Aronofsky seems to want to try something different with every film. This time he took a stab at Hollywood spectacle and I must say, this is by and far his weakest film.
Aronofsky make a somewhat odd variation on the famous Bible story about Noah and the Flood. He starts with explaining why there are good and bad peoples. The bad ones seem to refer to our contemporary mentality and are led by Tubal Cain. Noah -of course- is one of the good guys and he has a dream that warns him of an upcoming calamity.
There is a strange element of stone giants who used to be angels and the apparent pretty drastic plans of God with human kind.
Of course Noah builds his arc. This takes about the first third of the film. When the water comes the adventure moves to the vast oceans.
There is the obligatory Hollywood drama and yawn-inspiring morality and sentimentality.
Indeed, if “Noah” had had another director I would probably have never watched it. If Aronofsky wanted to prove that he can make Hollywood drama, he succeeded. In line with his previous films, this really is a wrong turn though.
