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As I recall, the film works backwards from Noah's later crazy behavior and tries to lay the seeds. You know, his threatening to kill children and becoming a wandering homeless drunk. As the bible is essentially a compilation of oral stories, the fragmented nature of the narrative doesn't lend itself to a literal re-telling in film format. It would involve some hard right turns.Well, there is the whole glaring plot that Noah and his family were supposed to die because they were wicked. Yeah, that's not in the source.. As stated in the source you linked, 7 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation." The movie disregards this and makes Noah into a psychopath. Then there are the watchers.....
That said, this film really didn't work. Aronofsky was my boy, and I thought this was hot garbage. Except for the fever dream evolution scene, which was totally stolen from Studio Ghibli.
I'm not much of a fan of those films, but if you're looking for other takes, maybe try Jesus Camp, Ben Hur, The Prince of Egypt, First Reformed, The Fountain, Defending Your Life, Doubt, The Messenger, Oh God, The Devil's Advocate, Angel Heart, and ...The First Power.Haven’t watched Noah, but my parents said it’s horrible and completely butchers the story. If I’m gonna watch a recent religious movie, I suppose I’ll stick with (not in any order of quality) Risen, Signs, and Kingdom of Heaven (DC Roadshow Version of course). Any other suggestions are welcome, as I love to examine religious films.