Noah: Five Negative Features about this Film

by Ed Stetzer
March 3, 2014

The following post is a guest post from Dr. Jerry Johnson.

Jerry A. Johnson, Ph.D., is President & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). He's a theologian who has taught on cinema and theology.

This post is about the March 28, 2014 movie Noah. I interviewed Jerry about the film last week at the NRB meeting. In that interview, he mentioned asking Paramount to add a disclaimer and they just did (see the bottom of this post).

Last Friday, Jerry shared five positives of Noah, and today he's sharing five negatives.

Here are some of Jerry's well-informed thoughts.

Note: Spoilers ahead, including the fact that there is a big flood and only a few people make it through the flood in a big boat. But, really, these are big spoilers... so don't complain if you read on.

Finally, this is part analysis and part review. There is stuff in the film that is not in the Bible (gasp!) and you are about to find out if you read on... and then there is opinion about how it has handled.

From someone who has actually seen it.

Noah's main character does not ring true...

The environmental agenda is overdone...

The theistic evolution scene will be a concern for many...

The Nephilim concept seems convoluted...

Secondary biblical details are blurred...

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http://www.christianitytoday.com/eds..._campaign=2013

This has been added to the trailers (and it on the website): The film is inspired by the story of Noah. While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of people worldwide. The biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis.

Regardless of the face they're putting on it, I think they know this isn't going to do what they expected.

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