Safe haven is a 20 american romantic drama fantasy thriller film starring julianne hough, josh duhamel and cobie smulders. As for alex and katie, they continued their relationship. This is my favorite scene because it is when katie comes to the realization that her neighbor jo was actually carlys ghost and that she has given katie her full blessing. Erin flees her abusive alcoholic husband, kevin, takes on a different identity and changes her name to katie. Safe haven letter to her last movie scene hd youtube. With jo s empathetic and stubborn support, katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards.
Alex alex is a loving father who lost his wife to a cancerous tumor and is now raising his two kids by himself. The book is bit confusing but really great and has proved that nicholas is ridiculously brilliant writer. It was sad and 4 safe heaven stars i have never read a nicholas sparks book before, and this one always had me wondering and wanting to read it. The main conflict in the book safe haven is that katie and alex fall in love with each other but katie is still hiding her past away from alex. Erin takes walks in the woods and erin always thought that she was talking to someone but really erin was talking to a ghost. Differences between safe haven book vs movie page 1. And she, like, totally supports them falling in love. Erin eplains evertything to alex, and alex is an understanding with her.
It was released theatrically in north america on february 14, 20. According to worldcat, the book is held in 2242 libraries. In novel, kevin finds her and sets alexs housestore on safe haven 8. He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. The very best responses to safe havens batsht ending. Despite her reservations, katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the closeknit community and becoming increasingly. I found a safe place and its somewhere near the tip of josh duhamels cock. With jos empathic and stubborn support, katie eventually realizes that she must. Also, fun fact, i have a beach house where they filmed that movie. Not just any ghost though, the ghost of her boyfriend alexs josh.
The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer. Alex had been given an unopened letter from his dead wife, carly. And i loved the twist at the end with jo really being the ghost of alexs 1st wife carly jo. Safe haven is a novel by bestselling author nicholas sparks. Theres a romantic canoe ride, a sudden rainstorm, a quirky first slow dance and lots of shots of the dude hoisting the girl. The worst part of safe haven is the final, ridiculous twist thats probably the most unintentionally hilarious ending since the jawdropping stupidity of remember mes september 11th twist. On their first date, richard recounts some of the troubles of longdistance sailing, noting sunburn, sleep deprivation, and hallucinations. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. I love ron, ive watched the books, and the movies will be filming on netflix soon.
If you are still reading that means one thing, you saw safe haven and are still trying to wrap your mind the ending in which katieerin julianne hough discovers that her friendly neighbor jo. The characters, the story itself, and the way it was written. Whats the difference between safe haven the book and safe haven the movie. I very much enjoyed the book and the movie, but i think what i love best about the book was jo and how that whole character was.
The film marks the final film role for actor red west. She was an influential character in katies life and at the end, she was even more important when katie realized who she. He is instantly attracted to katie but as they grow close he starts. Safe haven, one of my favorite movie was released in 20. Jo in the book shes aka carly jo jo in the book shes aka carly jo. She finishes reading the letter, which carly wrote to the woman her husband loves, requesting she, katie, always take. The scene that teared me down is the one that katie was reading the letter from alexs wife, jo, which was addressed to katie herself. Can someone please explain to me the ending of safe haven. I wanted more closure, other than, kevin is dead, lets all live happily ever after. I just finished reading safe haven for the first time and i have a feeling i will be. Adrift establishes two related explanations for his appearance and tamis intense interactions with him. Spoiler alert help with the movie ending of safe haven.
Aside from those totally true examples, safe haven has the most absurd ending to a movie that i can remember. And maybe im still too hyped, but i cant figure out what. Safe haven 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Book to movie compare and contrast as i am nearing the end of safe haven, it has occurred to me that a lot of people might be interested in hearing some of the differences and similarities to the novel and the movie. In the movie, jo turns out to be alexs deceased wife in the end, and she has been almost a ghost following katie. The stars are julianne hough as katie feldman and josh duhamel as alex wheatley. Safe haven shamelessly riffs off of sparks biggest hit, the notebook. Alex then tells erin that jo is his ex wife who has passed away. My only regret about seeing safe haven wasnt just seeing it in the first. The whole dead wife being a ghostimaginary friend thing was just too weird. Safe haven is a fantasy romantic novel by american novelist nicholas sparks.
The movie ends by revealing that jo, who had supposedly left town moments before, was actually the ghost of alexs late wife. Still reeling from safe haven jo was a ghost all along, i commence straight to the best of me. Safe haven was one of the best books i have read in a long time and i recommend it to. Katie works as a waitress at ivans, which is a local seafood restaurant in town. Adding to this, when katie realizes that she befriended a ghost, it does not faze her in the least. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. I bingeread 12 nicholas sparks books and heres what happened. Later, she runs away from him to a safe place, a small north carolina town of southport. When alex and katie are eventually a couple, katie is actually feeling safe and starting to actually believe that her past is behind her. Safe haven did you like the ending or were you disappointed.
In safe haven is jo a figment of katies imagination or is. Sure hope this phone call wont come back to bite me in the ass. Alex longs to be enough for his kids but hopes to find a woman to help raise them and be a positive influence. Or was katie just imagining her, she didnt even exist. I actually saw jo more as a reappearing ghost or whatever that came to help katie.
Why did jo leave her family in safe haven by nicholas sparks. After katie reads the letter, she sees lights in her neighbors house and jo. Gave the book more depth i thought, it made it differe. In flashbacks, katie realizes that all those times she. I wasnt covering the movie for any particular reason, and it seemed, from the trailer and word of mouth, like. Do you think jo carly is a made up person by katie erin or did jo really come back to help katie erin find her way into the familyin a supernatural way. I love the way nicholas sparks can draw you when i make it where you never want the story to end. There are sunsets, but the ending was just so amazing.
He is a hardworking man who runs a small family owned store but is equally as dedicated to his children. The story follows the main character, katie, as she moves to southport, north carolina and establishes a new life. D out of all the books ive read of nicholas, i dont remember him having a paranormalsupernatural story and i loved that carly had to make sure that katie would be the right woman for alex and to. With encouragement from her new confidant jo, katie finds true love and. Any nicholas sparks follower would be able to give a. As the colonists found the world of haven, the virus spread once more. During the course of the book, i kept asking myself why katie did not introduce jo to alex and it. Safe haven by nicholas sparks at the best online ebook storage. With jo s empathic and stubborn support, katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards.
What happens at the end safe haven by nicholas sparks. Here are the 5 biggest reasons that safe haven the book is far superior to safe haven the movie and given how little time it takes to read a sparks book, why you might be better off spending a. When a mysterious young woman named katie appears in the small north carolina town of southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. If you havent seen the movie adaptation of nicholas sparks safe haven or read the book and wish to remain unspoiled on the most.
She is a figment of katies imagination used to help her become closer to alex and his kids. Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children. After raynors raiders purified and evacuated the meinhoff colony, a number of colonists were still infected by the zerg hyperevolutionary virus. I really loved the book the ending for me was the best part.
One thing that we were grateful stayed in the movie and the book was the character of jo. It is a great novel, do not get me wrong, but i predicted the complete ending correctly, i might add on page 234. While there were these fairly minor differences, we felt that a lot of the movie stayed similar to the book. This gripping tale of love and survival begins with katie, a young woman working as a waitress in the north carolina town of southport.
It is the alternative mission choice for haven s fall and is the a canon branch. Beautiful yet selfeffacing, katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships. Katie stole her neighbors dead daughters social security card and birth. I also loved the ending and had not expected the part about jo either. Jo just kind of appeared in katies thoughts like i said think paranormal.