If I must talk about a cinematic guilty pleasure, one of them is undoubtedly “The Notebook”, a love story starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. The big reason why I consider this movie my guilty pleasure is that, despite the somewhat toxic dynamic that I execute watching it, I still love it every time I watch it, and it still generates the same emotions as the first time. I'll continue to tell you about my guilty position with this diary of a love story, but you'll have to keep reading to find out. Join me.

Narrative emotionality
How the story of The Notebook is told is something that, from the very first moment completely captivated me in my heartstrings as a die-hard lover, that failed love story with tragic overtones in its growing process is something that, in general, I'm a complete culprit of loving to watch those kinds of stories.
There's an effect it has on me that, as I mentioned before, although it's not very healthy, The Notebook is the movie I turn to when I feel down in love, after a breakup or just because of the mere emotional slump that this kind of feeling can bring.
Now, you may be wondering: Why exactly does this movie make you feel this way? When really, omitting the psychological/situational analysis, which would make me mention the variety of toxic attitudes and behaviors of the relationship between Noah and Allie, well, it's a considerably beautiful love story, especially the ending of it.

The thing is, as I mention, the emotionality of the narrative causes me this effect that is a kind of emotional tuck-in that whispers lovingly in your ear; that, in the face of all adversity with your partner, resilience fused with true love, will overcome it.
There is a part of the film that makes me feel extremely identified when it comes to giving everything for love: both the 365 letters written by Noah during a year sending them to Allie, and his promise fulfilled after rebuilding the house, he promised to make her. Because that's how I believe that promised love should be until the end—the resilience of loving that person who never left your thoughts, goals or ideas.
How beautiful is the fact that every time Allie comes back from her senile dementia, it's because Noah keeps reading the journal, in which their entire love story from the beginning is captured. “Read this to me, and I'll come back to you.”

Loving to the end
The big point that causes my great emotional effect to cry and even feel sad is the end of the movie and its beautiful message. This one tells of the way Noah truly loved Allie to the end, to their death together while in each other's arms, knowing that it could be the last time they will remember each other for eternity.
And of course, now here comes the unknown of my feelings with the ending. Why do I feel sad when the ending is the display of the most beautiful thing we can do as human beings? That's the particularity of my situation, which, in its counterpart, I like.
It makes me sad many times, because of the inevitable thought of loneliness of wondering, “Will someone love me like this someday?” I am moved by the true love of The Notebook, so much so that emotions of sadness emerge before the beauty of what seems unattainable. It will probably always be my comfort movie after some love failure or breakup, because that's how I feel it's made, beyond the excellent adaptation and worldwide success it was.
Before touching on the last point, as a bonus, don't normalize infidelity or harmful and toxic behaviors as it comes to reflect many times in Noah and Allie's relationship. All relationships have their problems, arguments and conflicts, but physical or verbal abuse is never the way. Now, let's move on to the closing of the article.
In closing, I believe that a powerful message of the movie, throughout the story, is the following: as long as we are alive, we must love as much as we can, as it is the most beautiful and genuine feeling we can sow as human beings in this world. To your family, friends, partner, and pets, love each one of them, because we will never know how much time we have left.

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