Noah (film)

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Movie
German title Noah
Original title Noah
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2014
length 138 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Darren Aronofsky
script Darren Aronofsky,
Ari Handel
production Darren Aronofsky,
Scott Franklin ,
Arnon Milchan ,
Mary Parent
music Clint Mansell
camera Matthew Libatique
cut Andrew Weisblum
occupation

Noah is an American fantasy and biblical film by Darren Aronofsky from the year 2014 with Russell Crowe in the lead role. The film is based on the French comic series Noé, which is based on the biblical story of Noah's Ark ( Gen 6-9  LUT ), but expands it and tells and interprets it differently. The film has been banned in several Islamic countries because it deviates from Islamic teaching and the depiction of prophets is not permitted.

action

As a young boy, Noah witnessed his father Lamech being killed by Tubal-Cain , Cain's descendant . Many years later Noah lives with his wife Naameh and their three sons Sem , Ham and Japhet .

One day Noah and his eldest watch a flower grow out of the ground in seconds; at the same time, Noah is haunted by troubled nightmares of a great flood . He leaves with his family and seeks advice from his grandfather Methuselah . On the way they pass a group of people who have recently been cruelly butchered and adopt the only survivor, a girl named Ila. Noah and his family are hunted by Tubal-Cain and his men, but find refuge with the fallen angels called the Stone Guardians.

Methuselah gives Noah a seed from the Garden of Eden , from which a forest grows within seconds, the trees of which Noah, his family and the Stone Guardians use to build an ark. When the ark , a huge, box-like vehicle, is ready, animals of various kinds come in flocks, birds, snakes and mammals. They are let into the ark and put to sleep there by incense. Tubal-Cain appears with a few dozen warriors at Noah and demands to be allowed onto the ark, which Noah refuses. Tubal-Cain presents Ham with a weapon. This makes young Ham admire him and his tyranny. Noah forces Ham to renounce Tubal-Cain and reject the weapon.

Ila has fallen in love with Sem and the two become a couple. Noah goes to a nearby settlement to find women for the two younger sons Ham and Japhet; but when he only meets a hungry mob there, who have forgotten all human civilization, he decides against it. Ila is saddened that she is sterile due to an old wound in her lower abdomen. Methuselah gives her his blessing, which, initially unnoticed, heals her sterility. Ham is looking for a wife for himself on his own. In the village of Tubal-Kain, he finds a young woman who has been hiding in a funeral pit. When the rain begins to fall, he and the girl flee towards the ark. Tubal-Cain and his men are also approaching. When the escape seems to have already been successful, the girl falls one leg into a trap, from which neither Ham nor herself can free herself. The incoming Noah forces Ham to leave her behind, whereupon she is overrun by the advancing army of Tubal-Cain.

The rain sets in with force. Noah's family goes on the ark. Tubal-Cain wants to kill Noah and his family and the ark for himself and his people to board . The Stone Guardians, however, protect Noah's family and the animals. They sacrifice themselves to protect the ark from Tubal-Kain's mob. At the moment of their death, their souls ascend to heaven. When the tide drowns Tubal-Cain's soldiers, Tubal-Cain climbed the ark alone and, with Ham's help, found a way to hide on one of the decks. He manages to turn Ham against Noah. When, after a long time, the rain subsides and the entire land has turned into a sea, Ila becomes pregnant. Noah, however, follows the supposed command of the Creator with increasing stubbornness. He was convinced that he let the flood come in order to finally exterminate humanity because of its depravity. If Ila now gives birth to a girl, Noah wants to kill the child to prevent humanity from continuing. Months go by and Ila and Sem build a raft to avoid Noah's decision to kill the child; Noah discovers the raft and burns it. Then Ila gives birth to twins: two girls.

In the meantime, Tubal-Kain persuades Ham to kill his father Noah. Tubal-Cain, Ham and Shem, who want to defend his children, attack Noah. In the middle of the battle, everyone is thrown through the ark with a tremendous jolt: The ark has run aground. Ham changes his mind and kills Tubal-Cain in battle. Noah insists on killing Ila's twins, but when he sees the little girls, he spares them and kisses them. After leaving the ark, shame at his failure to follow the creator's wishes, he seeks loneliness, distances himself from his family and numbs his senses with wine. Intoxicated, he remains undressed on the beach in front of a cave in the sand. Sem and Japhet discover him, turn their faces away out of respect for their father and cover his nakedness. Ham just looks on.

