Water for Elephants vs. The Notebook

When we were discussing the movie roles for Water for Elephants, we joked about creating the Notebook II. But the more I think about it, the two works are very, very similar. Not only would Rachel McAdams make a great Marlene, but the plot isn't too different either.

Obviously, the old man telling a story is a parallel between both. When Sara Gruen went back and forth between the 1930's and the present day, I kept thinking of the old man from the Notebook. Both present day situations, the storyteller was at a retirement home.

The main storyline in both Water for Elephants and the Notebook is the main woman falls for the main male character. The woman dumps the man who she is very serious for a more deep love that she ultimately wants. August is a more successful man than Jacob, in the circus that is. And in the Notebook, I can't recall the names, but the man who Rachel McAdams is engaged to is a very successful and wealthy man as opposed to Noah who is not nearly as wealthy.

I think there are many similarities between both the movie and the book, and also Water for Elephants will make a great movie.