Darren Aronofsky directed and wrote a story he wanted to tell. A drama about the biblical Noah created with free creative license to tell the story in a way that he felt would be compelling and entertaining. This is not the strict, or loose retelling of the traditional biblical Noah's Ark, nor is it a total fantasy, it takes elements from the traditional story and uses them to create a watchable drama. If the flood story ever really had any truth to it, who knows for certain what that truth was, unless of course you take whatever version of the bible you read literally word for word. From the perspective of not knowing what happened for certain, Aronofsky creates a convincing story of creation, man's wickedness, Noah's piety, and the flood. It's a fantasy drama that makes for a very good movie. Unfortunately , this movie will upset devout Judeo/Christian/Muslims, because the story uses so much creative license and strays so far from the biblical accounts. It even strays far from older Babylonian flood myths. This movie will also upset atheists, because although it is a myth/fantasy/drama, it also has a real sense of spirituality to it that will get under the skin of most devout atheists. Additionally this movie will also irk any science fiction fans as it is much close to fantasy than any attempt at scientific explanation. Who's left to enjoy the film? Just folks like me that are not very religious, or atheist, who enjoy a good story with some fantastic elements and a touch of humanity.
Review of Noah
