Director: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma
Watson, Logan Lerman
Noah
is Aronofsky’s attempt to hybrid his brand of comparatively complex film-making
with a mainstream, commercial style.
In hindsight, “Noah” was a
'queer adaptation' of a well-known, straightforward apocalypse story—loaded
with heftiness and ostensible profundity, yet enjoyable.
Some critics would just go ahead and criticize Aronofsky for this pseudo-intelligent film, while some would appreciate his attempt. And, of course, there will be obvious objections from some religious sects. Takes some courage to do something of this sort and serve it to the masses; fortunately, the result at box office seems quite satisfactory.
Noah is definitely not the best Aronofsky, but a
good initiative to introduce the masses to another artistic style of
film-making. Striking imagery aided by Aronofsky’s trademark hip-hop montage,
impressive background research (a director is allowed some creative leeway),
and a strong performance from Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, add to the film.
Side note: Theater I usually visit is always
packed to capacity for ‘Anderson/Lin/Bay’ brand of films (that’s obviously what
most go for when seeking sheer entertainment) and almost empty for, say,
‘Lynch/Malick/ Bergman’ brand of films.
Noah, with its rousing trailers, brought in the
masses alright and got them cerebrating too. This group of school/college going
students was the perfect example. They started out like “what the hell is this!”
(on NOT finding the fully fledged action-adventure the trailers promised). By
the end, though, group was more than satisfied and appreciated/debated the
little bit of symbolism that was there in film.
7.5/10
