Interesting.
The Notebook is an absolute classic.
It has the power to turn the most macho of men into an absolute softie in a matter of seconds, and it tells a brilliant (if not a little bit depressing) love story.
And although the movie has some funny moments, some passionate moments, and some heart-breaking moments, the ending is often the most talked about thing about the film.
But the ending that you remember may not be the one that you’ll see if you watch it on Netflix.
In case you haven’t seen The Notebook, here’s how it goes:
The story is narrated in the present day by an elderly man to a fellow nursing home patient, before we realise that he is just telling the story of his relationship with the now elderly woman, which she can’t remember due to her dementia.
In the movie’s original ending, the elderly couple embrace in bed as she finally remembers the narrator as the man she loves, before they die in each other’s arms.
But not in the Netflix edition…
In the Netflix edition, the final shot of the couple dead in bed together is replaced with a slightly more ambiguous one of birds flying over a lake.
As you might imagine, it drew quite a reaction.
Why on earth would Netflix change the ending of The Notebook??? There are two movies that you cannot mess with….Shawshank Redemption AND The Notebook!!! ?
— Sheli Z. (@zahnley1) February 27, 2019
so apparently the notebook is coming to Netflix but also apparently they changed the ending to a happy one so I’m fuckin pissed cause I watch that movie to ugly cry
— Cynth (@____cynth) February 27, 2019
If Netflix really does that alternative ending for the Notebook imma be pissed. I wanna see 2 lovers die, not no dang birds
— Shea Butter Baby (@infinite_dom) February 27, 2019
While some fans actually enjoyed the change:
congrats @netflix, you made the notebook end more like the book now! i always loathed the movie ending – don’t know why they kill them in the movie version – but if only the screenwriter felt the same. not always a netflix fan but it’s nice to know you believe in the real ending.
— ❄️ missy ❄️ (@seanbennigans) February 27, 2019
Netflix better have the original ending of the notebook on Netflix us
— ashanti (@SlayThySvmmie) February 27, 2019
Netflix have since moved to clarify the issue, saying that they they did not edit the ending, that the version they were supplied with had a different ending and that they were going to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible.
Things you should know…
– we did not edit the notebook
– an alternate version exists and was supplied to us
– we are getting to the bottom of it asap
– apparently some films have more than one ending?!— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) February 27, 2019
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