And thousands of attendees will be angered when, prior to buying their tickets, they overhear people discussing "The Flood".
Very similar to Titanic: "Thanks for spoiling the ending, jerk!"
Posted on 03/21/2014 5:57:38 AM PDT by C19fan
Darren Aronofsky wrestles one of scripture's most primal stories to the ground and extracts something vital and audacious, while also pushing some aggressive environmentalism, in Noah. Whereas for a century most Hollywood filmmakers have tread carefully and respectfully when tackling biblical topics in big-budget epics aimed at a mass audience, Aronofsky has been daring, digging deep to develop a bold interpretation of a tale which, in the original, offers a lot of room for speculation and invention. The narrative of the global flood that wiped out almost all earthly life is the original disaster story, one that's embraced by most of the major world religions, which means that conservative and literal-minded elements of all faiths who make it their business to be offended by untraditional renditions of holy texts will find plenty to fulminate about here. Already banned in some Middle Eastern countries, Noah will rile some for the complete omission of the name “God” from the dialogue, others for its numerous dramatic fabrications and still more for its heavy-handed ecological doomsday messages, which unmistakably mark it as a product of its time.
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That says it all.
Haven't see the movie, but that sounds pretty silly. Deletes the central character.
Would also like to point out the word "God" is a title, the English translation of the Hebrew and Greek words used in the Bible to reference Deity. A common noun used as a title, not a proper noun or name.
So... why a global flood?
Just a cosmic accident?
So... why a global flood?
Answer,
Genesis 6
King James Version (KJV)
6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Yes, I know the TRUTH.
I was wondering what the film posited as the reason that this catastrophe was occurring...
Man made global warming?
Telling the story of Noah without mentioning God is like talking about the climate without mentioning the sun.
If it doesn’t mention God then who shuts the door to the dark?
This is film maker arrogance run amuck.
I still have never seen "Titanic" and I think I will have to miss this one too.
Yep, or telling the story of the John F. Kennedy assassination and leaving out John F. Kennedy and never mentioning him. . . .
My understanding is that the movie doesn’t omit God it just refers to him as “Creator” rather than God.
I predict this will be on TV for free before long!!!
And thousands of attendees will be angered when, prior to buying their tickets, they overhear people discussing "The Flood".
Very similar to Titanic: "Thanks for spoiling the ending, jerk!"
I remember watching Titanic, and after about 10 minutes, I’m thinking, “Just sink, already.”
Most children’s books about the arch “narrative” gets that wrong too. The word “narrative” is a postmodernist watchword.
Ark not arch.
One of the greatest disservices to the account of the global flood is the children’s representation of the ark as a bathtub shaped vessel sporting a house on top and a giraffe’s head sticking out, giving it the impression of size of about 40 ft long.
Then some atheist comes along and says something like “see, it would be impossible to get every species on one boat”.
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