Noah (2014)

Noah (Russell Crowe), the last of the line of the children of Seth (one of the three sons of Adam and Eve), has a vision from The Creator that the world will be destroyed. He builds an ark to save the "innocents", the animals of the world as his vision commanded. But there is animosity, not only from the outside forces but from within his own family that threaten to undermine the project. If you're expecting a DeMille biblical extravaganza or a literal interpretation of the Genesis story, forget it. This is a film, after all, by Darren Aronofsky, the man who gave us REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and BLACK SWAN! This is a somber and grim telling of the tale. This isn't a sweet natured Noah, this Noah is a real bastard. This is a movie about a Creator (the film never mentions the word God) who makes mistakes, a film supporting evolutionary creation, a film where man and not God makes decisions about the future of mankind. It's an ambitious film but highly flawed yet one has to give Aronofsky some perks for attempting to do something unique and different rather than give us yet another pious Biblical retelling. Parts of the film irked the Hell out of me yet I suspect will also stay with me for some time. With Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Ray Winstone and Nick Nolte and Frank Langella giving voice to the Watchers (fallen angels).