For our weekly date night this week, we decided to do a dinner and movie date. My husband picked the dinner location and I picked the movie. And guess what I picked? Yup. I chose THE NOTEBOOK. My husband had never seen it before and I knew I just had to expose him to this classic someday! So Friday was the day.
My husband was a little uneasy about this idea, but he was a good sport and actually paid attention the whole time. Impressive. So I couldn't tell how he was feeling about it for the whole first like hour and a half of the movie, but by the end, there were tears running down his face. He insists that it was just because of the sad old people, but he was really feeling all of the Nicholas Sparks feelings. How does Nicholas Sparks do it??? No matter what movie it is and no matter who is watching it, there are always feelings and tears involved. HOW?
I hate to be that basic girl who loves Nicholas Sparks, but if you say you don't like Nicholas Sparks, you're lying. Even my husband likes Nicholas Sparks. And that is saying a lot.
I love how movies can really draw you in and make you feel like the story line is actually happening in the here and now. And no matter how many times you watch it, you still feel the feelings! I love the drama and I love how it takes me away from my own life for a couple of hours. I think this is one blessing of media. It really gives you a way to relax and escape from the stresses of life.
My only complaint about this movie is how Allie and Noah's relationships seems so perfect and so meant to be. Although I believe that my relationship with my husband is perfect, I know it is not and no one's is. So this may lead to unrealistic expectations in a relationship, but it's always fun to hope for that in a realtionship, isn't it?
Thank you, Nicholas Sparks, for the feelings and the drama and the escape from real life. We all love you... forever.
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Haha, I had this same experience with my husband last year! What I love about his movies is that they have a magical way of bringing my husband and I closer together. When you get this "real- life" sense of what "could happen" someday (like your spouse dying, or not remembering you), you just hold each other that much closer and remember what a blessing it is to have that one person in your life right now. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI totally know what you mean, Nicholas Sparks will get you every time. I like how he can take the classic love story and twist it and put it in new scenarios and in the end you still love it.
ReplyDeleteLove this movie, I cry every time. Every couple has their own perfect love story, but it's cool to see them portrayed through Nicholas Spark's eyes. He does romance SO WELL!
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