最好的我

    他是一个生产在恶劣环境中长大的好孩子，身边充满着堕落和丑陋；她是一个生长在温室里的富家千金，父亲是一个汽车收藏家。这样的身份悬殊，只是因为她看上了他的聪明，不向恶势力低头。当然，她漂亮，可爱，心地善良，所有人眼中公认的美人一个。
    这有什么好怀疑的呢？两个人就这样相爱了。好心的老头收留了离家出走的他，庇护了他。于是，在那间小屋里，她和他暂时得以栖身，过了一段令人开心地日子。幸福的时光总是短暂的，恶魔又出现了。在他去参加堂弟婚礼的路上，他的噩梦又来找他，毁了宁静美好的花园。怒气冲冲的他看到眼前破败的一切，提着枪去找罪魁祸首问罪。暴力，扭打在一起，争夺着随时可能走火的枪。枪响了，不幸打中了一旁的堂弟。他锒铛入狱，被判八年。他为了女友的幸福，选择避而不见。一天又一天，一年又一年，她终于等不了，开始约会其他男生。故事照着他的希望向前发展，她结婚。生子。有了一切。
    老头的一封来信打破了这种宁静，搅起了他们之间暗潮汹涌的一切。他们在二十一年之后重逢，看见当年爱着、现在依然爱着的对方。相思之情无以言表。只是，她已经跟别人有了承诺。她纠结，痛苦，好在得到他的谅解。他放手让她继续过她的日子。
    她回家，依旧是忙碌的先生，而没有几句的对白。这是她惨淡的二十年婚姻。她必须对自己诚实，这样的生活她没有一刻是开心的。她选择坦诚相告，却等来了一个儿子病危入院的电话。另一边，他遭恶魔报复，死在枪口之下。她的儿子需要等待做心脏移植，但是供体暂缺。而此时，丈夫的电话告知她儿子已经顺利完成手术。她的母亲来看她，却告诉她他已经去世的消息。她参加了他的葬礼。结束了她之前死气沉沉的婚姻。开始了新的生活，完成她儿时的梦想，为儿童福利事业做着贡献。儿子突然的一个电话，她才明白，当年的心脏捐献者竟然是他。于是，他换着一种方式重新跟她生活在一起，鼓励着她继续过自己想要的生活。

该片由诸多武侠剧、韩剧、黑帮片、英雄片、小清新片的情节拼合而成，包括且不限于：

富家千金一定倒贴穷小子（武侠世界男作家都这么yy）、千金她爹拿钱诱小伙离开一定没成功（太多剧都有）、

小伙从小被虐满身烟伤姑娘一定心疼地边摸边哭（像不像黑帮片）、善良的老头一定早早死了老婆一定特痴情为她开垦大花园（文艺就是叼）、小伙奋起反抗毒爹一定要误杀个什么人最好是朋友（韩剧）、入狱小伙不想耽误女友铁心说分手（太多太多）、姑娘苦苦坚持多年探监未遂终于嫁人（几乎是错过的定式情节）、生了个女儿取名按当初的约定（雪山飞狐么阿门）、

误杀朋友后小伙多年坚持匿名给其遗孀寄钱（兄弟片）、20年后小伙意外坠海4小时大难不死因为看见了旧爱（像不像超级英雄片）、果然真爱重逢往事涌上心头还是滚床单吧（无床戏不电影啊ms）、少妇想离婚遭报应儿子车祸命在旦夕（韩剧）、儿子换到心脏成功复活真爱却被他毒爹打死（韩剧韩剧）、最后在一个风平浪静的日子少妇突然得知儿子的心脏就是真爱的（还是大韩民国胜了）。。。。

"You want me to fall back in love with you. But how do I do that when I haven't ever stopped?"

When Amanda shout out the words, the two of them, Dawson and Amanda, both knew that they had to make a decision that should have been made 20 years ago.

The third Nicholas Sparks book I read. Though I started to recognise a certain kind of pattern of his stories, I couldn't help shading tears when I read the accident happened to Amanda's son and the fight started by the two cousins' of Dawson. I could sense the fate of Amanda and Dawson.

For the record, I personally doublt the epic love of 20 years. How could we even understand what love is when we were 17? Not to mention the prison thing and the status gap between the two of them. But, why is the story still so touching? Maybe we don't care the realistic root of this story, it brought me into a world where love can outstand social class and travel through decades. I had to admit that I love broken hearts to be together again.

The best plot is the loop of destiny of Dawson and the doctor he murdered accidentally, David Bonner. The dark-haired man seemed like a metaphor, I'd like to see it as the fate. The ghost of Mr. Bonner was bound to save Dawson twice from the rig and the shoot. For Dawson was also doomed to meet Amanda again and to save Mr. Bonner's son. A life for a life, they said. Though it seemed even more unrealistic in life, I believe sometimes that's the way life is. They were bound to happen.

Just like the reunion of the two love birds. Like Sparks said, Amanda sensed that the story between her and Dawson never stopped and the reunion may be a new begainning or an end. I have to say, this is the best ending that I can ever think of. Because what else do you expect Amanda do? Abandon her husband and three kids and tore the family apart? The sweetheart from Nicholas Sparks's books could never done something like that. Leave Dawson and they both go on with their lives like nothing happened? Not a chance cause this is a novel! NIcholas's novels never end with normal boring endings. Remember 'Message in a bottle'? Now that the two distance lovers wouldn't reconcile where to move and to live a life together, why not give their love an epic and miserable ending. So that everyone would feel like crying when they ever thought of the story.

Same thing happened again here in 'the Best of Me'. Only this time, better. Dawson's heart was transplanted into Amanda's son's body. This is another doomed of fate. Dawson lived a longer life in the body of the beloved son of Amanda's. Whenever Amanda was together with Jared, watching him graduating from collage, falling in love and breaking out with girl, walking down the ailes, she could remember Dawson and the best of him. Ah ah, well, this sound like a well-worn pattern again! But I don't care.

To the poetic and epic love of Dawson and Amanda.