The Choice
[Warning: Major Spoilers]
This is the story of a medical student, Gabby, who moves into her new place next to an annoying neighbour and his troublesome dog. She believes his dog got hers pregnant, and she gets angry with him for playing loud music while she is trying to study. Predictably, there is chemistry. The problem is that Gabby is engaged to a doctor named Ryan. Over time Gabby bonds with her neighbour, Travis, and his friends and family. She also discovers that Travis and his father are the local vets. Gabby is particularly fond of Travis' dad and sister, and becomes part of the family. She and Travis fall for each other.
You'd think that the choice is which man to marry, but you'd be wrong.
When Gabby's fiancé returns to town, she spends most of her time with him again and Travis is upset. She gets very mad with him, but tells Ryan about her affair with Travis and her fiancé breaks off the engagement. Travis goes to Gabby's family home and asks her parents for permission to propose to her.
Jump ahead in time, and they are happily married with two children. Gabby and Travis have a date planned, but thanks to the his job they are unable to meet up, and she leaves angrily. On the way home, she is hit by another vehicle and she goes into a coma.
The choice: wait for the unlikely event of her waking up, or take her off life support. Travis struggles and it seems that he has finally decided that he will have to let her go sooner or later. There is a hurricane that happens in between, and eventually Travis takes his boat out to the island where the couple used to look at the moon. He has built a little gazebo there, and he takes some time to sit quietly and think. Then, even though there is no wind, Gabby's wind chimes begin blowing around inside the gazebo. Travis runs to the hospital, finding that he made the right choice and his wife is awake, and that she heard everything he said to her while she was unconscious.
This movie is predictably emotional and sexy for a Nicholas Sparks story. I should have known that here would be a more tragic or frightening element to the story, but I naively assumed that the choice would be which man she would marry. The characters were the classic bad boy with a soft heart and the smart girl who has to tear down her walls to find love. That's not to say that I didn't like it, but it is nothing remarkable, it's just another decent romance.
As with any Nicholas Sparks production, there was some element of spirituality and faith. Travis' dad and Gabby are both churchgoers, and his dad actually preaches. Travis, keeping in line with his bad boy character, questions their beliefs, but the moments when the coupe look out at the moon seem to serve as both a romantic connection between them and a sharing of spirituality, at least to some degree. She mentions that the moon and the stars make her feel that she is a part of something bigger than herself that she could never understand. When they share this special moment with their children at the end, I think it is to represent them passing that belief and wonder down to their kids. Also, while Gabby is unconscious, Travis is left with nothing but faith in making his choice to keep her alive, but in the end that belief and trust in God brings her back.
Frankly, it is a very simple movie, but it's sweet.
This is the story of a medical student, Gabby, who moves into her new place next to an annoying neighbour and his troublesome dog. She believes his dog got hers pregnant, and she gets angry with him for playing loud music while she is trying to study. Predictably, there is chemistry. The problem is that Gabby is engaged to a doctor named Ryan. Over time Gabby bonds with her neighbour, Travis, and his friends and family. She also discovers that Travis and his father are the local vets. Gabby is particularly fond of Travis' dad and sister, and becomes part of the family. She and Travis fall for each other.
You'd think that the choice is which man to marry, but you'd be wrong.
When Gabby's fiancé returns to town, she spends most of her time with him again and Travis is upset. She gets very mad with him, but tells Ryan about her affair with Travis and her fiancé breaks off the engagement. Travis goes to Gabby's family home and asks her parents for permission to propose to her.
Jump ahead in time, and they are happily married with two children. Gabby and Travis have a date planned, but thanks to the his job they are unable to meet up, and she leaves angrily. On the way home, she is hit by another vehicle and she goes into a coma.
The choice: wait for the unlikely event of her waking up, or take her off life support. Travis struggles and it seems that he has finally decided that he will have to let her go sooner or later. There is a hurricane that happens in between, and eventually Travis takes his boat out to the island where the couple used to look at the moon. He has built a little gazebo there, and he takes some time to sit quietly and think. Then, even though there is no wind, Gabby's wind chimes begin blowing around inside the gazebo. Travis runs to the hospital, finding that he made the right choice and his wife is awake, and that she heard everything he said to her while she was unconscious.
This movie is predictably emotional and sexy for a Nicholas Sparks story. I should have known that here would be a more tragic or frightening element to the story, but I naively assumed that the choice would be which man she would marry. The characters were the classic bad boy with a soft heart and the smart girl who has to tear down her walls to find love. That's not to say that I didn't like it, but it is nothing remarkable, it's just another decent romance.
As with any Nicholas Sparks production, there was some element of spirituality and faith. Travis' dad and Gabby are both churchgoers, and his dad actually preaches. Travis, keeping in line with his bad boy character, questions their beliefs, but the moments when the coupe look out at the moon seem to serve as both a romantic connection between them and a sharing of spirituality, at least to some degree. She mentions that the moon and the stars make her feel that she is a part of something bigger than herself that she could never understand. When they share this special moment with their children at the end, I think it is to represent them passing that belief and wonder down to their kids. Also, while Gabby is unconscious, Travis is left with nothing but faith in making his choice to keep her alive, but in the end that belief and trust in God brings her back.
Frankly, it is a very simple movie, but it's sweet.
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