http://bethestory.com/2006/04/27/spotlight-the-notebook-the-movie the blog about writing stories and being a better writer Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://bethestory.com/2006/04/27/spotlight-the-notebook-the-movie#comment-668 be the story » Setting the Mood With Conflict Tue, 16 May 2006 12:39:16 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/04/27/spotlight-the-notebook-the-movie#comment-668 [...] Casablanca actually didn’t make me cry, though The Notebook did, as I mentioned in the last spotlight. Movie critics have described The Notebook as being a sappy romance story. But such a story works, for a simple reason, romantic tension. We have conflict; it draws us in, makes us feel what the characters are feeling. [...] […] Casablanca actually didn’t make me cry, though The Notebook did, as I mentioned in the last spotlight. Movie critics have described The Notebook as being a sappy romance story. But such a story works, for a simple reason, romantic tension. We have conflict; it draws us in, makes us feel what the characters are feeling. […]

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