To say that "Noah" did not do a disservice to the real biblical text would be like saying little kids never lie to their parents about eating candy right before dinner.

"Noah" (portrayed by Russell Crowe) is based on the biblical story written in the first book of the bible “Genesis” which ranges from chapters six through nine. It is a story of humanity's fight for survival, as well as God's mercy on the righteous and judgment for the evil. According to the story by director Darren Aronovsky, most human beings were evil and wicked since the beginning of time. There was no room for good in their hearts. So the Creator decides to end 99.8 percent of human life by sending a flood that lasted 40 days and 40 nights. The big turning point in the movie is Noah going complete psycho-mode, believing that he is being commanded by God to exterminate the unborn child being carried by Emma Watson’s character young lla. This movie was  controversial as it made its own unique interpretation of the scriptures found in this book. 

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It seems to me that Aronovsky (who is an exceptional director, by the way) took the name Noah, took the arc story and decided to develop his own narrative. I immediately found myself asking the question, who was this movie made for? I know that question may seem vague but I just refuse to believe that this movie was made for the Judeo-Christian believer. Was it made for an atheist? But they're not watching this either. Who watched "Noah"?

For starters you have these giant transformer-type robots known as the “watchers” who are supposed to help mankind develop a civilized society. But these are the same giants who were casted down from heaven as a result of following Lucifer in his rebellion against God. But in Aronovsky's movie, these watchers were casted down from heaven by the Creator for attempting to help out humanity in their battle against sin. But this is contradictory to all of the stories found in genesis. The major key point in practically every story in the bible is to show the miracles that come from God as well as his unfailing love and mercy towards his creation. So apparently Darren and I read two different bibles with two different Noahs, and I got the better version.

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The character of Noah was portrayed moreso like a warrior than the Noah found in the biblical texts. He fought and killed his opposition, all of those who wanted to take the arc away from him and his family. He was also confused about his own identity. He wasn’t sure if God was asking him to do certain things at certain times, and ultimately questioned the Creator's judgment regarding human life. But at the very end, Noah decides to spare both of his grandchildren. Aronovsky made Noah seem as though he was the one who showed mercy for human life and ultimately saved humanity from extinction instead of God. What, are you kidding me?

Now, there are two different ways of looking at the ending of this film. One is that God was testing Noah to see what he would do in that situation. It’s kind of like the way God tested Abraham’s loyalty and love toward him, by asking him to sacrifice his only son. Except in this case, Noah wasn’t tested so much to prove his love and loyalty towards God by being asked to sacrifice his two grandbabies, but to see whether or not Noah was just as evil as the ones caught in that flood. Or it could be seen as God allowing Noah to make the choice of not exterminating his own grandbabies an ultimately all of humanity. The fact is, even in Aronosvky’s distorted view of the bible, God would still have to be merciful in order to allow Noah and his family to live. It’s not like Noah could have defied the Creator and over seeded his authority, God had to allow Noah to make that choice.

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P.S. I don’t totally hate this movie. It did have pretty good special effects and the intertitles along with the dark theme played at the beginning of the movie is mainly the only reason why I still watch this film. My advice to you is to watch it if your objective about biblical stories, but if you’re like me, don’t get offended, it is just a movie victim of a business where it’s all about making money.

But the movie would have been so much cooler if it has used actual biblical facts, ha.

Watch the movie trailer for "Noah" below.

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