No matter what happens, it won't be worse than 'Evan Almighty'.
Noah 2014
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That has got to be one of the first Bible attempts... Bruce almighty was actually funny and the idea was that it wasn't realistic. But Evan seemed to be attempting add a little bit of Bible realism which I personally think didn't have it going for it
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Excuse me, Jennifer Connelly's mother is Jewish and Logan Lerman is 100% Jewish. They are not "Anglo-Saxons". Anglo-Saxon countries didn't let either of Logan's Holocaust refugee grandfathers in until ''after'' WWII.
Are you going to call all those annoying Jewish comedians "Anglo-Saxons", too? Or does the "honorary Aryan" tag not apply to them?
Can't wait to see Aranofsky's depiction of how we're all descendants of a handful of white Anglo-Saxons!
Excuse me, Jennifer Connelly's mother is Jewish and Logan Lerman is 100% Jewish. They are not "Anglo-Saxons". Anglo-Saxon countries didn't let either of Logan's Holocaust refugee grandfathers in until ''after'' WWII.
Are you going to call all those annoying Jewish comedians "Anglo-Saxons", too? Or does the "honorary Aryan" tag not apply to them?
Yes, because the people of Mesopotamia had blonde hair and blue eyes. Duhhh!
Sadly, there's no way to cast a film of this budget with historically accurate Mesopotamians.
I was in a meeting with a director who's been shopping her auto biographical script around for more budget money. The number one thing she was repeatedly told was to rewrite it for a more "castable" lead. She's Asian American. They were basically telling her to write it for a white girl in the lead role.
I think the film looks pretty great. I'll probably go see it.
There's always going to be so much rhetoric about what may or may not be accurate. I could care less, unless I'm specifically promised it's going to be spot-on accurate. It's Hollywood, and I go to the movies for enjoyment. I'd rather a director choose to spice something up in his own flair than to keep it accurate.
Looking forward to it!
PS: Richy, I dig your Youtube link to the Dylan 30th Concert. That Bluray release made my month.
Sorry, no relation to the current topic. Carry on.
There's always going to be so much rhetoric about what may or may not be accurate. I could care less, unless I'm specifically promised it's going to be spot-on accurate. It's Hollywood, and I go to the movies for enjoyment. I'd rather a director choose to spice something up in his own flair than to keep it accurate.
Looking forward to it!
PS: Richy, I dig your Youtube link to the Dylan 30th Concert. That Bluray release made my month.
Sorry, no relation to the current topic. Carry on.
It's an epic movie, directed by a truly gifted storyteller and filmmaker, Peter Weir. It gets better every time I see it. Sign of a truly great movie.
I'm with you 100%. White people beat themselves up a bit too much about some of these things. It's not their fault. Everybody's always telling white people how everything is their fault. So sometimes they go "okay fine... I'm sorry we perfected projectile motion before you did, and we won the battles. And of course we understand that every other ethnicity was involved in painting roses with their swords and arrows. So again, we're really, really sorry." Sometimes I think, that's how white people feel. But what do I know? I'm a short, brown, immigrant.
I was also just talking about the movie. I have nothing for or against any ethnicity or gender. I do have "short man's complex," something researchers are still studying, and used to be crazy about Napoleon in my teens.
Edit: I hadn't realized how long ago you had made this post Richy. I read it and replied without going forward n the thread. That's how much of an effect your post had on me
. Sorry for any confusion
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People have been going bonkers over this movie; on one extreme or the other. Crazy.
It doesn't help when I follow up with a link to this film review of Noah from The Onion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMcYodxE-WA
Huh? Say whah?
Edit: I hadn't realized how long ago you had made this post Richy. I read it and replied without going forward n the thread. That's how much of an effect your post had on me
Oh my gosh, that doesn't matter. Such a thoughtful reply is much appreciated, soon or later.
And I'm glad we're simpatico on Master and Commander. Like you said, a truly great movie.
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I don't understand the problem of this discussion. Is that about a white actor playing Noah?
