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Netflix Pick: Noah

 
A lot of folks didn't like this Hollywood spin on the Old Testament story of a man and the great flood.  And I can tell you exactly why. 
 
From the very beginning, this movie looks more like science fiction than the biblical story we all know.  But if you can suspend some deeply held feelings and see some things in a new light with a little creativity, you may get something out of this movie.
 
But it is dark.  Very dark in some places.  There is also a very strong message of environmentalism and support of the scientific theory of evolution. 
 
And no, it does not follow the Genesis story much at all. 
 
It would take too long to break this movie down when you already know the basic plot, but I will try to put it simply.  If any of the following phrases, pieces, memes, shows, art, music, books, culture or iconography mean anything to you, there will be something for you in this movie:
 
Ireland; The Middle East; Middle Earth; Hieronymus Bosch; Adam & Eve; Mork & Mindy; God; Allah; Luke and Leia; Wacken Open Air; The Ten Commandments; The Big Bang Theory; Contact; Charlton Heston; Morgan Freeman; County Cork; Hawaii; Indonesia; Michael McDonald; beards; Lord of the Rings; Harry Potter; Hermoine; Yoda; The Hunger Games; Survivor; American Idol; Norwegian Black Metal; Vikings; Epcot Center; Malcolm X; Woodstock; CSNY; gardening; garden center; Home Depot; trees; tree hugger; hippies; Al Gore; Anthropologie; twins; Danny DeVito; Arnold Schwarzenegger; King Diamond; Robin Hood; Kevin Costner; water; lots of water; bad things happening in water; Water World.
 
And if none of that makes sense, just see it for yourself.
 

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