything back. "Good bye" made Savannah miserable and made me cry too. . .
“When I say see you soon, you shoud say it, too. Remember?”
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