However, through a discussion with Ila, Noah understands that he has not failed, but that the Creator has given him a choice. Noah chose mercy and love and gave people a second chance. Naameh and Noah find each other again, while Ham leaves the family. In the end, Noah blesses his enlarged family as the beginning of a new human race. A huge rainbow then appears in the sky.

background

Aronofsky used the four-volume French comic series NOÉ , which he developed together with copywriter Ari Handel and draftsman Niko Henrichon , as a template for the film . The film production companies Paramount Pictures , Regency Enterprises and Protozoa Pictures were involved in the realization of the film . Noah was filmed in Iceland , the United States, and Mexico .

publication

In the United States, the film was released on March 28, 2014. The German theatrical release was on April 3, 2014. The film was converted to 3D for release in Europe and South America ; the 2D version was shown in the USA, France, Great Britain and Australia .

synchronization

The film was set to music at Film- & Fernseh-Synchron based on a dialogue book by Änne Troester and directed by Clemens Frohmann .

role actor Voice actor
Noah Russell Crowe Martin Umbach
Naama Jennifer Connelly Claudia Urbschat-Mingues
Ham Logan Lerman Patrick Roche
Sem Douglas Booth Benedikt Gutjan
Japhet Leo McHugh Carroll Luke Gaida
Ila Emma Watson Gabrielle Pietermann
Methuselah Anthony Hopkins Joachim Kerzel
Tubal Cain Ray Winstone Holger Schwiers
Tubal Cain (young) Finn Wittrock Stefan Günther
Samyaza Nick Nolte Jochen Striebeck
Lamech Marton Csokas Thomas Wenke
Above Frank Langella Erich Ludwig
Na'el Madison Davenport Alina friend

reception

Reviews

The film received mostly good reviews in western countries. The Rotten Tomatoes review collection lists over 200 reviews, 77 percent of which were positive, while only 42 percent of the audience rated the film positively.

In several Islamic countries, the showing of the film was banned by the censorship authorities because it contradicted Islamic teachings. The al-Azhar University in Cairo , which the Sunnis is considered most prestigious Islamic school and highest religious authority, issued a corresponding transfer ( fatwa ).

The American theologian Randall Price names and criticizes the deviations in content from the biblical story of Noah. He considers the film to be a "parody of the biblical story".

The film met with severe criticism in evangelical circles in the United States. The chairman of Answers in Genesis , Ken Ham, and the screenwriter Brian Godawa mainly criticized the deviation of the plot from the events and contexts described in the Bible. Ken Ham described the film as completely unbiblical and even as malicious and pagan . At the urging of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), an association of evangelical radio and TV stations, Paramount Pictures added to the film and the promotional materials a textual supplement, after which the film through the story of Noah inspired was. Even if one has taken artistic liberties, one believes the film corresponds to the core content, values ​​and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of the faith for millions of people worldwide. It was also suggested that the biblical story of Noah can be found in the book of Genesis . According to Phil Cooke, a board member of the NRA, these additions were necessary because the film was historically incorrect. Director Aronofsky was not happy with these additions.

Rüdiger Suchsland could hardly get any positive out of the film. This could "at best partially convince despite all the effort." Suchsland criticizes, "that Aronofsky not only expands the biblical plot, but modernizes it and interprets it excessively and in parts." The peak of Aronofsky's description of the Noah story is Noah's plan to the extermination of mankind, who in his eyes only did evil to the earth. The only great strength of the film is its visual power. Otherwise, Suchsland sees the film as a “completely humorous”, ecologist-based Christian fundamentalist fantasy piece that is reminiscent of a little advertising film for intelligent design , as well as “esoteric awakening rubbish”.

The Swiss professor of theology Konrad Schmid notes that the film does not stick to the biblical model. But it is "well-considered, differentiated and multi-layered".

Gross profit

The film had a relatively high budget ($ 125 million) compared to other films that had Bible stories as their content. The worldwide box office total was around 359 million US dollars, with the film grossing around 101 million US dollars in North America.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. Age rating for Noah . Youth Media Commission .
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  6. ^ IMDb Release Info Noah (film). Retrieved January 8, 2014 .
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  8. Rotten Tomatoes , accessed May 4, 2015.
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  12. ^ The Noah Movie Is Disgusting and Evil — Paganism!
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  14. Rüdiger Suchsland: Whoever sins deserves death! . Telepolis , April 2, 2014, accessed November 27, 2015.
  15. Christa Miranda: SRF: How does a theologian see the film Noah? , April 4, 2014, accessed November 27, 2015.
  16. Noah. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .