I wasnt aware of the book with the same title and plot published in 1996. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. Were the two endings perhaps the result of differing censorship requirements in different markets, a special directors cut edition featuring previously unused footage, or simply. I prefer the movie ending simply because the book ending ruined the characters. It is his custom every day to read to her from a notebook that tells the story of how they met and fell in love and faced obstacles to their happiness. The houses and filming locations from the movie the notebook. The time travelers wife was the ending of the book or. I couldnt sleep last night because i know that its over between us. Allie does remember noah in the end and he does spend the.
Local worker noah calhoun meets allie at a carnival and they soon fall in. Speculation about the supposed tweak inspired this gallery of movies based on books that have similar tweaks. Is netflix secretly giving us a sequel to the notebook. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, ill smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. For the best answers, search on this site whos afraid of virginia woolf. Think the last five minutes of this years oscars were surprising imagine sitting back, queuing up the notebook on netflix, and being served up a noticeably different ending.
The last few minutes of the notebook are a tearjerker and a beautiful ending to noah and allies love story. One of the famous books is the notebook that was published in the year 1996. Netflix changed the ending of the notebook and people are. Netflix adds original version of the notebook after. The original ends with allie gena rowlandsrachel mcadams becoming lucid after noah james garnerryan gosling reads her the story of their lives. Here are 15 the notebook quotes that will make you fall in love with love. It previously denied changing the notebooks ending and confirmed that it was supplied with an alternate cut of the movie carrying a different ending. In both book and film, henry claims to love clare, and part of this love is wanting what is best for her. The notebook deleted scene nobody else for me 2004 ryan gosling, rachel mcadams movie hd duration.
He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. The real reason the notebook has a different ending on netflix u. Netflix accused of changing the notebook final scene. So, imagine the internets collective surprise to find out that in the version of the notebook currently playing on u. The notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by american novelist nicholas sparks, the novel was later adapted into a popular film of the same name, in 2004. By killing off noah it did not leave any room for the book after the notebook to be produced. The main selling point that got viewers to watch the notebook was the controversial amazing kiss if the couple under the rain. Now, to be quite honest i am not a reader, but for some reason i had a gut feeling that this book would be worth my time, before watching the movie. The real reason the notebook has a different ending on netflix. It was a great book, and with a cast of compelling characters, it could have been a phenomenal movie but instead, the 2009 film, directed by. In the months leading up to gone girls release, the press has obsessed over whether or not writer gillian flynn changed the ending of her book when adapting it for the big screen.
The book portrays every trait in a guy or girl would desire to have in a significant. The ending of the book was only to a point that allie was able to recognize noah despite of her diagnosis to alzheimeris. The notebook is a very good movie, a fun movie, but at times a boring movie. Different in many ways, but still not being able to be without each other.
The uk netflix platform has reportedly changed the notebook ending, riling up fans who were anticipating the sad ending the film is famous for. Comparison between the notebook movie and book essay. The notebooks ending has been changed and people are fuming. The nicholas sparks tearjerker the notebook has some great old houses to look at. The notebooks ending is different on netflix, and people are. Netflix uk accidentally streamed the notebook with an alternate ending. But relapses and is taken away from dukeolder noah. That happy noah allie ending is not a guarantee due to these. Then the movie goes back to the present time and older allie remembers that that was their love story. Netflix uk uploaded an alternative ending to the notebook.
Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. On november 11, 2012, abc family premiered an extended version with deleted. Due to their difference in social class, allies parents were never fond of noah, and. He jumps on the ferris wheel until she agrees to go out with him. Analysis of the notebook essay 1564 words bartleby. At the end of the notebook, we see allie and noah dead together holding each others hands. Why does a movie like the notebook appeal to so many. The notebook ending controversially changed by netflix uk. According to twitter users, the netflix version fades to black after older allie and noah hold hands in bed. The emotional scale of the movie was increased dramatically that none of the events actually happened in the book. Imagine sitting back, queuing up the notebook on netflix, and being served up a noticeably different ending.
