book vs Movie

[reinhardtchick51]

so everyone is like what are the differences so talk it out here

[Ninthwoman]

• They reunite 7 years later in the movie rather than 14 years, as in the book
• I think Allie's last name is different in the movie - in the book it's "Nelson"
• Lon is a lawyer in the book; in the movie he takes on his family's very successful cotton business
• the book is set in New Bern, and when Allie is in the city, she's either in Raleigh or Winston-Salem (both in North Carolina), while in the movie she's in Charleston
• Noah is the author of the notebook in the book; in the movie it's Allie
• in the movie, Noah's lover before Allie's return is Martha Shaw; in the book Martha Shaw is just a neighbor and the woman who says "I know you see someone else when you look at me" is an unnamed woman
• in the book Noah doesn't have to convince Allie to go out with him
• there's no ferris wheel scene, no scene lying down in the middle of the road
• in the movie Noah gets his money to restore the old plantation house from the GI Bill; in the book he gets it from an old employer he worked for in New Jersey
• there's no major confrontation scene in the book about the letters; it's a conclusion they both draw
• in the book Noah and Allie had made love during their summer together; in the movie, it doesn't happen until their reunion

[katryna]

adaptation wise...the movie had many differences. Ninthwoman posted most of the major ones out. I think that the changes they made were better though, and they flowed nicely. And i especially liked the movie how they focused on their teenage years more, where so much of the book takes place in the old age home and just barely touches on the teenage years.

one thing i would've liked to be in the movie is how the love scenes were in the book. Like, with allie having to put on noah's clothes and then them sitting beside the fire and talking, and then the next morning then spending more time together. it was nice how they did it in the movie too...but in the book it seemed less rushed i guess.

[SiriusCracker1]

both allie and noah write the notebook in the novel nto just noah. she has them write it before they leave to go the home

[chxo]

I liked the movie much better..especially the ending.

-ch

[shellyboo1217]

i liked both the movie and the book!

[ThoseSummerNights]

I love both the movie and the book. What I think people need to understand though, is that there are things MENTIONED in the book, that are then SHOWN on the screen. Also, compared to other Sparks adaptions, this one really is the closest. I was very pleased to see some of the same details in the movie as I did in the book (such as them drinking tea when they first talk after reuniting, and then having crab for dinner).

Also, another difference is that their teenage summer romance does not play out in the book, rather we learn about it through their conversations and thoughts as they are reuniting. It's a different approach the book takes, but movies and novels are two different mediums, so they can never be exactly alike.

[katryna]

yeah, i realized after seeing the movie that they had to focus on the teenage years a bit more than the book because it had to seem like a real love. in the book, most of the summer memories were just described when noah was thinking of memories he and allie shared. they couldn't have done that on screen.

if noah and allie had just talked about their teenage relationship when the audience had not seen enough of it, the story wouldn't have been as believable and sincere, and "everlasting."

[Goonie1287]

I saw the movie, then read the book and I LOVED both! I do have to say though is that I like the movie a little better. Both are beautiful stories, but the movie had more younger stuff that I liked. I also liked how it was only 7 years, not 14. And how he asked her out and the rain scene in the movie were two of my favorites and they weren't in the book. What I do like in the book that I think would've been nice in the movie was having the painting she first painted for him above the fireplace. I thought it was really sweet that he still had it.

[grkANGEL85]

posted some of this on imdb.com earlier...

I can't really say I liked the book better than the movie or vice-versa. Because each were missing components that the other had.

I like how the book focused more on old Allie and Noah and you got to know more about their journey together with letters and more about their children.

But then I liked how the movie detailed more of their first summer together. Here is where their love for each other unfolds. The book barely touched on their first summer.

I think Cassavetes did a good job at adding in his touches to the film. If it was totally similar to the book, it would not have been as good in my opinion.

[dd]

ive just watched the movie havent read the book, is the book any good ?

[grkANGEL85]

dd said:

ive just watched the movie havent read the book, is the book any good ?

Yeah, you should definitely read the book. Noah's sadness is more evident in the book, I cried a lot. And there are letters that Noah reads from his and Allie's relationship that show just how strong their love for each other was throughout time.

I think Allie was more "rebellious" in the movie than the book.

The book mainly spans two days and does little focus on their summer together. but then there are over 50 pages that deals with old Noah and Allie.

[AznIntegra521]

Ninthwoman said:

• They reunite 7 years later in the movie rather than 14 years, as in the book
• I think Allie's last name is different in the movie - in the book it's "Nelson"
• Lon is a lawyer in the book; in the movie he takes on his family's very successful cotton business
• the book is set in New Bern, and when Allie is in the city, she's either in Raleigh or Winston-Salem (both in North Carolina), while in the movie she's in Charleston
• Noah is the author of the notebook in the book; in the movie it's Allie
• in the movie, Noah's lover before Allie's return is Martha Shaw; in the book Martha Shaw is just a neighbor and the woman who says "I know you see someone else when you look at me" is an unnamed woman
• in the book Noah doesn't have to convince Allie to go out with him
• there's no ferris wheel scene, no scene lying down in the middle of the road
• in the movie Noah gets his money to restore the old plantation house from the GI Bill; in the book he gets it from an old employer he worked for in New Jersey
• there's no major confrontation scene in the book about the letters; it's a conclusion they both draw
• in the book Noah and Allie had made love during their summer together; in the movie, it doesn't happen until their reunion

THose are the major ones and difference between the book and movie. But yea the movie really focus on there teenage years. I personally like that coz that gives me more of an idea HOW in love they were as teenagers. So yeah.

[Mary-Lynn]

I just finished readnit the book and I was kind of disappointed in it, agfter eeing the movie and hearing so much about the book and how good it was I was expecting something great and dont get me wrong I liked it and all but i think it focussed to much on them while they were older instead of when they were teenagers and falling in love, and the book didnt have alot of the major inportant scens the movie did.

[sparksgirl]

I'd agree that of all the books to movies adaptions from Sparks books - this one was the closest. I did enjoy the theatrical liberties they took, however. That Ferris Wheel scene is spectacular!