Movie Review: The Notebook – Directed by Nick Cassavetes

Title of Movie
The Notebook

Director of Movie
Nick Cassavetes
Actors in Movie
Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands
Plot Summary
The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. But they are separated by Allie’s parents who dissaprove of Noah’s unwealthy family, and move Allie away. After waiting for Noah to write her for several years, Allie meets and gets engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon. Allie, then, with her love for Noah still alive, stops by Noah’s 200-year-old home that he restored for her, “to see if he’s okay”. It is evident that they still have feelings for each other, and Allie has to choose between her fiancé and her first love.
Your Review
Quote:

Young Noah: My Dearest Allie. I couldn’t sleep last night because I know that it’s over between us. I’m not bitter anymore, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I’ll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that’s what you’ve given me. That’s what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I’ll be seeing you. Noah

This really is a fantastic story, one that appeals to everyone, both men and women, young and old. It is a movie for adults, not children.

I found this movie really grabbed me, i was captivated by the story, thinking ahead, wondering what was going to happen.

keep a box of tissues handy.

Stars out of 10
10 (best)
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