THE NOTEBOOK

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By Marian Denise Glipo Basallote
IV-Madame Marie Curie


“The Notebook” is one of my all-time favorite movies because it has the capability of deeply touching my heart. It depicted a great love story that had surpassed the ordeals of time. The movie involved the characters namely Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who fell in love with each other. However, Allie’s parents disapproved of their relationship and eventually, the two young lovers were separated from each other. Several years passed by and Allie had never heard a single thing about Noah. But, the truth is, Noah wrote 365 letters, one letter a day for a year. He stopped writing after a year since he had never gotten a response from Allie. Allie became engaged to a handsome young soldier named Lon.

In a local newspaper years later, a picture of Noah, who was standing in front of a fully-restored, 200 year-old house, caught Allie's eye. Noah spoke of his plans of buying and renovating that house back then. Allie got too overwhelmed after seeing and knowing that his plans did happen. With the quirk of fate, Allie and Noah met each other again. They had a lot of catching up to do. But, their love for each other has always stayed alive. Their love for each other grew even deeper and stronger. Allie eventually discovered that she never received Noah’s letters before because her mother was keeping all of them.

Since Allie’s business with Lon has not yet been fixed, she had to make a decision between her fiancé, Lon, and her true love, Noah. In the end, she realized that she needed Noah in her life. She returned to him and they spent the rest of their days with each other. Allie, however, acquired an Alzheimer's disease that made her forget about everything that had happened. Noah constantly read a notebook, which contained every detail of their love story, to Allie. The notebook was actually written by Allie herself. At one night, Noah sneaked into Allie's room and they died together peacefully in their sleep.

In this story, the disapproval of Allie’s parents of their relationship was the evident reason why Allie and Noah had to part ways. They shared a forbidden love and thus, both characters suffered greatly. Since they were so young then, they did not have enough courage to fight for their feelings. They were helpless, indeed. With the passing of time, both of them were not able to keep in touch with each other. As a result, they got used to living in separate and different worlds. However, the flame in their hearts never died. Even with the test of time, their love for each other remained firm and steadfast. Even if nobody wanted them for each other, they still spent a lifetime together.

The power of love could do great miracles. Love undeniably triumphs over everything.