Inspiration for The Best of Me
When I set out to write this novel, I knew I wanted to focus on middle-aged characters—people in their forties who are really beginning to confront the “what-if” questions, and who are starting to second-guess the choices they made when they were younger. For Amanda, this is asking herself what would’ve happened if she married the man she loved rather than the someone else?I actually first used a funeral to bring old friends together in an old, unfinished manuscript, but I used it again in The Best of Me because it was a natural fit with these characters. When someone dies, it really prompts those what-if questions—it makes you look long and hard at the life you are living in a way that I think is essential to Amanda’s and Dawson’s growth throughout the book. With these big questions in mind, the story began to develop in my head and, eventually, on the page.
Drama | Romance - 17 October 2014 (USA)
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Director: Michael Hoffman
Writers: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay), Will Fetters (screenplay)
Starring Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Liana Liberato and Luke Bracey, "The Best Of Me" is set in 1984 as Amanda and Dawson fall madly, truly, deeply in love. They're from opposite walks of life -- of course -- and are pulled apart due to terrible circumstances, duh. Two decades later they find each other again. A shorter teaser came out in June, but this full two-and-a-half minute clip reminds us "The Best Of Me" is from the same guy who gave us "The Notebook," "The Lucky One" and "Dear John." Weep away.
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