Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its novelist/author stated on the record that "it's about life, passion, love, It's about choosing to be who you want to be as much as it is about choosing who you love, The story speaks to a universal desi…" 1. The adaptation scores 89 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 8 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 4.
- 1Creator statementnovelist/author: "It's about life, passion, love. It's about choosing to be who you want to be as much as it is about choosing who you love. The story speaks to a universal desire to be loved no matter what, even when…"TIME Magazine interview on The Notebook adaptations source ↗
- 2FaithfulnessFaithfulness 89 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 8 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Swaps: 0 race, 0 gender, 0 critical -> 0
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 69, Hispanic 28, Black 32.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Age: 54 — age-balanced
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PlexAmazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At HomeSource Material
| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Notebook | Nicholas Sparks | novel | 1996 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 89/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Romance
The average advocacy score of Romance titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1931 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1944 | 2 | 2 |
| 1945 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1952 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | 0 | 3 |
| 1955 | 2 | 3 |
| 1956 | 2 | 4 |
| 1957 | 0 | 4 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 3 | 4 |
| 1965 | 1 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 | 3 |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 5 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | 1 | 5 |
| 1987 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 9 |
| 1990 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 | 5 |
| 1993 | 1 | 7 |
| 1994 | 3 | 9 |
| 1995 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 9 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 14 |
| 2000 | 1 | 18 |
| 2001 | 2 | 17 |
| 2002 | 3 | 15 |
| 2003 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | 1 | 16 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 2 | 14 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
| This title (2004) | 8 | 1 |
● This title (2004): advocacy 8 · explore Romance →
Cast & Crew
Nick Cassavetes (director) · Robert Fraisse (director)
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