Two young lovers, Allie Nelson and Noah Calhoun fall in love during the summer of 1940, but her parents don’t approve. They later reunite and while they are both in different relationships; it’s soon shown that their relationship is far from over.
In the beginning of “The Notebook,” Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Nelson (Rachel McAdams) meet at a fair, where Allie expresses she has no interest in going out with Noah until he finally convinces her by hanging on the ferris wheel. They spend the whole summer together with their friends Fin (Kevin Connolly) and Sarah (Heather Wahlquist). Noah and Allie soon realize that her parents don’t approve of their relationship because Noah is from a different social background. Noah goes off to serve in World War II after their separation while Allie marries another man named Lon Hammond (James Marsden). Noah comes home and builds Allie her dream home, and Allie goes to visit him. They get to know each other again, start their new relationship, and Allie soon picks Noah over Lon. Allie grows up and gets diagnosed with dementia, and Noah reads her their story every day in hopes that she will regain her memory.
“The Notebook” showed great plot development and showed every step of Allie and Noah’s lives. Allie and Noahs relationship has a lot of obstacles and challenges throughout the movie, and we learn how they fixed their problems and overcame them. The movie shows what a true relationship is like and how it always isn’t picture perfect. The plot shows that it takes commitment and time to build a good relationship and that there are challenges and ways to overcome them, and it’s shown through Allie and Noah’s relationship.
The character development in “The Notebook” is very heartfelt. In the beginning, Noah and Allie were just kids but later grew up and the growth in their relationship showed. Noah is known as being a devoted and loyal character, especially to Allie, even with all of the difficulties they had to overcome. Allie is known as passionate and well-mannered, and when she’s older, she has to make hard choices for her future life.
“The Notebook” earns a 5/5 because of the great characters and amazing love story between two people. The ending is known for being sad and sweet, and throughout the movie, people can learn life lessons that they can use for themselves.