Noah
The most inspiring part of the film in my opinion was the
idea of the father’s blessing that was shown numerous times throughout the
film. However, one scene in particular stood out as being raw and powerful and
truly a symbol of the father’s heart. The scene I am referring to is when
Methuselah gives Ila (Emma Watson) a blessing. What is so powerful is that Ila
is not blood-related yet Methuselah gives her a blessing due to her
faithfulness and loyalty to the Noah and his family.
The symbol of the blessing was a gift of life and offspring
as Ila was unable to bear children due to a wound she received from her
childhood. Ila was in love with Shem and was willing to let him go so that he
could find a wife who could bear children. Ila represented pure, unselfish,
genuine love and was a perfect candidate to be the new “eve” in a sense to
repopulate the earth.
When Methuselah gave her the blessing Ila felt a force that
was supernatural and had a sudden urge to have sexual relations with Shem. The
miracle was that Ila became pregnant with twins which was exactly the number of
women needed for the number of men who survived the flood in order to populate
the earth.
The Father acts towards us the same way! He redeems us from
being orphans and blesses us into his family!
Tyler, I love your reflection on the Father's heart as displayed in the film. It is absolutely true that these instances reflect the heart of God toward us. Beyond this, I am also thinking about the imagery of the glowing snakeskin. This is used as a generational blessing that was passed down from the time of Adam. It fell into the hands of Cain after Noah's father was murdered, but Noah reclaims it after the son of Cain is killed by Ham. Ham also relinquishes the Father's blessing and maintains an orphan spirit as he wanders away from his family due to separation between him and Noah. We can view the snakeskin as something that is able to be passed along by the father and that maintains blessing within the family. But if it is not accepted, one is left to continue on their own (e.g. Ham). This is just like our Father. He gives us free choice to receive his blessing, but when it is rejected, He does not force it upon us. It can also be abused (as seen in the case of Cain).
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