Provocative Or Accurate Movie Of Noah?

I was advised not to see this movie called "Noah" because of biblical inaccuracies and I read a bad review on it, too, but my friends invited me to see it and I was up to the challenge and see what I could glean from a secular understanding of the Deluge. The special effects, editing, and dialog were all entertaining and so was cast, especially Anthony Hopkins as Methuselah. Russell Crowe played a convincing character, though not the Noah I know as "just, perfect and walking with God." They call God the Creator and otherwise call him "he." It is true that this was before Moses and there were no Ten Commandments to judge morality by or a revelation to know God personally. The king of the descendants. of Cain say that God hadn't spoken since Cain killed Abel and was unconcerned with mankind.

Almost everything about the flick was fantasy and even surreal to the mind--indeed a stretch of the imagination. But it makes you wonder about things and it provokes speculation and discussion about the Bible. Noah is seen as a madman bent on killing his grandchildren because he thinks God wants to annihilate all mankind instead of replenishing the earth. There are many intriguing subplots and the characters are developed enough that you have love/hate relationships. There is a real human element that makes you realize that someone with real insight into human nature wrote this. Noah, for instance, says that all men are evil not just the children of Cain and the world at large. He finds fault with his children while his wife sees the good.

You really get emotionally involved in this film and even though you know the outcome, can't wait to see what happens. I was brought to tears more than once and I could have watched it even past the more than two hours it was playing because I wasn't bored at all--I guess if you have something at stake and are literate in the Bible you are more interested in judging or critiquing the film. The only inaccuracy that bothered me was that all three of Noah's sons were supposed to have their wives aboard, not just one. The recurring motif that I noted was the overriding power of love over hate. In the final analysis, it is a good film, worth the money and time and doesn't expect Hollywood to be too religious--there trying to sell tickets and make it entertaining. But this film might just make you think a little.   Soli Deo Gloria!