So tonight we are going to write about the Movie, “The Notebook,” In advance, let me say, this is a Movie Review. It’s not a Rewrite. The movie was perfect on all measures. This is the Greatest Love Story ever written, and yes, we are writing this as a fact, not an opinion.

Before reading the review, please take a moment to acknowledge the artwork designed by Alexandra Garcy’s Gallery. This image is a depiction of what the movie was all about. Alexandra is Jessica’s 13 year old daughter, and Scott’s niece

Let’s start with some quotes from the movie. Great life lessons are in some of them.

“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird” = No matter what specie we are, we are together.

“Your mother is my home” = Geography is meaningless, if you have love.

“Science can only take you so far and then there is God!”

This is when the older man was telling the doctor that he will be able to communicate with his wife with a reading of their actual love story, despite the degenerative nature of Alzheimer’s. He was right! Intermittently, depending on the reading, she would remember who she was and be herself again.

“There won’t be monuments or wings named after me, but I had a life full of love.”

This is a great message. Too many people worry about a legacy. Embrace the day, the love, the great things in your life now.

“What do you want?”

This is when the young man was saying directly to his love amidst her confusion, “What do you want, forget me, forget your new fiancé and forget your family. What do you want?” Remember, this movie took place in the 1940’s. During that era, there was very intense outside pressures, much more than today’s times. However, still today, too many people are living the lives other people wanted for them. We should all ask ourselves, “What do we want?’ I’m sure we would be a lot happier if we did what we want. I’m sure of that.

As for the concept of the movie;

The young man jumped on a moving Ferris Wheel for love. Later in the movie, he jumped off a moving bus for love, as well.

Despite being surrounded by pressure from her new fiancé and family, the young lady, wiped the field clean and returned to her real love.

Fast forwarding to the ending scene, they were both in medical care in the assisted living community lying next to each other.

When his wife with Alzheimer’s was having a back to reality moment asked, “Is our love strong enough to create miracles ?” The husband responded, “I think our love can do anything it wants.”

She then asks, “Do you think our love is strong enough to take us away together?” to which Noah replies, “I think our love can do anything we want it to.”
They then both die peacefully in their sleep together.

In conclusion, if you want that kind of love in your life, you have to fight for it. You have to earn that kind of happiness in your life. Sometimes the risk is worth the reward. Bravo to the creator of this movie, real love won all battles; the underdog fought his heart out to and got what he wanted. The young lady had the courage to walk away from all of it for the real life she wanted. This love was so strong; they had to leave this life holding hands, right up until the moment that they both passed on that night.

My friends, this was a masterpiece. We will go back to Rewrites next week. Like I said, “ The Notebook “, was written perfectly. John Lennon was right ” Love is all you need “