Movies is netflix secretly giving us a sequel to the notebook their alternate ending is more like the book which has a sequel. The movie also ends slightly differently than the book. The notebook is a movie based on a bestselling novel that was written by author nicholas sparks. So the movie closing off with 2 birds flying close together in a flock signifies that noahs and allies love is a forever kinda thing. Allies, noahs, and the old plantation house that served as the nursing home lets take a closer look at all three. Instead of briony having a monologue about everything thats happened with her writing and cecilia and robbie, the film sets the ending up as an interview with briony, which, in my opinion, was more effective. Netflix have denied changing the ending of the notebook after fans complained that the films final scene was completely different the film, which stars ryan gosling and rachel mcadams. I finished the book yesterday and felt strongly compelled to watch the movie again the same day.
I always thought this is what the ending should have been like, so here it is. The movie showed a dramatic climax to the love story of the couple through a kiss under the rain. In the movie noah and allie hang out together at the carnival until it is over. In a nursing home, resident duke reads a romance story for an old woman who has senile dementia with memory loss. There were many obstacles to a noahallie happy ending, most specifically wwii and her parents, especially her mother, who did not approve of the relationship and did whatever she could to end it. Netflix uk changes the ending to the notebook indiewire. Im not bitter any more, because i know that what we had was real. The indian bollywood film, zindagi tere naam, starring mithun chakraborty, is also based on it. The notebook cuts between the same couple at two seasons in their lives. Thats what happened to fans streaming the film on netflix across the pond.
Allies part in the book was expanded for the movie. The film became a sleeper hit and has gained a cult following. Fans of the romantic tearjerker he notebook were left outraged upon learning the netflix version playing in the united kingdom omitted the films sad ending for a more happier outcome. The notebook the notebook, written by nicolas sparks, can be named one of the best american romantic novels. We see them in the urgency of young romance, and then we see them as old people, she disappearing into the shadows of alzheimers, he steadfast in his love. This is my ideal ending for the movie the notebook. Analysis of the book the notebook essay 48 words 6 pages.
The real reason the notebook has a different ending on. In both book and film, he says that he doesnt want her to wait for him. The plot of the movie primarily focuses on noah and allies lives in their youth. But the director of the notebook film was very respectful and there are only minor changes and maybe a different interpretation of the ending. The movie ends with the two of them found dead on a bed holding hands with one another. It ends differently than the movie does and, in my opinion, has a better ending than the movie. Differences between the notebook book vs movie page 1. Netflix apparently changed the ending of the notebook. I think that noah had been trying for a couple of times to let allie remember everything permanently. But again, i was okay with it as i actually preferred it to the ending of the book, which was a little ambiguous for my taste. Are there two different versions of the films ending. Netflix uk streams the notebook with edited ending, author nicholas sparks reacts. Their alternate ending is more like the book which has a sequel.
The notebook is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by nick cassavetes and written by. In the late 1930s, wealthy seventeen yearold allie hamilton is spending summer vacation in seabrook. The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer. What makes alternate ending different from other film sites and podcasts. As a stand alone movie the notebook is good movie but having read the book first the movie was a disappointment especially the ending. If you dont get emotional during the movie or while reading the book, youll most certainly cry at the end of the story. The notebook is about to be added to netflix in the us, but its already available in the uk and fans are not happy with the big change that they made at the end. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. I had read notebook a number of times before watching the movie. The movie always changes the book but the one major change the ending which had the audience letting out a collective gasp and reaching for the nearest tissue was, in my opinion, really good even if it was pure hollywood melodrama.
What seperates this from other chick flicks is that this is told throuh the eyes of a man who tells the relationship. I wrote a new post about noahs plantation house from this movie with more photos and information that you can see here. But the expected miracle did not happen a single time, and every time she lost everything. Literary agent theresa park discovered sparks by picking the book out of her. Others have suggested that this ending is more in line with the book, opening up room to make a movie of the sequel novel, the wedding, which is. Ryan gosling just cant fit the image of noah described in the book i havent read the book yet, but i am interested. The notebook may have premiered in 2005, but there are still so many things you dont know about the iconic movie.
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