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Comparing The Biblical Story Of Noah And The Ark
Noah, premiering on March 28, 2014 is definitely one of the more controversial movies of this year. It adheres to the basic biblical story of Noah and the Ark, but has many extra biblical elements to keep the viewer incased in the viewing experience, creating a more conflicting setting for Noah to grab the audience’s attention, and adding modern visual effects to attract attention. Overall, it wasn’t received too well by non-religious reviewers, the VIEWERS of the movie seemed to enjoy it, grossing over $300 million at the box office. As the motion picture still adheres to the basic biblical story of Noah and the Ark, it has many differences outside of that basic narrative. By doing this is helped create a new structure that was more …show more content…
In the story in the bible, Noah’s three sons took their wives onto the ark. There are also some similarities; almost every sentence has a biblical reference to a verse in it. Also there is a raven and a dove in the movie, which while left out in many children’s bible stories, is actually in the true bible story of Noah and the Ark. Some of these differences could be a distraction, but the director makes sure you focus on the true story and not get incredibly distracted by the new and crazy elements. The Watchers are probably the biggest distraction in the film but it depicts them in a way that shows their use and meanings. God and Noah were really close in the bible, he had a direct line of communication with him, as I stated earlier, the creator showed Noah what to do in visions. The king stowed away on the ark in the motion picture, in the bible, there were no stowaways and Ham was much less of a menace. Noah never tried to stop his family from reproducing, he would not have killed anyones baby ever. …show more content…
While not always being accurate or containing the same material, it was entertaining. I really enjoyed how I could tell what was a part of the real story and what was a part of the movie. I liked how Methuselah was involved a lot more, he did not look 900 years old though. Noah was depicted well until he went crazy, deranged killer on his granddaughters and almost killed them. They didn’t have the length of the bible story, but that is kind of obvious as a movie can’t last for years. I think that the movie is really something that people should see. Christians are scared to watch these movies that have biblical stories that aren’t accurate. The truth is, there is no way any of these can be accurate 100% of the time. They would become way too long and repetitive. I was reluctant to choose the movie because of friends telling me that it’s not good, but in the end I knew I really wanted to see it and it will be fun to see the differences and similarities between the biblical narrative of Noah and the Ark. Does God show up in this movie? For sure! Is it totally true? NO! That should not deter someone from watching something. It has good morals and a valuable story, I highly recommend it for everyone to see in their life. While it may not be totally kid friendly, I would say by the time a kid is thirteen years of age, this movie is totally appropriate for them. In reading the real story first I really could
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