Director: "Noah" environmental story, not very religious

[Ransom]

No, really:

Director Darren Aronofsky's long-gestating "Noah" project finally has a release date - March 28, 2014.

But anyone hoping the "Black Swan" director will tell a spiritually profound tale, one that has inspired Christians for centuries, may want to consider Aronofsky's comments on the project.

The director explained his vision for "Noah" to Slash Film back in 2008:

It's the end of the world and it

 

[Izdaari]

LOL! It may be a good movie anyway. I hope so.

 

[themagneticfields]

No, really:

Director Darren Aronofsky's long-gestating "Noah" project finally has a release date - March 28, 2014.

But anyone hoping the "Black Swan" director will tell a spiritually profound tale, one that has inspired Christians for centuries, may want to consider Aronofsky's comments on the project.

The director explained his vision for "Noah" to Slash Film back in 2008:

It's the end of the world and it

 

[Ransom]

I think he's messing with people.

I think he's a member of Hollyweird.

Liam Neeson, who voiced Aslan on the three Narnia movies, said he could stand not only for Christ, but Mohammed or Buddha.  I suspect that the number of powerful Hollywood figures who actually get the Bible and respect it enough to take it seriously, can be counted on the fingers of both hands.

 

[Izdaari]

I think he's messing with people.

I think he's a member of Hollyweird.

Liam Neeson, who voiced Aslan on the three Narnia movies, said he could stand not only for Christ, but Mohammed or Buddha.  I suspect that the number of powerful Hollywood figures who actually get the Bible and respect it enough to take it seriously, can be counted on the fingers of both hands.

I don't think Neeson really understood the story line. Aslan could only stand for Christ, not Buddha or Mohammed. That's how Lewis wrote it. Still, Neeson did a great job voicing Aslan.

 

[Ransom]

Still, Neeson did a great job voicing Aslan.

Indeed he did - don't take anything I say about Neeson as a criticism of his acting skill. I've been impressed with him since I saw Schindler's List. (Well, since Darkman actually, but that was a low-budget Sam Raimi comic-book film and wasn't really what put Neeson on the map.)

Still, as a professing Roman Catholic, I'd expect him to be a little more able to recognize obvious Christian allegory.  I'm less favourably inclined to chalk up his mistake to a genuine misunderstanding of the story, than I am to PC religious pluralism.

Ditto the Noah story. Let's ignore the obvious implication - that God's patience with sinful men has its limits - and interpret the story in light of the contemporary religion of environmentalism.  (Not that when Moses penned this in 1500 BC or thereabouts, there was an awful lot of environment-ravaging industry going on.)  I think we can read the Bible in a way that says we have been entrusted with the care of the earth by its landlord - Adam was told to work the ground, not strip-mine it and pave it over - but we're not going to find that lesson in the Noah story.