The Notebook

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Finn L Apr 24, 2019 The Notebook to me is the second best romance film of all time beaten out only by Ryan Gosling's 2016 masterpiece La La Land. The Notebook is sweet, romantic, and is a story within a story. The external plot of Duke in the nursing home is sweet and it allows you to sympathize with older couples as well as people who suffer from dementia. The beginning of the story is nice and Ryan does a beautiful job bringing emotion to Noah. Rachel McAdams also pulls off a convincing Allie that goes through a lot of character development. Noah spends the whole movie infatuated with Allie and it works. Allie however has the more interesting arc as her character starts as a prim rich girl who moves into a radical, fun loving, passionate, risky girl for the time period. She then is forced to go back to her roots only to end up back in his arms. The whole movie is filled to the brink with iconic and beautiful scenes that are constructed specifically to make your heart melt. Its ups are high and its lows are way down low but I think that that just adds to the experience. See more

Anakin R Apr 21, 2019 The Notebook is a romantic movie about two lovers, Noah and Allie, who spend a delightful summer together in South Carolina. The couple falls quickly in love only to run into a few conflicts down the road. Allie is from a very wealthy family and Noah is a mill worker who comes from a very poor family. Due to this circumstance, the realities of the time prevented the two from seeing each other. This part of the movie shows the conflicts of social classes among relationships in the 1940's. Despite their differences, Noah continues to fight for Allie with every ounce of love in his body. Once Allie moves off to college, leaving Noah behind, Noah writes letters to her every single day for a year. I personally love this part of the movie because it shows the true connection and commitment Noah had to Allie. In the movie Noah says, "I wrote you 365 letters. I wrote you every day for a year. It wasn't overï¿ 1/2 it still isn't over." This movie truly emphasizes the meaning of love in the way that Noah dedicates himself to to the girl he loves. As time passes on, Noah and Allie try to move on from one another. Noah joins the war and Allie meets a new young man. Allie surprisingly falls in love with the man she met and quickly gets engaged. The new young man is rich and wealthy and everything her parents could imagine for her however it wasn't enough. It almost seemed like Allie forgot about Noah completely until one day when she saw an add for Noah and his new house in the paper. At that very moment all of Allie's feelings came rushing back to her. Although Noah and Allies relationship was complicated by all means, Allie decides to go see Noah to check in on him. During the weekend Noah and Allie have lots of fun as well as arguments. During one of their fights Noah says, "Its not gonna be easy. Its going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you." I love this quote because of the reality it brings to real life. Relationships can often be complicated and life can often be hard but it is something that you have to work with to get to where you want to be. One of my favorite quotes from the movie is when Noah gives Allie advice, "You cant live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love." This is my favorite quote because it is something that I often need to remind myself as well. Noah is telling Allie to do whats best for her and to think about herself for once instead of letting the worlds expectations get in the way. Once Allie and Noahs weekend comes to an end, Allie is left with a difficult decision regarding Noah and her Fiancï¿ 1/2 (C). She is left to choose between two men who both mean the world to her. I recommend this movie to everyone because I believe it shows the true definition of love between two people. The Notebook has lots of conflict and challenge within it but no matter what Noah keeps trying to push through and move forward with his life. I believe this movie is one of the best romantic dramas out there and hope other people enjoy it as much as I did. See more

Luke R Apr 6, 2019 really mushy love story, very predictable from the start, i knew almost instantly the old lady was her and recognized small refrences that were shown later. still a really good movie though, i really enjoyed it, a fantastic romance and rachel mcadams is perfect as always See more

Kylo L Mar 31, 2019 I normally hate dramas, rather watch anything else. But this one, I actually had tears in my eyes at the end.

Abraham M Mar 23, 2019 Hallmark card in motion........... beautiful to watch from a visual perspective, dissatisfying from any other.

Leia W Mar 21, 2019 If you want a movie that will make you cry, then this is definitely the movie for you. This is by far my favorite movie and could watch it everyday all day.I remember watching this movie when I was probably 6-7 yrs old. I feel like it had a good plot and the climax of the movie is fantastic.The climax really makes the movie in my opinion. The characterization that the writer used is amazing. The work that the director and the write did really payed off. Definitely recommend watching this movie, with friends, boyfriends or girlfriends or just by yourself. See more

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