"The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord." (Genesis 6:5-8, ESV)
This should be entertaining. Even if Hollywood twists the biblical storyline for the sake of moviegoer's awe, Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins and Hermione--I mean Emma Watson--is a team that is not likely to disappoint. According to IMDb the director and primary writer, Darren Aronofsky, has been intrigued by the Noah figure since childhood because of his experience with survivor's guilt. The film will be based on the recently published French graphic novel by Aronofsky & Handel, Noé: Pour la cruauté des hommes ("Noah: For the Cruelty of Men"). Below are the trailers for both that graphic novel and the 2014 epic film, Noah, as well as some images from the graphic novel.
If I had to guess, based on the director's past, the content of the trailer, and the images from the graphic novel, this film will be quite dark and violent. Perhaps it will, then, do a better job at capturing the nature of humanity. John Byron said the following in expectation: "The film starring Russell Crowe and Emma Watson seems to promise a technological feast for the eyes and ears as Hollywood tries to do a better job of destroying the world than God." So it continues.
Edit (bit of a spoiler here): I've done a bit more research and have found some interesting little tidbits about the thrust of the film. Apparently the earth is destroyed because humankind disrespected the plants and animals. That is, our current global-warming debate has been handed off to Noah and friends. Here's what Aronofsky said: "It’s about environmental apocalypse which is the biggest theme, for me, right now for what’s going on on this planet. So I think it’s got these big, big themes that connect with us. Noah was the first environmentalist." Basically, it looks like Noah is going to be the good guy, and God and everyone else will be the bad guys. For a lengthy summary of the script, click here.
Edit (bit of a spoiler here): I've done a bit more research and have found some interesting little tidbits about the thrust of the film. Apparently the earth is destroyed because humankind disrespected the plants and animals. That is, our current global-warming debate has been handed off to Noah and friends. Here's what Aronofsky said: "It’s about environmental apocalypse which is the biggest theme, for me, right now for what’s going on on this planet. So I think it’s got these big, big themes that connect with us. Noah was the first environmentalist." Basically, it looks like Noah is going to be the good guy, and God and everyone else will be the bad guys. For a lengthy summary of the script, click here.
Some pages from the French graphic novel:
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