The Notebook is a movie about first loves and taking chances. The movie starts out with an elderly man reading to a woman the story of a man named Noah and young woman named Allie. Noah is a poor man who falls in love with the rich and beautiful Allie. They are from two different sides of the track which automatically makes Noah no good for Allie, according to her parents. Allie’s parents are so unhappy with this relationship, more specifically the lack of income on Noah’s part, that they move Allie away from Noah. Noah writes letters to Allie everyday for a year but to his dismay, never gets a letter back. Noah joins the army and Allie goes off to school. A couple years later, Allie meets Duke, an injured solider while working in a hospital. They fall in love and get engaged. Then by chance Noah and Allie run into each other. There is a lot of animosity because Noah thinks that Allie was ignoring him by not writing back and Allie is mad because she thought that Noah wasn’t writing her. They both found out that Allie’s parents hid Noah’s letters from her. All the feelings they had for each other come rushing back. What does Allie do? Go back to Noah, her first love? Or marry the man her parents love?
Noah is played by the ever so attractive Ryan Gossling. And Allie is played by the beautiful Rachael McAdams. It’s amazing how versatile Rachael McAdams is considering she can go from playing a mean girl in Mean Girls to playing a young woman in the 1940’s who is head over heels in love. The switch of roles only took a couple of months! The on screen chemistry between the two was so intense that they actually became a real life couple after filming.
Noah’s goal in the movie is simple. He wants Allie to love him and be with him forever. He does everything in his power to make this happen. Allie’s goal is a little more complicated. She wants to be with the man she loves but also please her parents.
I think the main theme of this movie is to follow your heart. You will always regret not doing what your heart told you. Once Allie realizes what she really, truly wants, she goes for it. Noah never gave up and never gave up on Allie.
A couple of the critics said that to movie was too racy for the intended audience. I disagree. The director showed just enough so that the audience could fully understand the emotions and feelings between Noah and Allie, but he didn’t show too much.
I definitely think that this movie would be worth everyone’s money. It’s a classic love story. You will laugh and you might even cry. Overall, it’s a great movie.
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DANA! This movie makes someone want to cry sometimes! I like movies with flashbacks. I think they make you think more about what is going to happen. Your right that the movie is about love and taking chances. What does animosity mean? I thought it was mean to hide all of Noah's letters from Allie. Those letters meant a lot to Noah. I think Rachael McAdams is a very good actor in today's society. She plays in a lot of different movies and switches totally different roles in all of them. The Notebook is a movie that most people love watching. I can only watch it once in awhile. It’s a strange movie for me even though it’s a cute movie about a boy and a girl. For all you viewers out there if you haven’t seen The Notebook yet, you’re missing out! Noah the guy in this movie I think is a good actor as well. ---Lindsey H.
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