Film Review: The Notebook
February 23, 2007Posted by mmarvs in : Films, General
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The Notebook, adapted from Nicholas Spark’s best-selling novel by director Nick Cassavetes and screenwriters Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi is a love story told by an aging man (James Garner) to a woman suffering from dementia (Gena Rowlands, Cassavetes’ mom in real life). The film finally centres around the relationship between the narrator (Garner) and the listener (Rowlands).
The Notebook follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds: Noah, a poor labourer boy, and Allie, a rich girl. That doesn’t stop them from spending an incredible summer together before they are separated, first by her parents and then by WWII.
The film unfolds in two time frames featuring the same characters. In the modern day scenes Noah is played by James Garner and Allie by Gena Rowlands. In the sequences that transpire around WWII, the leads are Ryan Goslin and Rachel McAdams.It’s a classic love story but it’s entertaining, beautiful and passionate. Two strong characters that make us think they are not meant to be together. The best of the film is the reason why the notebook was written. The film has a nice ending.
In my opinion this film is easy to follow without subtitles. Ryan and Rachel have beautiful voices but maybe it is a little bit more difficult to understand the two old ones.
Nuria Lagunas García
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