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I haven't been paying attention and blah, blah, blah - why are some religious groups upset about the 'Noah' movie? -- nm

Posted by Diva (aka Diva) Mar 31 '14, 11:24

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I think this kinda sums it up -- (link) - oblique Mar 31, 12:16 4
- he sounds like a bitter bitter man (i only read till he mentions 'spoiling the whole thing') -- nm - Andie Mar 31, 12:30
- Now I *must* go see it. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 12:23 1
  - You're just saying that because he mentioned Waterworld :) -- nm - oblique Mar 31, 12:24
- Yikes, between the tiny paragraphs and the sarcastic tone, I found it impossible to read. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 12:21
Whatever the particular complaining person's version of Christianity is, the movie somehow doesn't meet spec. - TWuG Mar 31, 11:49 2
- so it's like 'That's Not *MY* Noah So It's *NOT* Noah!!' - ? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:55 1
  - Pretty much -- nm - TWuG Mar 31, 12:05
Allstate Insurance product placement -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:39
Too farfetched. nm - Dignan Mar 31, 11:37
no royalties? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 31, 11:34
They wanted to see the original Sumerian account and not the biblical rip off -- nm - CQ Mar 31, 11:33
The two issues that get repeated are "it has a pro climate change message" and "God is never mentioned" - Roger More Mar 31, 11:33 12
- to be fair, God is mentioned a lot. But they call him The Creator - Jovian Mar 31, 11:36 2
  - i think thats the joker -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Mar 31, 11:37
  - me too. oh well. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:37
- doesn't God tell him to build it and give him the measurements and everything? (He's the Architect of My Soul after all..) -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:36
- Wait, who tells him to build the effin' thing then? -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:35 7
  - In the movie, God is referred to as "the Creator" -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 11:37
  - "The Creator." -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:36 2
    - OFFS - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:40 1
      - ik, r? i still don't get it. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:41
  - Oops, sorry, Bible spoiler. -- nm - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:35 2
    - And then King Daryl splits the rabbit in half ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 11:55 1
      - Blasphemer! -- nm - Joe Mar 31, 11:56
and its a shame because I thought it did a good job with a relatively short story from the bible - Jovian Mar 31, 11:30
It's a religious movie the same way "The Seventh Sign" or "The Rapture" is religious. Features characters from the Bible like they're mythology -- nm - landbeck Mar 31, 11:29 1
- ? not understanding. He's seen as an unreal hero? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 11:35
My mom went with her movie friend. Kind of religious and she was a bit upset over it. - Spawn Lord Mar 31, 11:28
Some want it to follow the Biblical account more closely, I think. -- nm - mara Mar 31, 11:27
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Hollywood made it. - David Mar 31, 11:27 2
- I saw the headline, remembered who the director was, and figured I had all the information I needed on that -- nm - con_carne Mar 31, 11:29
- this is probably the best answer -- nm - Jovian Mar 31, 11:28
it's not a very religious movie -- nm - decline Mar 31, 11:26

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