Review of Noah

Noah (2014)
1/10
NO-ah!
21 May 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Noah (2014): Dir: Darren Aronofsky / Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Ray Winstone: Perhaps the worst excuse for a Biblical movie ever made. Darren Aronofsky has directed such great visual films as Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan but here he presents a pathetic charade that barely scratches the surface on the account in Genesis where Noah is given visions from God to build an ark for he and his family as well as two of every animal because God was set to destroy the earth via flood due to man's rebellious nature. We have giant rock creatures that were apparently fallen angels. We have rebellious attitudes from Noah's son Ham in regards to mating, which goes against the fact that Genesis states that Noah's children were on board with their wives. Russell Crowe plays Noah as a barbaric nut case who battles enemies including an ark stowaway that results in a brutal fight. Jennifer Connelly plays his wife. Anthony Hopkins is totally over the top as Noah's father who lives in the mountains. Emma Watson plays a young female found who could not bare children and is touched by Hopkins and given the ability. Then she bangs one of Noah's sons and has twins, which Noah nearly daggers. Finally we have a useless appearance by Ray Winstone as the film's villain. He apparently stows away and gets into a fist fight with Noah. Christians are at opposites ends with this film and despite it getting some folks looking at scripture for themselves, it doesn't change the fact that the story is moderated to action, violence, and a visual world that doesn't fit. This film should be flushed down a toilet. Score: 1 / 10
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