Simply put, The Notebook is the tale of the kind of love that most women, including myself dream of. The perfect, everlasting, unconditional kind of love that conquers all.It is a movie that will evoke every emotion that a good, old fashioned romantic movie should.Expect plenty of tears even if you are not the kind of woman who cries easily.
If you are expecting a love story with plenty of twists and turns, The Notebook is NOT it. It has a simple but beautiful story. You know exactly what’s coming but you cannot stop watching. I am not sure how many of you can convince your man to watch this with you but I will say that this is the perfect movie for a girl’s night in. The Notebook is a beautiful, sentimental movie…corny and mushy in parts, cliché even but I enjoyed every minute of it!
Directed by Nick Cassavetes, the movie starts with the scene of an old woman (Gena Rowlands) looking into a lake while a man rows his boat into the sunset. Now let me say that the movie has some great cinematography but this scene in particular was beautiful in a heart stopping kind of way. Moving on, we learn that the old woman is infact a patient with memory loss who is visited by an old man (James Garner) who reads her a story from a tattered Notebook….the story of Noah and Allie.
Flashback: It’s sometime in 1940 and the wealthy family of the Hamiltons visits the town of Seabrook, Carolina for the summer. It is here, at a carnival that Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) meets local boy Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling). There are instant sparks between the rich city girl and the country boy and thus begins their passionate love story. Their fiery romance is shortlived thanks to Allie’s disapproving parents who force her to leave.
I watched this with my fiance last year and he loved it! And we love watching it every time we see that it’s on TV!! I’m truly blessed with a wonderful man. :) This is a true love story…and I cry every time I watch it.
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you write above, that you don’t how to get your man to watch this with you. I think that’s a sad statement. I’m a wilderness and dirt loving young guy and personally i love movies like this. in fact I may even watch it tonight with some tea and ice cream. I think that other man enjoy these movies too but feel like they shouldn’t. whatever the case. some of us men really enjoy the classic romance movie too. This is a great film. Enjoy.
Love never fails…
I watched the movie 2 years ago with my girlfriend at the time during a cross country trip in her van. There was something magical about the movie and, perhaps, the mood I was in helped me experience the most overwhelming tears of sadness and joy. After the movie, I felt like my soul was torn to pieces. Just thinking about the scene when they hold hands in the hospital bed makes me tear up. Wouldn’t this kind of love give meaning to everyone’s life?
i watched it with my man:) and i didnt have to do any convincing
this movie is amazing but the book is even better,maybe its because i read the book before watching the movie
bobby sage, i think your right about how guys like those kind of movies and im glad you stated it. most guys act like they dont like romance but they actually do, and trust you all will have more luck with girls if you be your self! The movie was amazing by the way!
enjoy