“...don’t see how Aronofsky ties it into an Old Testament deal...”
The Old Testament contains an oral history of the Flood Epic that also crosses many ancient cultures. The fact that the Flood Epics are found in many ancient cultures supports the evidence that the Old Testament account of Noah is based on a real flood. The idea that this weakens the Genesis flood account rather than supporting it is backwards logic.
Agreed - but I guess my point was why does Hollywood (of all places) assume they have anyone's best interests at heart making a Bible based story? Yes, decades ago we were thrilled with Ben Hur, The Robe and The Ten Commandments among others - but modern Hollywood is a despicable collection of druggies and sex perverts.
Noah as the world's first enviro "wacko"? - Please . . .