Darren Aronofsky's Noah was one of my most anticipated films for this year and what a better story to do than one that every single person in the world is aware of. The problem is that I think it didn't worked so well as I thought it would be and unfortunately this is my first big disappointment of the year.
Noah was chosen by God to save The Creation from a flood. He had to build an arc and put there two animals of each species. God wanted to punish the human kind and start all over again. This story is told to many of us around the age of 6 or 7 but some of the elements felt a little bit strange. Not about what I mentioned before but about the other stuff that was added to the story to turn it into something more dramatic.
I have no complaints about the performances. The two I would like to mention in particular are Russel Crowe's that did an amazing job portraying Noah and Emma Watson that was very surprising in her role, she was very emotional and really touching.
It has its ups and downs and the main reason why I think it not worked so well was because of the pace. At times too rushed, when there's reasons to be more detailed and deep. At times too slow, giving importance to things that were not that important. I understand all of the messages and Aronofsky's intention, what he is trying to pass to us but he kinda of ruined what could have been an absolutely amazing film.
Despite all of the flaws I have to say that this is definitely a film to see at a big screen. You will appreciate it more that way.
Overall, Noah had its glorious moments but those moments were not able to safe the whole film.
Review by benoliver999BlockedParent2016-12-07T12:13:07Z
A man (Russell Crowe) receives a sign from God that a great flood is coming, big enough to wipe out the earth. He must build an ark to house every animal and survive the rising water. If you don’t know the story of Noah’s Ark then I can’t really help you.
I know I’m late to the game on this one but don’t let my tardiness fool you - a biblical epic directed by Darren Aronofsky (of Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream fame) definitely piqued my interest. It’s not a genre many big-name directors seem to go near these days.
Noah does not lack ambition. Aronofsky drops most of the biblical tropes (disappointing that there was no booming ‘voice of God’ though) and does his own thing. This particular retelling of the story is dark, and in many ways explores the ugly side of true faith. There’s also a clear investment in visual effects, and it pays off.
However, the screenplay is oddly paced and some scenes are pure filler. When you’ve got $120m to play with perhaps the studio wants a longer film, but this could have been 20 minutes shorter and it’d be no great loss. There’s also a weird conflict between trying to get us on board with Noah, but witnessing him sit back and no nothing as the whole world drowns. This comes up on numerous occasions but ultimately no one really seems to give a shit.
The two leads (Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly) are solid but Ray Winstone’s villain needs to be thrown overboard.
Noah is a decent effort at retelling a very familiar tale, but it should have been so much more.
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