I heard many mixed reviews on the film Noah and want to respond to John Nolte’s article “Noah Review: Brilliantly Sinister Anti-Christian Filmmaking” (2014). Nolte introduces us by asking, “could anything make Satan happier than something that leads people to believe they are saved when they are not?” We can connect specific bible verses, such as Genesis 5:32-10:1, to Noah.
“The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.”
In this film, the only sin for which God destroys humanity has nothing to do with “wickedness or evil” as defined in Genesis. We have learned throughout the semester that films can display stories from the Bible and alter its dialogue, but it is the message conveyed to us that is most important. In Darren Aronofsky’s film, we realize how this message is completely altered from the teachings of the Bible. Aronofsky’s “God” in this film does not reflect the Ten Commandments or the true reason that God wants to flood the Earth and start over. Aronofsky completely distorts the real God sent the flood to Earth; therefore, the message from the Bible is misrepresented in this film. On the other hand, we see that God wants to give humanity a second chance at the end of this film, which means Aronofsky was forced to display some sort of truth for the eternal life meant for human beings.
Nolte, John. 'Noah' Review: Brilliantly Sinister Anti-Christian Filmmaking. (28 Mar. 2014). Retrieved form http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2014/03/28/Noah-review-brilliantly-sinister-anti-christian-filmmaking
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