Well, people in Mesopotamia aren't white or black. What is Mesopotamia today? It's generally Iraq. See how Iraqi people look, and considering the fact skin color depends on where the person lives - Noah should actually look Arabic, because according to the Bible, his ancestors lived there too.
The fact that US has different colors of people, is because US exits something like 250 years. It's not enough for people to have their colors assimilated. I guess that within 2000 years, all of the current US population will look the same.
Well, people in Mesopotamia aren't white or black. What is Mesopotamia today? It's generally Iraq. See how Iraqi people look, and considering the fact skin color depends on where the person lives - Noah should actually look Arabic, because according to the Bible, his ancestors lived there too.
The fact that US has different colors of people, is because US exits something like 250 years. It's not enough for people to have their colors assimilated. I guess that within 2000 years, all of the current US population will look the same.
I'm curious about this movie
Because of Aranovsky.
To all people concerned about whether it will be historical correct or not: it can only be biblical correct or a free dramatic interpretation/adaptation to create a better watchable story.
A book is not the same as a movie.
I think the story has enough starting points for a great intenal conflict, personal drama with the rest of humanity and fantastic symbolism and visual splendor.
And the trailer seems to promiss that
Because of Aranovsky.
To all people concerned about whether it will be historical correct or not: it can only be biblical correct or a free dramatic interpretation/adaptation to create a better watchable story.
A book is not the same as a movie.
I think the story has enough starting points for a great intenal conflict, personal drama with the rest of humanity and fantastic symbolism and visual splendor.
And the trailer seems to promiss that
It doesn't look like it's supposed to be an accurate retelling of the classic biblical story, but loosely basing the story off of biblical material. If you look at it from the perspective of it being a fun drama/action/fantasy flick then I think it might be interesting. I'm looking forward to it.
I saw it...loved it. Crowe gives a kick ass performance, probably his best in a while. I'm Catholic and I loved it. Very great film put together by a great director.
To all people concerned about whether it will be historical correct or not: it can only be biblical correct or a free dramatic interpretation/adaptation to create a better watchable story.
A book is not the same as a movie.
Interesting point, Walter. In fact, while I haven't read the story recently, Emma Watson was on Letterman the other night, and she said that the female characters are a complete fiction. Women aren't even mentioned in the biblical story.
I'm actually pretty interested in watching this film, even though Aronofsky and I aren't good friends (he's all right, but I don't think any of his films should be considered great).
I always like seeing Bible stories adapted to the big screen (esp. since I'm used to analyzing films as a believer). Unfortunately, I may not get to see it since this Catholic-dominated (with Evangelicals growing in 2nd place) country probably won't want to release a controversial biblical film in theaters. I don't see what's the big deal with changing biblical stories for the big screen as long as the film never claims to be the true story exactly as it happened in the Bible (which would be boring since Biblical stories need to be fleshed out to make them more entertaining or artistic). So many people get angry when they see biblical stories "changed" like with The Last Temptation Of Christ (which I found to be one of the most spiritually challenging films I've ever seen, certainly the most spiritually challenging biblical film I've seen). I wonder if these judgmental people know that possibly the greatest film based on the gospel was made by a gay atheist Marxist lol, God bless Pier Paolo Pasolini!
Let me know your thoughts on the film, it may be months before it gets a release here (if it ever does!).
I always like seeing Bible stories adapted to the big screen (esp. since I'm used to analyzing films as a believer). Unfortunately, I may not get to see it since this Catholic-dominated (with Evangelicals growing in 2nd place) country probably won't want to release a controversial biblical film in theaters. I don't see what's the big deal with changing biblical stories for the big screen as long as the film never claims to be the true story exactly as it happened in the Bible (which would be boring since Biblical stories need to be fleshed out to make them more entertaining or artistic). So many people get angry when they see biblical stories "changed" like with The Last Temptation Of Christ (which I found to be one of the most spiritually challenging films I've ever seen, certainly the most spiritually challenging biblical film I've seen). I wonder if these judgmental people know that possibly the greatest film based on the gospel was made by a gay atheist Marxist lol, God bless Pier Paolo Pasolini!
Let me know your thoughts on the film, it may be months before it gets a release here (if it ever does!).
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Black Swan?????