This isn’t the Sunday School sanitized version of the story, and for that I’m grateful. In this version, the filmmakers made Noah a complex character, and helped me see possibilities I’d never considered for how details in the story could have happened. I’ve always wondered about the places where the Biblical account of Noah was silent. This tells me that Paramount values the Christian audience and wants to work with us.ģ) It’s an epic film.
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While it was too late to add it to the film, they readily agreed to add the disclaimer to the movie posters, website, digital promotions, as well as all radio and TV commercials that haven’t already been distributed. Paramount agreed with the idea without hesitation (I was on the phone calls), and here is their joint announcement. He suggested that (like Dreamworks did in “ Prince of Egypt“) they add a disclaimer to say that this was INSPIRED by the Bible story rather than a film of the story itself. Jerry Johnson, president of the National Religious Broadcasters made an appeal to Paramount Studios to use a disclaimer on the film. In fact, writer Ari Handel and director Darren Aronofsky have been working on this script for 16 years.Ģ. They didn’t mock the story, went to great lengths to get the ark built to exact Biblical measurements, and did an amazing amount of research. Not once did I ever get the feeling they were anything but serious. I’ve talked to the Chairman of the Studio, as well as the producer, director, set designer, and even the star – Russell Crowe.
And from my perspective, in spite of non-Biblical elements in the film, and obvious reasons of concern for Christians, in a capsule form, here’s why I think Christians need to see the movie:ġ. Johnson’s response, and here’s John’s take. Jerry Johnson, John Snowden, who was the Biblical advisor on the film, and myself (as an NRB board member) showed never before seen clips from the movie and led a discussion with hundreds of NRB members. Last week, at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, three people who have seen it – NRB President Dr. If I had directed the film, I wouldn’t have added them, but this isn’t my film. These are things that don’t line up with the Biblical account at all. And honestly, there are “extra-Biblical” elements in the film. We don’t know what happened inside the ark during the voyage. For one thing, the Noah story in the Bible is remarkably short. Is the story an exact Biblical representation? No. That’s why I felt compelled to write this post.
Which is probably why I’m a bit bothered at the condemnations and protests from Christians who have never actually watched it. But as of this writing I’m one of only a handful of people who’ve actually seen the movie. You’ve probably heard the controversy about the upcoming Paramount Pictures movie “ Noah.” In the last few weeks, I’ve seen numerous blogs, social media posts, and commentaries on the movie – usually criticizing it and detailing how far it strays from an accurate Biblical portrayal.
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