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Behind every great love is a great story.
An old man reads from a notebook to an old lady suffering from Alzheimer-s. It is the story of a long and enduring love that began with the meeting of two teens just prior to the start of the Second World War.
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Review by: pukekoflat
Dated: 16th of May, 2005
The Notebook follows the story of two young lovers, who meet, fall in love, and predictably find that things go wrong. Set in WWII era we get a glimpse of young love as told by an older man to a fellow patient in a rest home in more modern times. The Notebook is a true love story, that quintessential romance that never fails to appeal to all those romantic.
But I-m not particularly romantic. The first time I saw this movie I felt positively jaded and suicidal. Which says something of the effect this movie can have. It has strength.
The second time I just adored the story, and the period setting. The fact that I saw The Notebook twice is indicative of how this story transcends the sappy and oftentimes unrealistic romances and makes you believe, if only for the duration of the movie, that real love does exist. Because the story is about real love and the sometimes winding and unpredictable path it takes. It-s about forever and the depth that goes with the concept.
There-s a quaintness to this story, and some very real moments. At times it does fall down, with typical storylines of romance, but eventually it picks itself back up and finds its unique path.
I would definitely recommend this movie to all those romantic, and I would urge the more jaded souls out there to give it a go. The Notebook has a way about it that makes it somehow worth it, even if you don-t have a romantic bone in your body.
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