Did rock monsters really help Noah build the ark? How about Methuselah wielding the flaming sword? We discuss the 2014 film Noah, the many extra Biblical sources it draws upon, and whether the movie is a failure of scriptural storytelling or an interesting interpretation that makes us think. (Spoilers: a little bit of both.) Apologies to Ivan, whose video was somehow corrupted and gummed up the editing works, but we hope you enjoy his animated replacement.
Our Ratings:
Content: Celestial- or Terrestrial+
Artistic Merit: 5 popcorn balls
Gospel Connections: 4 apricots
Best Books:
Liz - The Cunning Man by DJ Butler and Aaron Michael Richey - https://amzn.to/3sUKnhV
Carl - Critical Role (D&D improv show - https://critrole.com/); The Legend of Vox Machina (animated show, not recommended - https://amzn.to/364aXMT); Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins (graphic novel - https://amzn.to/3IabN8d)
Ivan - Hagakure: The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai - https://amzn.to/3IYAqG1
Links:
The Princess Bride and Philosophy: Inconceivable! - the collection with Ivan's essay about that moron, Aristotle - https://amzn.to/3vS7cot
The Ten Commandments - https://amzn.to/3vS7cot
The Chosen - https://amzn.to/3HVlnvl
Book of Enoch - an apocryphal source of some non-Biblical elements in the film - https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/book-of-enoch-ebook.html
"Strange Ships and Shining Stones" - the Hugh Nibley essay about the parallels between the Jaredite barges and Noah's ark, also found in An Approach to the Book of Mormon - https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=28&article=1011&context=mi&type=additional
The Legends of the Jews - contains story about Methuselah using the flaming sword from Eden - https://amzn.to/3Kv6RvV
Articles on the film from an LDS perspective:
Deseret News - https://www.deseret.com/2014/4/3/20538777/a-noah-like-no-other-before-a-look-at-the-latest-biblical-film-from-an-lds-perspective
By Common Consent - https://bycommonconsent.com/2014/04/07/noah-the-man-the-myth-the-movie/
LDS365 - https://lds365.com/2014/04/09/noah-skip-the-movie-read-the-book/
Articles on the film from a Christian perspective:
Why I’m Recommending Christians See the Movie Noah - https://www.philcooke.com/christians-should-see-noah/
Why People of Faith Can Embrace the 'Noah' Movie - https://www.christianpost.com/news/why-people-of-faith-can-embrace-the-noah-movie-115276/
Find Us:
Liz - lizbusby.com
Carl - FB: Carl Cranney - https://www.facebook.com/carl.cranney
Ivan - ASU English Department - https://english.asu.edu/content/ivan-wolfe
Video editing by Robert Hill - https://roberthillw.wixsite.com/robert-hill
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