just watched THE NOTEBOOK a couple of days ago. have to say that it's the purist and best love story. after all these i've been through, this is the first story that can bring out my tears again. i thought i wouldn't shed no single bit of tears to any stupid love stories. but frankly, this really moved me deeply. then here came THE FREEBIE tonight. a couple becomes so impassionate towards each other. after all they have all the best communication and love for a good 7-year. it seems to be a bit unrealistic, yet very possible. if you were too frank and honest and open to your honey, would it end up just like this? during watching the movie i was thinking was it because the director cut out something in real life that made all the plots reasonable? then when it came to the end, the pregnant announcing scene did stroke me a bit. maybe that is something generally will happen in real life that's omitted in the movie. baby is the crucial element to prolong love between couples, necessarily. or does the couple have too much spare time, no children, no career, no financial/political/living difficulties... that make them think too much out of some weird fucked up line? despite of the HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING plot in the movie, what the director surely wants to show us is the HYPOTHETICALLY happened part. what seemed to be so firm could be gone so easily. suspicions, concealing, lies...all came after the originally-agreed-by-both plan, and finally the relationship has the least possibility to just get talked and fade away like nothing ever happened. sorry to be negative and pessimistic, but i merely believe that nobody can be trusted, even oneself. because we are living things and we CHANGE from time to time. so what's it between THE NOTEBOOK and THE FREEBIE? that is love DOES exist and it's such a wonderful thing. yet love DOES fade at some point out of certain reasons, depends on individuals. if you are lucky enough to experience the perfect love, go for it. if shit happens, cry for a whole bunch then get hollow or put yourself in the market again. after all, this is life. feel regret for the things you didn't do but not the things you did. i can't say enjoy every moment of your life, but me, i try my best to live every single bit of it and experience it the most. pro or con. just write some feelings brought by the movie and not pretty much a real review for it, sorry.