Humanity's Second Chance: Darren Aronofsky's Noah (2014) as an Environmental Cinematic Midrash
This article proposes an interpretative study of Daren Aronofsky and Ari Handel's film Noah (2014). Our main assertion is that the film attempts to present a contemporary interpretation of the biblical flood story by incorporating values and urgent issues of the 21st century Western society, su...
| Published in: | The journal of religion and film |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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The journal of religion and film
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| Further subjects: | B
biblical film
B Environmentalism B Flood B eco-feminism B Darren Aronofsky B alternative spirituality B Ari Handel B Noah B Midrash |
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| Summary: | This article proposes an interpretative study of Daren Aronofsky and Ari Handel's film Noah (2014). Our main assertion is that the film attempts to present a contemporary interpretation of the biblical flood story by incorporating values and urgent issues of the 21st century Western society, such as environmentalism, fundamentalism and eco-feminism. The paper details various traditions that serve as inspirations to the filmmakers in the re-telling of the flood myth, and elaborates on the midrashic traditions that were intertwined - or else omitted - in the process of creating the innovative cinematic midrash. It also points to the psychologization of God in the film and its theological implications. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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