Noah is a visually pleasing, awe-inspiring film that does justice to turning the Bible into a captivating 21st century experience. While the film is perhaps not completely relatable, as no one in recent years has a experienced a world-ending flood, it is impeccably filmed and acted, so that moviegoers experience the flood as if they did in fact live through it. “I felt like I was right by Noah’s side for a lot of the movie. It was also cool to see Emma Watson in a different type of role [after the Harry Potter series],” said moviegoer Lauren Farguson.
The movie takes on a free adaptation of the blood, wrath, and evolution of a people presented in the Old Testament, making the horrific acts more realistic; moviegoers are left with the weight of the actions as they leave the theater. It is certainly not a romanticized depiction of the violence that the Biblical times express. The realism could potentially have an impact on the way people view the Bible, as it does not present the fluffy tales of Noah placing paired animals on an ark to safety, but the relatable violence, dialogue, and emotion of the human race. It is psychologically impactful, and that is what makes the film so great.
Noah is full of recognizable faces that would please both the younger and older movie-going crowds. Emma Watson and Logan Lerman, who also starred in The Perks of Being A Wallflower together, appear on-screen together once again; Russell Crowe plays a magnificent, strong, and aching Noah; and Jennifer Connelly creates a truly beautiful performance.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, and Logan Lerman
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Rated: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, and brief suggestive content
Length: 140 minutes
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Caroline Minchella
Staff Writer, Intern
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