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Post by jujulicious on Jul 30, 2004 18:02:41 GMT -5
What did you like about Lon? Was Allie's feelings towards him believable? Were you convinced that she was torn between Lon & Noah or did the passion between Noah & Allie overshadow that predicament?
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Post by funkymunky on Jul 30, 2004 18:13:58 GMT -5
hmm intresting topic, we all kinda forgot about him. well i think that when she was with lon she really tried hard to get over noah and at some points she did forget him but she never really forgot him. i know i dont make any sense. when they show lon, you tend to feel like she is forgeting noah but when she is reminded of him, everything changes. anyone understand that?
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Post by Mary-Lynn on Jul 30, 2004 18:23:01 GMT -5
I think she had real feelings for Lon but there was no doubt that she always had feelings for noah, when she was with Lon at times I think she did forget about Noah but she always remembered him. I think when she was with Noah she kind of forgot about Lon except when she had to choose and he was brought up, did that even make sence.
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Post by katryna on Jul 30, 2004 19:11:30 GMT -5
hmm intresting topic, we all kinda forgot about him. well i think that when she was with lon she really tried hard to get over noah and at some points she did forget him but she never really forgot him. i know i dont make any sense. when they show lon, you tend to feel like she is forgeting noah but when she is reminded of him, everything changes. anyone understand that? no, i get what you're saying  you make sense! i think that after a few years, Allie had accepted the fact that her and Noah would probably never see each other again...and I think she resented Noah for not writing her (although we know he did) and took the next best thing...which was Lon. I really believed that Allie loved Lon, but she just loved Noah a lot more. I think...since she couldn't have Noah, Lon was the consolation prize. But when Noah came back into her life, he was the number one priority, like he used to be. |
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Post by ThoseSummerNights on Jul 30, 2004 19:45:05 GMT -5
What did you like about Lon? Was Allie's feelings towards him believable? Were you convinced that she was torn between Lon & Noah or did the passion between Noah & Allie overshadow that predicament? Wow, great question! My personal feeling is that she really did fall in love with Lon, however, it was a different kind of love. It was more of a deep friendship/mutual understanding kind of love, as opposed to her passionate, hit you like lightning bolt, love of your life, kind of love, that she had with Noah. Her love with Lon is believable, and you could tell she was torn, however, when I think of Allie trying to figure out who to be with, I always assume that deep down she knows it's Noah, but it's hard to admit that b/c she was never really allowed to think about what SHE wanted. And it's also hard for her to admit b/c she doesn't want to hurt Lon, who really is a nice guy and treats her right. When it comes to Lon's character it's obvious he really does love Allie and wants her to be happy. You want to hate Lon, but you can't b/c he isn't a jerk, he just loves Allie. But in the end he realizes that it's not him that she's meant for.  |
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Post by katryna on Jul 30, 2004 22:19:20 GMT -5
Wow, great question! My personal feeling is that she really did fall in love with Lon, however, it was a different kind of love. It was more of a deep friendship/mutual understanding kind of love, as opposed to her passionate, hit you like lightning bolt, love of your life, kind of love, that she had with Noah. Her love with Lon is believable, and you could tell she was torn, however, when I think of Allie trying to figure out who to be with, I always assume that deep down she knows it's Noah, but it's hard to admit that b/c she was never really allowed to think about what SHE wanted. And it's also hard for her to admit b/c she doesn't want to hurt Lon, who really is a nice guy and treats her right. When it comes to Lon's character it's obvious he really does love Allie and wants her to be happy. You want to hate Lon, but you can't b/c he isn't a jerk, he just loves Allie. But in the end he realizes that it's not him that she's meant for. very well said!! *applauds* |
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Post by Mary-Lynn on Jul 30, 2004 22:20:41 GMT -5
Wow, great question! My personal feeling is that she really did fall in love with Lon, however, it was a different kind of love. It was more of a deep friendship/mutual understanding kind of love, as opposed to her passionate, hit you like lightning bolt, love of your life, kind of love, that she had with Noah. Her love with Lon is believable, and you could tell she was torn, however, when I think of Allie trying to figure out who to be with, I always assume that deep down she knows it's Noah, but it's hard to admit that b/c she was never really allowed to think about what SHE wanted. And it's also hard for her to admit b/c she doesn't want to hurt Lon, who really is a nice guy and treats her right. When it comes to Lon's character it's obvious he really does love Allie and wants her to be happy. You want to hate Lon, but you can't b/c he isn't a jerk, he just loves Allie. But in the end he realizes that it's not him that she's meant for. Very Well said |
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Post by memorylane on Jul 30, 2004 22:21:39 GMT -5
In the movie when older Noah is reading their love story to Allie, and comes to the part of Allie's engagement to Lon, he reads (Allie's words) that at the very moment Noah's face came to her.
In the book, but more in the movie, Lon was a great guy. Allie definitely fell in love with Lon, but I agree with ThoseSummerNights, her love for Lon was different.
Life goes on and you must live it, no matter what tragedy, heartbreak happens. Allie did just that. I think she pushed Noah out of her mind, repeatedly, in order to go on with her life. But a true love always pops back into our minds and hearts.
