Posted on 03/29/2014 7:03:30 PM PDT by Star Traveler
Leading creationist Ken Ham, who recently debated Bill Nye, says that the new blockbuster, starring Russell Crowe, is an insult to Christians: "Ultimately, there is barely a hint of biblical fidelity in this film. It is an unbiblical, pagan film from its start"
As a Creationist and also a believer in the historical account of Noah and the Flood, I agree with atheist Darren Aronofsky’s statement about his just-released film “Noah”: It is the “least biblical” of Bible-themed films. Any other agreement I have with the filmmaker’s take on the book of Genesis and its account of Noah ends right there. Further, I told a group of pastors earlier today that because I found “Noah” to be a boring 2½ hour movie, it may be the worst film I’ve ever seen.
Except for some of the names in the movie, like Noah, his sons’ names, and Methuselah, hardly any remnant of the Bible’s account of the Flood in Genesis 6-9 is recognizable. Yes, there is an Ark in the film that is true to the massive biblical proportions, but it did not look like a seaworthy vessel. There were many animals that came to Noah and went on board the Ark, but there were far too many creatures crammed inside and certainly many more than were needed. Also, while the extreme wickedness of man was depicted, the real sin displayed in the film was the people’s destruction of the earth. Lost within the film’s extreme environmentalist message is that the actual sins of the pre-Flood people were a rebellion against God and also man’s inhumanity to man.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
“Darren Aronofsky Gets Biblical,” The New Yorker, March 10, 2014, http://www.newyorker.com/services/presscenter/2014/03/17/140317pr_press_release.
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“Darren Aronofsky Gets Biblical,” The New Yorker, March 10, 2014, http://www.newyorker.com/services/presscenter/2014/03/17/140317pr_press_release.
A collection of FREEPER threads on the movie - Noah ...
Religious tide turns against ‘Noah’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3138393/posts
Noah: a classic blunder
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3138403/posts
Nine problems with the movie “Noah”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3138569/posts
Don’t Get Punked by Paramount’s Pagan Noah Film
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3138604/posts
Noah – The Emperor’s New Movie (The Utter Embarrassing Mess of ‘Noah’)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3138663/posts
‘Noah’ Review: Brilliantly Sinister Anti-Christian Filmmaking
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3138716/posts
Noah, The Film: All Washed Up
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3138756/posts
Box Office: ‘Noah’ Winning Over Faith-Based and Mainstream Moviegoers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3138788/posts
No meat at ‘Noah’ party
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3138805/posts
The Noah Movie: Our Detailed Review [Christian Review]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3138815/posts
The Noah Movie: Deconstructing Noah’s Ark; Godawful Storytelling
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3138821/posts
Atheist ‘Noah’ director brags film is least biblical Bible movie ever
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3138830/posts
Moviegoers Are Thinking Things Over After Earthquake Hits During ‘Noah’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3138838/posts
Hrm. I just read an article about how the film’s “non-biblical” elements were largely from the Jewish Midrash. Stuff such as the “rock-people” that broke Eric Erickson up so much.
Ham? I guess he should know. Isn’t he one of Noah’s sons?
The best way to cut the “Unbiblical Cord” nourishing the Hollywood anti-faith crowd is simply not to patronize this tripe...
Ken Ham
Founder and President
http://www.answersingenesis.org
The director is so lucky. Not many movies are discussed so much that it ends up making 45-50 million in a weekend. This movie would have bombed had it not been for the conservatives making it a hit. The Director owes conservatives a ton for the success he is having and will have….hasn’t even gone Worldwide yet.
... LOL ... someone else was saying something like that ... I said ...
If I post that there is ARSENIC in a particular product that people eat ... is that going to make you go out and buy it? ... :-) ...
If so ... then maybe we need you out of the gene pool ... LOL ...
It wouldn’t be the first time Satan has rewritten the story. Ever hear of “The Epic of Gilgamesh”?
I saw this movie tonight. It was kind of long and boring to me. It is not at all biblically correct. The parts of the movie that borrow from the non-canonical book, Enoch, are likewise a huge departure. Save your dough and watch it when it comes to hbo or netflix.
After having read the details of what it is really about ... I don’t think I could make it even a few minutes into the movie.
Stuff like that just grates at me, when watching and it’s lying about the Word of God. I can’t sit still through that kind of stuff and I have to turn it off.
I understand some literary license, but this account of Noah doesn’t even use the name of God. It calls God “the Creator”. It was more of environmentalist picture than anything else.
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