It's a movie not only for the young but for the middle-aged as well

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2006)

Wow,never did I imagine I would love this movie so much. Believe it or not,I've seen it a dozen times. Each time I see it, I get something new and I've got inspirations to review my ideas about eduction, friendship, love, family relationship and faith as well.As a Chinese audience , I'm so impressed by the way the head teacher handles Landor's misbehavior, by the changes of the reverent's attitude toward Landon, by the affection the divorced father shown to the son living with the ex-wife or Landon's mother, by Landon's good virtue excited by Jamie's tender love, tolerance and understanding, by Landon's friends who were later moved by Landon's love toward the leukemia girl, who has a strong faith in what she believe in and in whom she loves. Also, I do appreciate Jamie's attitude toward death. The day before yesterday while I was sharing this movie with my students in my audio-visual classroom, I could not help finding tears in my eyes again and again. Moreover, "Only Hope," the theme song, is my favorite ever. Though I am quite middle-aged, I believe the movie is not only for younger people, but for the middle-aged as well.