The Notebook

[halfrek2]

last night the girl decided she wanted me to watch the Notebook with her. she adores Ryan Gosling. bless her. ;) me = quiet sobbing mess. that movie ALWAYS makes me cry towards the end. so needless to say, this morning, my eyes are a bit scratchy and sinuses are a bit wacked. LOL worst part was having to try to explain why someone would

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[daydreambeleevr]

you raise an interesting thought. I'll match you a quote:

(maybe a little paraphrased)

"You don't want to be in love, you want to be in love like the movies"

(rosie o'donnell to meg ryan, "sleepless in seatle"

I personally think movies can do a lot to screw up what people come to expect in a relationship. It's not that I'm blaming movies/industry, they're there for entertainment. If people buy too much into it, it's their own fault. But I do think people have unrealistic expectations on how/what love should be, and then they end up unfulfilled and disappointed and they don't understand why.

Not one of my married girlfriends have told me, not ever, that they're in love like they see in those epic love stories.

It's something I keep in mind when watching movies with the mini. I don't want her to have an unhappy surprise when the hero doesn't come to her work, sweep her off her feet, and let her wear his hat.

it's fun to watch, it's just not real.

k =)

[sillyd]

I was actually going to say something similar about movie love...haha

But I gotta give The Notebook some credit it was a book first so it is not like he knew it would be made into a movie..HAHA!!
That book/movie kills me everytime.

I do think movie and TV can screw things up.
That When Harry Met Sally quote makes me laugh.
Talk about a movie that I think messed me up. I was "in love" with a guy for a love time before my Jamie and we had a total Harry/Sally relationship, so what does Danielle think for a better part of 5 years..well it worked for Harry and Sally...LAME!!

[helygen]

I do think that Hollywood has raised our expectations of finding that ONE person, and I think that's responsible for many people feeling somewhat disappointed with the person they end up with. It's kinda sad that some people will spend their lives looking for someone who's right under their nose, if they would just look properly.

[sweetcheri]

I definitely think that Hollywood and fiction in general create unreal illusions of what love is really like. Of course, I say that and then look at my parents who have been madly in love with each other for almost 50 years. lol They've had their fair share of heartaches and tough times along the way, but they still look at each other with stars in their eyes. And watching my dad take care of my mom after her surgeries and during her chemo? You think The Notebook makes you cry. I cried every time I left the hospital or their house after watching how tenderly my dad cared for her. Do I think that this is true in most cases? Not at all. My parents are exceptions to the rule. :D

[brermatt]

I think Nicholas Sparks stories do better than most. They're still romantic, but they say that even these tremendous loves come at a cost and are far from perfect. The movie versions gloss some of it. (I haven't read the book version of The Notebook though.)

Where I think these idealistic romances succeed is in inspiring hope. We all need hope.

[sillyd]

Nicholas Sparks is the devil..haha I love his books been reading them for years before the movies started.
I kid I kid(about the devil thing)..but goodness his books make lovely movies.
Well that is not all true they killed Message in a Bottle and that was a wonderful book.

Nights in Rodanthe the book was great and I think they might have hit the nail on the head with the movie, like The Notebook and A Walk to Remember

[brermatt]

I was disappointed with the movie version of A Walk to Remember. I loved the book, and I love Mandy Moore, but the movie was still flat.