Nonverbal Communication In The Notebook

The Notebook, released on June 25th, 2004, is the movie I chose. This movie is the love story of Allie and Noah, two young kids who fall in love. A rough patch hits, but they never truly stop loving each other, eventually they find their way back to each other and spend the rest of their lives together. In their old age, Allie is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but Noah never leave her side and eventually they pass away together peacefully in the night. Intimacy plays a huge role in the relationship between Allie and Noah. Intimacy is a state of closeness arising from physical, intellectual, or emotional contact or sometimes from shared activities. Noah immediately falls in love with Allie, he flirts with her and finally gets the courage to ask her out. They had a very intimate relationship, not physically but emotionally and intellectually. When hard times hit, Allie went and got married to some other man, but Allie always loved Noah. No matter how much she tried to deny it or hide it from herself, she always loved Noah. Eventually, Noah and
According to our book, nonverbal communication is messages expressed by other than linguistic means. Basically, body movements such as posture and gestures, touch, appearance, physical space, and time. After seven years of waiting, when Allie and Noah finally reunite their is quite a bit of nonverbal communication. Not much speaking is done, especially during the boat ride. Both of them have things they would like to say and discuss, but neither of them speak. They look at each other, smiling and blushing. Allie tries to keep herself composed, but deep down she wants to hug Noah and reconnect with him. Not much eye contact is made and they are seated fairly far away from each other. It has been such a long time since they have saw each other they are not quite sure where to start. They eventually find their way and reconnect very