Noah

Arguably Aronofsky's most insipid movie yet. We all have an understanding of the story of Noah, but here very little makes sense. Just like the bible itself.

What is up with the talking rocks?

All its missing is a drive by with a shoot out with Noah holding his gun sideways & yelling "Yo, yo...that all you got?"

If and only if the writers had stuck to the real story, this could have been a great depiction of this Biblical character. But no, unnecessary drama had to be inserted. Why, just why?

The Bible once in a true universal and inspiring visionary way. I think the Holy Spirit may like it too.

Contrary to what many critics think, Noah is less a biblical tale and more a reason to pay little-known actors just to keep them in Hollywood. Like El Arca, Hollywood takes a story and twists it around to what they wanted to happen as opposed to what ACTUALLY happened.

Couldn't finish the movie. So much potential with such a great event in history but Hollywood fails again.

Visually great to look at. It holds your attention was never board. The acting was great. It does seem to take some liberties with the classic story but then it is a directors vision The story is unbelievable and defies any logic but then that is the original story so treat it like any other fantasy movie and suspend believe or if you are inclined up hold your belief and just go with it.

Rather bland. It drags on for a bit too long and the whole theme was underwhelming. I expected more from such a big cast. CG was at times distracting. Definitely one to skip without worry.

Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Anthony Hopkins, and Ray Winstone 10 years later and this is still a daring feat by director Darren Aronofsky on an epic scale It's again always risky to bring to life the stories of the Bible Here we focus on Seth's last living descendant, Noah himself Being a son of Adam he's tasked with carrying out a plan to save what's left of Creation God has granted him visions of a world cleaned of destruction and darkness but it is not the end...it's a new beginning to start over for mankind He, his wife Naameh, his sons Ham and Shen, and newly adopted daughter Illa decide to build a giant ark A vessel large enough to carry two of every animal and start a new paradise But Noah faces more trials than just saving the species as he's forced to make hard decisions between his family and facing against King Tubal-Cain This was very controversial when it came out considering it was tackling a well-known story many are familiar with and of course there have to be changes made for mainstream viewers You can definitely expect some would turn away mainly Christians because of the different faiths we follow having our own interpretations of the story of Noah's Ark Plus it's no surprise this was banned in several countries like China and Muslim nations as many movies of this caliber are since they have their own interpretations Still you have to applaud Aronofsky for attempting to tell this particular tale cause there are things that do work You have spectacular visuals, great actors, the giant rock creatures called The Warchers I was not expecting but ended up being one of my favorite aspects, and the flood itself is pulled off wonderfully Noah himself is human not praised as a messiah so he has a relatable arc Tubal-Cain makes for an understandable villain believing he's right since he feels God abandoned him and his followers with the lands drying up and facing starvation There's even a fascinating dynamic of a rift between Noah and his eldest son Some terrific visual storytelling too touching upon Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the loss of innocence, committing sin etc. The only real criticism to be had here is the movies length, it's far too long I would've figured the end would been after the flood took place I truly understand why people would be for it or against it given how Aronofsky approaches it, after all he is a divisive filmmaker The original story is very dark and this remains filled with dark drama being an interpretation of the core material with a hint of pro-environmentalism Maybe we can learn to be kind, choose mercy and love, we can start again if we wish The movie made $359 million worldwide despite being a mixed bag with audiences yet doing well with critics so you can take it how it is even if it's not 100% a perfect translation