Noah is an intense film loosely based on the very popular story of how God destroyed the earth by water after feeling like man was inherently wicked, and He needed to start over. God chooses Noah, played by the great Russell Crowe, and his family to help Him save all the birds, beasts, and crawlers by building an enormous arc that will house the creatures and his family. Meanwhile, Noah's son, Shem, has fallen in love with a barren young woman, Ila who is played by Emma Watson. Ila was taken in by Noah after her family was murdered. Noah's other son, Ham, is jealous because he realizes that he will be alone on the arc if Noah doesn't find him and his younger brother, Japheth, wives before the flood begins."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."
Noah feels that all humans are wicked, and he begins to believe that God not only wants to cleanse the earth of the wicked who are led by Tubal-cain, a descendant of the first murderer, Cain, but that God, known as The Creator, wants an end to all mankind including Noah's family. Noah believes that his youngest son, Japheth, is to be the last living man on earth. This causes conflict in Noah's family when Ila becomes pregnant with the help of Methuselah played by Anthony Hopkins. Methuselah is Noah's grandfather who has magical powers and gives the family spiritual guidance in quirky ways.
Noah gets help building the arc from The Watchers who are six-limbed giants. These giants are fallen angels who felt badly for man and wanted to help when God punished Adam and Eve after eating the forbidden fruit. The Watchers not only help Noah, but defend the arc when the treacherous humans try to get on it and kill Noah's family. Nick Nolte performs the voice for Samyaza, the leader of The Watchers. The addition of The Watchers is a great explanation of how Noah was able to build such a monstrosity even though these characters made the movie feel a little science-fantasy like.
After I got over the initial shock of how different this movie was from the story I grew up with, I began to enjoy the film. There's a message in the movie that's not religious but universal. There's good and evil in everyone, but it's up to the individual what side we choose. If you live with love in your heart and let it rule your decisions when it comes to relationships, you really can't go wrong. God loved us, and He created us in His image, so we should be able to love one another and not let evil take over our lives and destroy this world. There are some slow moments, and the CGI is terrible, but the intensity in Russell Crowe and the passion Jennifer Connelly shows as Naameh, Noah's wife, for her family plus that gravity in size of that arc makes the movie a must see.
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