A Walk to Remember is just as touching behind the scenes as it was on screen.
Nicholas Sparks has become king of the novels that feature weepy love stories—which he is quick to point out is very different from romance novels. As Sparks himself says, romance novels are "trite" and "fantastical," while love stories are realistic. In the goal of reaching realism with his stories, Sparks uses tragedy, which is how many love stories often end.
In the mood for (cheesy) romance? There's nothing like a Nicholas Sparks movie. Ever since Message In A Bottle came out in 1999, audiences have been eager to watch every new film based on the latest book by the beloved author. While some of the films are arguably better than most (A Walk To Remember will always be a classic, but there have been some recent stories that don't pack the same kind of emotional wallop), the movies are always great guilty pleasures.