Noah says “Watch This Film!”
I posted something here recently on the Noah movie. Despite what I said in that post about not going to see the film, I did see it last week, and am currently working on a paper about it for my grad course on secularism. I’m still not sure what to think of the film, but I was impressed by this review by The Washington Post’s Ann Hornaday.
Here’s the executive summary of her review – not sure I agree 100%, but I think it’s fair.
“Like interpreters through the millennia, Aronofsky has taken Noah’s journey sincerely to heart, processed it through his own singular visual and moral imagination and come up with a narrative that feels deeply personal, broadly mythical and cannily commercial all at the same time. That feels just about right for “Noah,” which ultimately invites viewers to form their own meanings, whether they’re about sacrifice and obedience, stewardship and service or the enduring entertainment value of an epic adventure that, thousands of years on, still manages to astonish.”
I discovered Hornaday via a recent essay she wrote for WaPo about being a Christian film critic. It’s a thoughtful essay, particularly about what makes a good (and bad) religious film.
Hopefully I’m not biased by learning that Ms. Hornaday is, like me, an Anglican, and that a work day for her might include doing Oscar interviews and then taking home communion to a shut-in parishioner.
An interesting and thoughtful article in the WaPo,thanks for bringing it to our attention.
I like that she mentioned "Lars and the Real Girl" which is a brilliant but quietly understated movie.