All romantic films have the ability to captivate the audience, but The Notebook overwhelms anyone who watches it with many different emotions that are unlike any other. Entertainment Weekly covered this emotional connection by asking their male employees why they personally connected to The Notebook. The article states, “I think there's something attractive to men about the idea of ​​having the girl you want and having this charged romantic life, but being a total wild card while doing it” (EW Staff 2). Audiences connect with The Notebook because of the desirable relationship Noah and Allie have. Other adaptations of Nicholas Sparks films have fairly ordinary whirlwind relationships, but The Notebook included a relationship that lasted until the main characters' natural deaths, making it that much more special for audiences. Another way a connection forms is due to the illness Allie possesses today. In an article by CPNP (The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists), they explain how Alzheimer's affects