Review of Noah

I can understand why some religious people will not like it because it is not based on the bible exactly. I've never read the bible, i just wanted to see it because I am a big Russell Crowe fan. It turned out to be a really good movie. Visually, it is very stunning and amazing. I would give it a 10 for picture quality. The giants were why I didn't give this movie a higher rating, they were not realistic enough for me, too far out there. The story itself was far greater than i expected it to be. This movie was very intense with many battle scenes. There was also a lot of heart wrenching scenes as Noah seems to have lost his mind but is merely trying to carry out the creators's plan to a T. Noah's job is to cleanse the world and he is to have only his family on the ark, he completely ignores emotion in his decisions. This cast was perfect for this film in my opinion, Russell Crowe has a certain way about him that makes him perfect to play Noah. Anthony Hopkins was brilliant as Methusela, Noah's grandfather and Emma Watson, who plays Noah's adopted daughter who has a baby aboard the ark. The first half of the movie is really, really interesting and then once they get on the boat with all the animals it calms down a bit before rising to a terrific climax where Noah understands that he must let his granddaughter live.

8.5/10 This is a wonderful movie if you just give in to the fact that it takes place in a world so far from reality, where there is crazy creatures and magic. If you go into this movie wanting to see a reenactment of the bible, you will likely hate this film. If you want to see a really beautiful film that features a story about the creators of the world in a good vs. evil battle which leads to Noah's ark and the cleansing of the world, I highly recommend giving it a try.