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Post by Kwin on Jul 30, 2004 22:31:52 GMT -5
In the movie when older Noah is reading their love story to Allie, and comes to the part of Allie's engagement to Lon, he reads (Allie's words) that at the very moment Noah's face came to her. In the book, but more in the movie, Lon was a great guy. Allie definitely fell in love with Lon, but I agree with ThoseSummerNights, her love for Lon was different. Life goes on and you must live it, no matter what tragedy, heartbreak happens. Allie did just that. I think she pushed Noah out of her mind, repeatedly, in order to go on with her life. But a true love always pops back into our minds and hearts. that's really good.. and true. allie just tried to move on when she was with lon, but when noah came back into her life, everything changed. even though she didn't wanna hurt lon because he's such a great guy, she knows and he knows who she's really meant for. |
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Post by katryna on Jul 30, 2004 22:32:25 GMT -5
Yeah...the book version of Lon was a lot different. In the book you knew that Lon and Allie cared for each other, but that caring was overshadowed by Allie feeling that she had never been a first priority for Lon (work was). In the movie, her and Lon had chemistry, and he was a really nice guy...in the book, their relationship seemed kinda...dead, and it was obvious that Noah was the greater guy all around.
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Post by jujulicious on Jul 31, 2004 4:10:36 GMT -5
Yeah..I like the changes that they made with Lon in the book and Lon in the movie. I like that they made Lon in the movie a lot more charming & likeable. I thought they casted a great Lon too-- James Marsden is very handsome and played off the southern gentleman very well. I also loved how he delivered his lines when Allie went back to the hotel to see him. When he said "But none of that give me you" the crowd was like "Aawwww" and I also like that line "It's normal not to forget your first love....but I want you for myself."
When I first saw the movie...it was kind of hard for me to like Lon because I already had these reserved feelings towards his character from reading the book...like mentioned above..in the book he really wasn't passionate and prioritizing Allie...and then the second time I saw the movie....I learned to pay attention to his character more and James Marsden's performance during the scene in the hotel was very much heartfelt.
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Post by ThoseSummerNights on Jul 31, 2004 14:48:08 GMT -5
In the movie when older Noah is reading their love story to Allie, and comes to the part of Allie's engagement to Lon, he reads (Allie's words) that at the very moment Noah's face came to her. In the book, but more in the movie, Lon was a great guy. Allie definitely fell in love with Lon, but I agree with ThoseSummerNights, her love for Lon was different. Life goes on and you must live it, no matter what tragedy, heartbreak happens. Allie did just that. I think she pushed Noah out of her mind, repeatedly, in order to go on with her life. But a true love always pops back into our minds and hearts. I totally agree with you! |
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Post by grkANGEL85 on Aug 1, 2004 19:24:35 GMT -5
I thought Lon was really sweet and that showed, for me, when she went to his office and he was with those other businessmen. SHe said, "I should have called." And he said something like, "What do you mean, you don't have to call." Like, he dropped what he was doing because she popped in all of the sudden. I was expecting him to be like, "I'm busy, can we talk later." You know?
But yeah I pretty much agree with what every one has said. Life went on for Allie and the fact that she never got Noah's letters probably made her believe, "if he doesn't care, why should I?"
I think her feelings for Lon were genuine. It was a different kind of love though, with Lon there was security. She knew she would be taken care of. With Noah, it was more spontaneous and passionate.
This reminds me of Sweet Home Alabama. The guy she was supposed to marry, Andrew, he was really nice. And i remember sitting in the theatre and my friend said, "how are they going to make him look bad?" Because he was so sweet, just like Lon.
BTW - When did Lon say, "no one forgets their first love, but I want you for myself" or something along those lines.
Also, do you think Lon knew about Noah? Like, during their relationship, do you think Allie ever mentioned Noah?
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Post by ThoseSummerNights on Aug 1, 2004 19:47:12 GMT -5
I thought Lon was really sweet and that showed, for me, when she went to his office and he was with those other businessmen. SHe said, "I should have called." And he said something like, "What do you mean, you don't have to call." Like, he dropped what he was doing because she popped in all of the sudden. I was expecting him to be like, "I'm busy, can we talk later." You know? But yeah I pretty much agree with what every one has said. Life went on for Allie and the fact that she never got Noah's letters probably made her believe, "if he doesn't care, why should I?" I think her feelings for Lon were genuine. It was a different kind of love though, with Lon there was security. She knew she would be taken care of. With Noah, it was more spontaneous and passionate. This reminds me of Sweet Home Alabama. The guy she was supposed to marry, Andrew, he was really nice. And i remember sitting in the theatre and my friend said, "how are they going to make him look bad?" Because he was so sweet, just like Lon. BTW - When did Lon say, "no one forgets their first love, but I want you for myself" or something along those lines. Also, do you think Lon knew about Noah? Like, during their relationship, do you think Allie ever mentioned Noah? Lon says, "it's normal not to forget your first love, but I want you for myself" when they are in the hotel towards the end of the movie, after Allie had reunited with Noah. And yeah, it also reminds me of Sweet Home Alabama as well, I love that movie too, (but of course not as much as The notebook!) |
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Post by katryna on Aug 1, 2004 20:25:05 GMT -5
Also, do you think Lon knew about Noah? Like, during their relationship, do you think Allie ever mentioned Noah? i don't think he had any clue...in the book he didn't, and same with in the movie (until Allie's father told him). i think that allie "conveniently" forgot to mention noah because it was part of her coping mechanism...a "pretend he never existed to make the pain seem less" type of attitude. |
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you make sense! i think that after a few years, Allie had accepted the fact that her and Noah would probably never see each other again...and I think she resented Noah for not writing her (although we know he did) and took the next best thing...which was Lon. I really believed that Allie loved Lon, but she just loved Noah a lot more. 
