Movie Review : The Notebook

"Behind every great love is a great story"

Synopsis:
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.

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The Notebook based on Nicholas Sparks' novel. This is the second movie I watched from Nicholas Sparks. The first is A Walk to Remember which you can read my review here. I gotta say I like this movie. But not too much. I think A Walk to Remember is better than The Notebook. The story began with a very old man read a story to an old woman. So, it means this movie is a kind of flash-back type. Unlike the other love story, I think this movie's story is kinda unpredictable. So, it keeps us watching the movie until the end because we want to know the ending. The Notebook generally is a story about how a man loved a woman very very very much, from the first time they met, they were together, then separated, then together again. I'm sure if a woman could have a man like this, she would be the luckiest woman on earth. I know this movie had a very great story, but sometimes I feel like I didn't get the chemistry when I watched this movie. I think there was something missing in this movie. I don't know what it is. But maybe you can find it if you read the novel. Maybe felt a little dissappointed because I expect to much for this movie, after I saw A Walk to Remember. Rachel McAdams looked beautiful in this movie, also her acting was okay, so did Ryan Gosling. I can't say it is recommended film or not, but I say if you watch this, it's worth it. The Notebook is a good movie.