What's the Difference between Dear John the Book and Dear John the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
John
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John
Portrayed by: Channing Tatum
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Savannah
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Savannah
Portrayed by: Amanda Seyfried
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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John is in the military. |
John is in special forces |
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Savannah is a brunette. |
She is blond
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In the changing scene when John sees Savannah changing her clothes he looks away. |
In the movie, she looks away. |
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John and Savannah discussed having sex. It was very important to her. |
They just got it on.
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Signed up for the military again without really thinking and intakes place away. He tells Savannah by letter. |
Had the weekend to think first. He basically decides at Savannah's parents house. He tells Savannah in person after a guest at the party talks about the war, and 911 |
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Savannah gave John a book about autism, regarding his dad.She already knew she wanted to be a special Ed teacher. |
She just mentioned it to John.
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There was more fighting and warning of a break- up. |
The break-up seemed more out of the blue. |
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John and his dad find the coin together so it has personal meaning. |
Coin is found at the ice cream truck and worth much money.
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John visits Savannah in college where they have a giant fight |
did not happen |
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Tim and Savannah live in Tim's parents house after they die. In fact the car accident of his parents helped spur in their love. |
They live in Savannah's family home
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Tim has melanoma |
Tim has lymphoma |
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There are only two letters you can read - both from Savannah. |
There are many letters read back and forth.
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John is not shot. |
John is shot in the opening scene. |
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Tim and Savannah grew up together and were the same age. Tim was never married, with no kids. |
Tim is the older, creepy neighbor who was once married.
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He does not. |
Tim lives in the beach house next door. |
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John is not with his father when he dies. He dies in a nursing home. |
He is there when his father dies, and it is in the hospital
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Jhn's dad is not taken to Savannah's parents house. |
He is. |
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John does not help to build the house. |
He does help build the house.
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The letter read at the beginning of the movie was not in the book. |
There is a letter read, to whom Yareli not sure. |
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John's father has a stroke and John finds him a caretaker, and when he finds the caretaker is doing a poor job, he puts him in a home. |
He flies home after finding out he has a stroke and then he dies.
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Tim has an autistic brother. |
Tim has an autistic son |
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John mentions repeatedly that he thinks Tim loves Savannah. |
Not mentioned.
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Tim is charismatic and cool. |
Tim seems sort of meek and wimpy. |
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They do not meet again. John watches Tim and Savannah's life together from a hill. They both look at the moon at the same time. |
Savannah is on her bike and parks on the street, seeing John in a coffee shop - they see each other and hug.
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Tim does not die from his cancer. |
Tim dies from his cancer. |