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This film is based off the Biblical story of Noah's Ark (Book of Genesis). Noah is given a vision, from the Creator, to build an ark that would house two of every kind of animal species. As Noah embarks on this mission, he witnesses the horror and goodness of humanity. From what he witnesses, Noah must make a decision to rescue humanity, or destroy it.
This film was directed by Darren Aronofsky. Okay, I will start by saying that this film was made for a wider, more artistic, audience than a highly religious audience. Director Aronofsky took a lot of liberties with this film by adding in his artistic flair, creatures, an epic battle, magic, philosophy, and a villain. These additions were made to give depth to a short portion of the Bible. In many ways it works as an introduction to younger generations about Christianity. That being said, there was a lot of opinions surrounding this film. One of those being that it goes against the Islamic teachings, so it got banned. There weren't any ethnic people present within the film. Which I can't argue, because Noah is like the ninth descendant of Adam. I don't think that allowed for a lot of time to change skin color, nor would it have allowed a massive population growth (evil or good). The angels could not have given Cain so much aid to populate an entire planet. Another issue that people seem to have is that they view this film as a propaganda for environmentalism. I can see that, but what other form of life is there at that time. You can be evil and consume meat, or be good and live off nature. It also angered some audience's because 'God' is never referred to as such. However, many enjoyed the thought of stories being used as an explanation for their beliefs.
The use of magic can be believable in that this story is fairly magical and could not be believed without it. Albeit, it might've been overdone to the point where it made the family appear cultish. The fallen angels, which are great on-screen creatures, are oddly placed into this film. With all that taken into account, the story itself is largely philosophical. The major question is were humans meant to survive the great flood? Was it the goodness in Noah that made God want them to survive? Why did God go through so much trouble to show Noah the wickedness of the times? How much of Noah, himself, was evil? I think the film's ending saved it from being throughly despised by all Christians, because goodness appeared to have prevailed. Russell Crowe played the role of Noah. He created the perfect revision of Noah. He gave this familiar fatherly character a very dark persona that make people question him. Ray Winstone played the role of Tubal-cain. He is present as a villain to distort the preachings of God. He also does a great job at making Noah look tame in comparison.
I give this film 4 out of 5 stars! It is a great retelling of a familiar tale that non-religious audiences could actually enjoy.
This film can be found through Netflix DVD.
Answer to last blog: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Interview, worked together on the film This Is The End.
Que: What film has Darren Aronofsky not directed?
Black Swan
The Wrestler
The Fighter
The Fountain
I give this film 4 out of 5 stars! It is a great retelling of a familiar tale that non-religious audiences could actually enjoy.
This film can be found through Netflix DVD.
Answer to last blog: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Interview, worked together on the film This Is The End.
Que: What film has Darren Aronofsky not directed?
Black Swan
The Wrestler
The Fighter
The Fountain
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