Directed by:
Darren AronofskyCinematography:
Matthew LibatiqueComposer:
Clint MansellCast:
Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, Nick Nolte, Mark Margolis, Kevin Durand (more)VOD (5)
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The film tells the story of Noah (Russell Crowe), the last of the pre-flood Patriarchs. Considered a madman by many, Noah has visions of an apocalyptic flood that will wash over the earth and wipe out the sinful from existence. Instructed by these visions to build a vessel that will enable Noah, his family and two of every living creature to live through the deluge and begin the planet's repopulation, he begins construction on an ark. However, his project attracts the attention of his nemesis Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone) and his followers who threaten Noah's family and the ongoing construction of the vessel. (Paramount Home Entertainment)
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The Tolkeinite inside me is surprised to find where the Hobbits disappeared to when Isengard was flooded. The believer inside me is incensed over disrespect to the Word of our Lord and the unbeliever in me just shakes his head in disbelief over that really current “love Gaia" message... In any case, the movie has its own style and is interesting in the best meaning of the word; however much incongruous and slightly (really) slap-dash. Two thirds is a post apocalyptic vegan version of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers which perilously frequently topples on the brink unintentional ludicrousness, but doesn’t fall over it, thanks mainly to the charisma of Russell Crowe. The last third, however, suddenly becomes a heavy, existential intimate psycho-thriller with classic (although unfaithful to the Book) Old Testament dilemmas. And that is utterly outstanding. It just doesn’t have any connection with the preceding catastrophic epic fantasy.
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A tangle of something philosophical, wrapped in an attractive, visually polished package. Visually graceful and phenomenal in terms of special effecsts, with hard-hitting contact action (thanks to the great Libatique), and plenty of interesting scenes both aesthetically and emotionally. But overall, a strangely conceived biblical story that alternates between pure epicness (panoramas, music, battles) and gloomy melodrama (the ark, relationships, social issues). It works well separately, but when it comes to intertwining the two, it's not as successful. Additionally, Aronofsky in some scenes gets too psychedelic again and unnecessarily gets carried away by his own fantasy, which incredibly irritates me in all of his films, it gives me a headache. I only felt a message or some kind locally, rather than iconically.
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Noah is a historical epic without a clear target audience, combining pop elements from family fantasy movies with depressing psychological scenes in which the blade of a knife hovers above a toddler’s head. Ugh. It is visually beautiful with incredibly contradictory content. It’s been a long time since I saw film that I so much don’t want to see again.
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Biblical Noah has made me anticipate a totally epic movie since the very beginning of that project. Actually, the story itself is the best and the most essential story of it all, with pure good and pure evil facing one another. All of this has been getting prepared by possibly the most interesting director of the present time – Darren Aronofsky. Would you expect anything else than an epic movie? I probably wouldn’t. And maybe that’s also why I had to get used to this movie for the first twenty minutes. During that time, I was able to recall reading some articles about Darren having some issues with this movie and the producers forcing his hand or crossing out many of his scenes. But that’s when I was able to get used to the metaphorical conception of this movie. I also got used to the absolutely beautiful Icelandic sceneries, which seemed to resemble the Moon’s landscape. I also enjoyed the awesome music by his go-to composer – Clint Mansell. And I certainly can’t forget about Noah himself – Russell Crowe. It all started to blend a little and after the uncertain beginning came the biggest preparation for the greatest catastrophe in the history of mankind. Throughout the last 40 minutes, it even kept on building up in such an amazing way that only Aronofsky can do nowadays. It doesn’t bother me that this is actually the most classic case of revenge, disappointment and human qualities as such. I enjoyed the beautiful shots, such as when Noah’s silhouette is facing the dawn of the sun, the time-lapse sequences or shots of the whole animal kingdom coming to the Ark. Such scenes are simply unforgettable. Just like this movie is unforgettable to me – even though it’s not perfect, but neither is the Ark story itself.
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An ambitious jumble that is nice to look at, but also reflects why Aronofsky’s films get so many mixed responses; it’s packed with epic and fateful stuff, but lacks a strong author’s voice and a coherent motif. It’s held (literally) above water mostly by the actors and the rich narrative, but it’s so overstuffed that nothing else is memorable.
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