Noah Movie

[CC1]

There is a lot of conversation in the entertainment media about the recently released "Noah" movie starring Russell Crowe. I saw a "sneak peak" of a few minutes of footage last fall at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta and it looked great.

I was then really disappointed to learn not long ago that the fjilm does not portray the Biblical story of Noah at all but is instead a typical liberal Hollywood staple of promoting radical enviromentalism. The studio was in a fight with the producer / director over the edit of the film because the studio is counting on strong support from churches for it to be successful.

I have not seen the film but my pastor went to see it and I received his permission to paste below what he posted about it on FB:



"I watched Noah last night, and felt responsible to say a couple simple things. The movie is well made and "fun" to watch, but it also shows the importance of being biblically knowledgeable if one calls themselves a Christian. There art too many inaccuracies to mention, and if someone goes into this thinking this is a representation of the biblical story, it absolutely is not. After saying that, I didnt run out in horror, I dont hate Russell Crowe or the talented Darren Aronofsky, but it did however put concern in me over the biblical ignorance our generation faces. The main point, be knowledgeable of the text that we claim directs our life day to day."

[Disciple4life]

If they would have named it something else nobody would care.

I don't understand why they wanted to take the name Noah when it has nothing to do with the biblical account.

They should have named it the Epic of Gilgamesh.

[Timmy]

Haven't seen it yet. Is it as good as Bill Cosby's version?

[commonsense]

Russell Crowe gave an interview indicating he does not believe in God.
Probably a fun adventure movie but disappointing if not following Biblical account.
I agree_____our nation lacks any knowledge of God and real Bible stories!

[Pressing-On]

The person who wrote this article believes the movie was purposely written to reflect Gnosticism and has elements of Kabbalah, which is Jewish Gnosticism. He points out the elements of the movie that prove his point. Interesting read...The single thing you need to know about the movie.

Sympathy For The Devil

Postscript
Some readers may think I'm being hard on people for not noticing the Gnosticism at the heart of this film. I am not expecting rank-and-file viewers to notice these things. I would expect exactly what we've seen: head-scratching confusion. I've got a whole different standard for Christian leaders: college and seminary professors, pastors, and Ph.Ds. If a serpent skin wrapped around the arm of a godly Bible character doesn't set off any alarms... I don't know what to say.
http://drbrianmattson.com/journal/20...-for-the-devil

[MissBrattified]

I've read multiple posts and blogs about the movie, some by those who have seen it and some by those who haven't, and with varying perspectives. Here's my thing: I don't like being told what to do. I like to make up my own mind and draw my own conclusions. Therefore, I resent bullying by Christians who insist that we should support the movie for any reason, and I resent the bullying by Christians who insist that you are supporting evil if you watch it. I am certainly not going to apologize to anyone for watching or not watching it, and this whole debate has made me a bit grumpy.

I plan to watch Noah, and I plan to post a review about it after I watch it. I certainly wouldn't watch it expecting it to be biblically accurate and free of embellishment. It's either a good movie with a good storyline, or it isn't.

[Pressing-On]

I'm pretty sure it isn't necessary for me to see the movie to form what opinion I might have when the Director himself says, ""'Noah' is the least biblical biblical film ever made,"

I'm not going to see a movie that takes the Bible totally out of context.

Russell needs to stick with 3:10 to Yuma.

[Aquila]

One can read through the biblical account in less than 15 minutes. If it were perfectly biblical, it would be very short and rather boring. It wouldn't really compliment Noah. Not to mention, there are several "biblical" interpretations of the story itself. Obviously Hollywood took artistic liberties to "flesh out" the film and make it interesting. Most likely drawing from legends and ancient myths about Noah or from other flood stories.

In all the comments I've read about the movie, I hear about "inaccuracies", but I've not seen anyone be specific. What are some of the inaccuracies? I haven't seen it yet.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Aquila

One can read through the biblical account in less than 15 minutes. If it were perfectly biblical, it would be very short and rather boring. It wouldn't really compliment Noah. Not to mention, there are several "biblical" interpretations of the story itself. Obviously Hollywood took artistic liberties to "flesh out" the film and make it interesting. Most likely drawing from legends and ancient myths about Noah or from other flood stories.

In all the comments I've read about the movie, I hear about "inaccuracies", but I've not seen anyone be specific. What are some of the inaccuracies? I haven't seen it yet.

To name just a few:

1. Noah, um, Russell refuses to save a girl that Ham rescues.
2. Russell allows Shem to marry a girl, Illa, because he believes she is barren. (Noah's sons were already married.)
3. Russell is attempting to murder his twin granddaughters.
4. Emma Watson is Russell's "adopted" granddaughter.
5. Rock monsters/angels are taken back into heaven after they make an effort to stomp out humans beings.
6. Methusaleh (Anthony Hopkins) gives Russell some drugged tea, which allows him to have visions from God, er, sorry, we don't want to use that in the movie - The Creator.
7. The movie begins with "In the beginning, nothing." Instead of, "In the beginning, God..."

It is basically a movie, like Avatar, that pushes the environmentalism from the liberal left. It isn't about how sin destroyed the world, it is about how the human beings were taking care of the earth. I am surprised they didn't allow Al Gore to be Methusaleh.

I am especially offended that Christians are okay with saying things like, "I don't expect it to be Biblically accurate" and "artistic license had been taken", as if that is okay, because it's just Hollywood and then trot off, with their children in tow, to view this mess. This is especially insulting when we view the extent God went to in order to save us that we might have eternal life. God's precision in every detail and we sit and watch a movie, with a very small smidgen based on the Bible, by a Director who says, "'Noah' is the least biblical biblical film ever made,"

I think we should boycott a lot coming out of Hollywood. Especially these people pushing against gun control while they make their violent, immoral movies all the while walking and flying around the world with their bodyguards. Yes, Jim Carrey, I am talking to you.

Perhaps the movie will allow people to open a Bible, out of curiosity. That's the only good thing that can come out of it.

I didn't and won't ever see "The Butler" because of it's inaccuracies and I applaud Robert Duvall for addressing that - "That movie The Butler? It’s very inaccurate. JFK had one of the worst Civil Rights voting records... All the atrocities in the South were committed by the Democratic Party, but now, everything’s been turned around in a strange way."

[Pressing-On]

"It’s time for the culture war to be won using the only measurement entertainment moguls understand-–dollars in their pocketbooks. And the next time, you choose to ignore warnings that a so-called Biblical movie is anything but, and pay to see the movie out of curiosity, don’t blame Hollywood for its attack on God’s Word. Blame yourself for supporting it."

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywo...s-god-not-dead