the best of me
WIDE READING #4
TITLE: The Best of Me
DIRECTOR: Michael Hoffman
GENRE: Film
“The Best of Me,” directed by Michael Hoffman is a thought provoking, bittersweet movie about Dawson who returns to his hometown for the first time in twenty years to carry out the last wishes of his treasured friend and surrogate father Tuck who passed away. Dawson is surprised to find that Tuck has arranged for Dawson’s high school girlfriend Amanda, to join him in fulfilling these last wishes. In fact, it soon becomes probable that Dawson and Amanda seeing each other again and possibly reviving their old romance is the main goal of Tuck’s last wish.
I think that the relationship between Dawson and Amanda despite their differences is envied by lots of teenage girls. We see this in the quote “That's why I loved being with you. We could do the simplest things, like toss starfish into the ocean and share a burger and talk and even then I knew that I was fortunate. Because you were the first guy who wasn't constantly trying to impress me. You accepted who you were, but more than that, you accepted me for me. And nothing else mattered-- not my family or your family or anyone else in the world. It was just us.” Dawson was born into a criminal family who was very violent towards him. He was definitely not like his family and despised the reputation they had as it impacted the way people looked at him. Dawson escaped his father’s home and began living in the garage of a local mechanic, Tuck. Tuck, who had recently lost his wife, lived alone and allowed Dawson to stay, which forged a relationship, that would last for the rest of his life. This relates to the wider world, as according to ‘Crisis Connection’ 3 million children witness violence in their home each year and also 75% of children who have been brought up in abusive homes or been abused themselves grow into a relationship with an older friend who becomes their surrogate parent. Amanda was a very bright girl with huge ambitions for
TITLE: The Best of Me
DIRECTOR: Michael Hoffman
GENRE: Film
“The Best of Me,” directed by Michael Hoffman is a thought provoking, bittersweet movie about Dawson who returns to his hometown for the first time in twenty years to carry out the last wishes of his treasured friend and surrogate father Tuck who passed away. Dawson is surprised to find that Tuck has arranged for Dawson’s high school girlfriend Amanda, to join him in fulfilling these last wishes. In fact, it soon becomes probable that Dawson and Amanda seeing each other again and possibly reviving their old romance is the main goal of Tuck’s last wish.
I think that the relationship between Dawson and Amanda despite their differences is envied by lots of teenage girls. We see this in the quote “That's why I loved being with you. We could do the simplest things, like toss starfish into the ocean and share a burger and talk and even then I knew that I was fortunate. Because you were the first guy who wasn't constantly trying to impress me. You accepted who you were, but more than that, you accepted me for me. And nothing else mattered-- not my family or your family or anyone else in the world. It was just us.” Dawson was born into a criminal family who was very violent towards him. He was definitely not like his family and despised the reputation they had as it impacted the way people looked at him. Dawson escaped his father’s home and began living in the garage of a local mechanic, Tuck. Tuck, who had recently lost his wife, lived alone and allowed Dawson to stay, which forged a relationship, that would last for the rest of his life. This relates to the wider world, as according to ‘Crisis Connection’ 3 million children witness violence in their home each year and also 75% of children who have been brought up in abusive homes or been abused themselves grow into a relationship with an older friend who becomes their surrogate parent. Amanda was a very bright girl with huge ambitions for