The Notebook

In this scene of The Notebook Allie(McAdams) asked her once summer love, Noah(Gosling) why he never tried to contact her after she moved away. There are many different film elemets in this scene but I thought it would be good to focus on the directors use of unrestricted narration and close-up shots. The director uses unrestricted narration because he lets the audience know that Noah has written Allie everyday and is still in love with her, while Allie has no idea he tried to contact her. With unrestricted narration it allows suspense to build, thus making the scene more effective. The director also uses close-up shots on both Noah and Allie while in the rain to show the emotion they are feeling. This lets the audience feel what its like to be in their position.