Ending+Scene7



The ending scene of the film shows Allie and Noah as an elderly couple in a nursing home. Allie has Alzheimer’s and rarely remembers who she or even Noah are. In this particular scene Allie remembers and asks Noah if their love is strong enough to take them away together. He replies “our love can do anything”. Later that night Allie and Noah pass away together. The nurse arrives in the morning to find them huddled together on the bed, hands clasped. The last image of the scene is of a flock of white geese flying into the sunset.
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This is significant as Allie had once told Noah that she wanted to be reincarnated as a bird. He had replied to her “if you’re a bird, I’m a bird”.


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 * Dialogue
 * Close-up
 * Symbolism

In this scene Allie asks Noah **“Do you think our love can take us away together?”** Noah replies **“Our love can do anything we want it to. It’s what brings you back to me each time”**. Later that night Allie and Noah pass away together. This shows that their love was indeed strong enough to keep them together, even in death.
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When Allie and Noah are found by the nurse in the morning there is a close-up of their clasped hands. This shot is important as it shows that Allie and Noah died together, even death could not part them.
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Important symbols used in this scene are the white geese. The last image of the scene shows a flock of white geese flying into the sunset. This image is superimposed over the image of Allie and Noah in the nursing home as it fades to black. The geese symbolise freedom and love to Allie. She also previously told Noah that she wanted to be reincarnated as a bird, he had replied to her “if you’re a bird I’m a bird”.
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This symbol helps show that even in death Noah and Allie’s love keeps them together. Allie is finally free. It is also symbolic that they are flying into the sunset as sunsets traditionally represent the end of light or life. That the film started with a sunrise is also important. It shows that events have come full circle. The fade to black between the death of Allie and Noah and the image of the birds is symbolic of death.


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This incident is important as it shows the theme of the power of true love. Allie and Noah’s love is so strong it overcomes a number of obstacles. As a young couple they battled social prejudice as they came from different social classes, family meddling, were separated by World War Two, and Allie’s engagement to another man. This scene reinforces the power of their love which not only triumphs over these hurdles but keeps them together, even in death.