Noah: This is a Bible story that tried to be as much of a Bible movie as it could have possibly been but without being too Bible-ly. What I took away from it was a great start that nearly came to a full stop but drug on for another hour afterwards while it made you think really hard. Oh yeah, there are also giant rock monsters. Noah and his family are decedents of Adam and Eve’s other son Seth (if you’re not big on the Bible, he is the one you never hear about because he wasn’t killed by Kane and he wasn’t Kane) and they are just about the last decent people left on an Earth infested with extras from Mad Max 2. Some visions tell Noah that he needs to build an ark, so he does, with the help of his family and some giant rock monsters (voiced by Nick Nolte!) that have been censored from the bible for years until now. This brings us almost to the middle of the movie where a couple more things happen and then nothing happens for a long time giving you time to think about what you are watching. Russell Crowe plays the toughest hippie of all time in this movie. It’s actually a pretty tough role given what he is asked to do, and he does some admirable work. Ray Winstone approaches a comical villain in this movie coming just short, but at the same time, is the only other person who is given anything to work with as far as having something to say. Anthony Hopkins also chimes in here and there to deliver some fun scenes and set up some B-stories. Unfortunately they are about the only people who have that opportunity. The women are only meant to be looked at, and everyone else sort of hangs out until they are addressed by Crowe or Winstone. This movie was really two movies that were smashed together. The first movie was exciting, scary, beautiful to look at, and fun to watch. The second movie was still beautiful to watch and really makes you consider moral and ethical decisions, but at the same time, takes forever to get where it’s going. It eventually does and at this point, as a movie viewer, you begin to think about everything you just saw and what it means to you. What would I have done in that position? Could I have done that? Is this movie going to end? I wonder what Rupert Grint is up to these days? I think I’m okay with the rock monster decision. Sort of. This movie wasn’t bad. It looked good and had potential to be great but it never quite got there for me. I didn’t find this movie preachy which I appreciated. Not one time is the word God or Allah mentioned at all. Only the generic term “the Creator” was tossed around, so if you were not really interested in seeing this because you were afraid you are going to be proselytized at, then dismiss that fear right away. However, if you are looking for a religious fix, then there is probably a lesson this movie can be teach as well. You just have to figure it out for yourself. Go for the thought provoking questions. Stay for the rock monsters. Then keep staying because the movie isn’t over yet. Rating: 358 years old out of 600
Posted on: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:07:06 +0000
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