#The notebook movie#

He sent 365 letters, and she got none of them because her mother was hiding them. I Never Got Any Letters: Textbook example.All this time, that's what I've been missin'? Let's do it again. The old couple turn out to be the couple in the story.Īllie: You gotta be kiddin' me. Framing Device: The story is told by an old man to an old lady with Alzheimer's.Meanwhile, Noah is still so wrapped up in his history with Allie that he just can't bring himself to move on from her. Allie uses her short-lived youthful romance with Noah as the yardstick for her longer-term adult relationship with Lon. Florence Nightingale Effect: Allie and Lon, a soldier she met as a nurse during WWII.Fancy Dinner: Noah's introduction to Allie's family.Faint in Shock: Allie faints during her wedding dress fitting when she sees Noah's picture in the newspaper -She'd thought that he was out of her life forever.The most serious and angsty scenes take place amid a Gray Rain of Depression.

#The notebook movie#

Empathic Environment: The most lighthearted and romantic scenes in the movie are dappled in golden sunlight.Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: The scene of Allie and Noah breaking up where she repeatedly pushes him against the car and slaps him is supposed to be viewed as romantic angst of some sort in the movie but is otherwise disturbing to the average viewer who can see that as assault.Not very surprising, seeing how it's James Marsden. Disposable Fiancé: Oh, quite disposable.Even when they're old and Allie has dementia, he's determined to spark her memory by reading her the story of how they fell in love every day. Determinator: Noah won't leave Allie alone until she agrees to go on a date with him.December–December Romance: A deleted scene outlines this exact scenario with a background couple.The book has a sequel known as The Wedding which focuses on his son-in-law Wilson, where Noah plays a supporting role. When Allie's mother was younger, she was on the receiving end of this trope because her father didn't like her boyfriend for the same reasons that she doesn't like Noah being with her daughter.Though the mother is more active in this trope, the parents don't like Noah being the working type.Comforting the Widow: Noah also tries to comfort himself while comforting the war widow.Caught in the Rain: This happens to Noah and Allie and ultimately leads to them rekindling their love.Big Damn Kiss: Noah and Allie's rain-soaked kiss has ascended to iconic status.Beard of Sorrow: Noah gets one at one point in the story.Bath of Angst: After Allie sees Noah again in the paper.Alternative Foreign Theme Song: 'Kokoro no Doa' is the theme song for the Japanese version.In the movie, their relationship begins when Noah manipulates Allie into going on a date with him from there it's characterized by frequent arguments and 'nothing in common,', though deep love, ends with a screaming fight, and nearly ends a second time with another screaming fight. Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the book, Noah and Allie have a consistently happy summer romance that begins with a pleasant introduction and ends on an optimistic note.The film also stars James Garner as the older Noah Calhoun, Gena Rowlands as the older Allie Calhoun, James Marsden as Lon Hammond, Jr., Sam Shepard as Frank Calhoun and Joan Allen as Anne Hamilton. But can they get back together again after all that happened between then and now? Seven years later, they meet up again and the sparks fly.

It goes to pieces as he is a working class guy and she is a socialite, with her parents not believing in their love. They have hopelessly fallen in love with each other. In 1940, Noah 'Duke' Calhoun ( Ryan Gosling) and Allison 'Allie' Hamilton ( Rachel McAdams) have a summer romance. It was directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Jeremy Leven from a story by Jan Sardi. The Notebook is the 2004 film adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Nicholas Sparks.