Noah Movie Review
I watched the 2014 version of Noah and sincerely, there is much to say.
They started creation by saying, “in the beginning, there was nothing,” however the word of God says,
“In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.” Genesis 1:1
Because of sin, man seeks to forget his origin, not find it. It was disappointing to me because the movie portrayed God as being detached from His creation.
God didn’t speak to Noah in a dream. He spoke to him audibly. He communicated to Noah. He related to Noah. He comforted him.
God is all about His creation – Man. God interacts with us every day – “In Him, we move and have our being.” At the end of the movie, Noah’s daughter-in-law asks why he didn’t kill the babies and his response was that he felt love. He explained that the creator wanted him to use his will to choose life and not kill the babies. Sounds good. But it’s not true.
God expressed His remorse to Noah. God let Noah know He didn’t enjoy seeing the dead bodies. God said next time He will destroy the world by fire and gave Noah the promise with the rainbow.
The action in the movie – Noah – showed that man changed God’s purpose because Noah didn’t fulfill the duty by allowing his family to be the last on earth. It denied the second judgment to come when God will destroy the world by fire.
In my opinion, the movie wasn’t an adaptation, it was heresy. Yet, God loved us so much that He sent His Son Jesus to die for us. God will always be in control of His creation.
He initiated life. Because He initiated life, He guides and directs life. Paul says, “The love of God constrains us.” God restrains evil every day. Whatever evil is allowed to happen, there is a purpose is behind it. When God allowed Jesus to be crucified, though innocent, Jesus was paying the price for our pardon.
“In the beginning, God….