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Are you Team Noah or Team Lon? James Marsden is finally weighing in on a longtime debate among fans of The Notebook.
In a new interview with People, Marsden, who starred as Lon Hammond, Jr. alongside Rachel McAdams (Allie Hamilton) and Ryan Gosling (Noah Calhoun) in the beloved 2004 film adaptation of the 1996 Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, shared his thoughts on a question that has been up for debate since the film's 2004 release: did Allie choose the right guy?
In the film, Allie, who was engaged to Lon, ultimately breaks off the engagement and reunites with her true love Noah. Despite some fans' beliefs that she was better off with the wealthy lawyer, Marsden himself agrees with the decision to have Noah and Allie end up together.
"You know, it's funny. I hear a lot of people nowadays that very kindly come up to me and say, '[Lon was] the whole package, you were like this wealthy guy, and you treated her right, and you trusted her and it was a healthy relationship and [Allie and Noah] were in an unhealthy, toxic relationship,'" he said. "While I see that and understand it, I mean, love is love."
The Hairspray actor said the "fiery" love and chemistry between the characters was "undeniable" so it's no wonder they overcame all the odds keeping them apart to find their happily ever after.
"The dynamic between [Allie and Noah] and their chemistry was undeniable," he said. "And so I think, yeah, she should have ended up with Noah. That kind of love in that movie can be fiery and it can still be the right thing, the right person to be with."
As for Lon, who he called a "really good guy," Marsden believes that "there's another lady out there for him, I'm sure, that's very happy."