History Film / Noah

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. Some of the establishing shots appear to feature ''skyscrapers'' in the background, but ones which seem to be made of [[BambooTechnology stone and wood scaffolding]]. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled dog-like creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period, and many of the other animals look downright prehistoric, yet the characters' clothing and level of sophistication in building the Ark is far beyond what could be expected from a Stone Age people. Not only that, but the secrets of metalworking have apparently existed for centuries, since Methuselah, who according to the Bible, lived to ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 969]]'', is shown wearing segmented plate armor and wielding a metal sword as a young man. The silhouettes of humans rapidly changing to progressive time periods to emphasis HumansAreBastards includes knights, samurais, and modern soldiers.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. Some of the establishing shots appear to feature ''skyscrapers'' in the background, but ones which seem to be made of [[BambooTechnology stone and wood scaffolding]]. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled dog-like creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period, and many of the animals look downright prehistoric, yet the characters' clothing and level of sophistication in building the Ark is far beyond what could be expected from a Stone Age people. Not only that, but the secrets of metalworking have apparently existed for centuries, since Methuselah, who according to the Bible, lived to ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 969]]'', is shown wearing segmented plate armor and wielding a metal sword as a young man. The silhouettes of humans rapidly changing to progressive time periods to emphasis HumansAreBastards includes knights, samurais, and modern soldiers.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. Some of the establishing shots appear to feature ''skyscrapers'' in the background, but ones which seem to be made of [[BambooTechnology stone and wood scaffolding]]. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled foxlike creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period, and many of the animals look downright prehistoric, yet the characters' clothing and level of sophistication in building the Ark is far beyond what could be expected from a Stone Age people. Not only that, but the secrets of metalworking have apparently existed for centuries, since Methuselah, who according to the Bible, lived to ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 969]]'', is shown wearing segmented plate armor and wielding a metal sword as a young man. The silhouettes of humans rapidly changing to progressive time periods to emphasis HumansAreBastards includes knights, samurais, and modern soldiers.

* UniquenessValue: Every animal in the arc is the last of its kind and gender. So when Tubal-Cain or Cainites catch and kill the ones heading to the Ark, they're ending an entire species. In the graphic novel, the climactic fight even shows sabretooth tigers and other [[{{Pun}} antediluvian]] mammals being slaughtered while defending Noah.

* BrokenAesop: Cain killed Abel because Abel was rewarded when he offered God meat. Then why do Cainites follow the creed of RealMenEatMeat?

* AntiVillain: Tubal-cain is an AxCrazy and thoroughly nasty man leading an army of bloodthirsty cannibals, savages, and rapists, but he's motivated by the fairly understandable and sympathetic goal of [[AFatherToHisMen getting his people to safety from the coming cataclysm]]. His aggression against Noah and his family manifests itself in seizing the Ark so his tribe can survive - after he accurately points out that [[VillainHasAPoint it could easily carry hundreds if not thousands of families to safety]] and later [[spoiler: [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge taking revenge on Noah]] after his entire tribe has been wiped out by the wave and he [[TheUnfettered no longer has anything left to lose.]]]]

* ChekhovsGun: The animal trap. We briefly see one of Tubal-Cain's follower's setting it, and then later [[spoiler:Na'el gets her foot caught in it.]]

* GentleGiant: The Watcher who releases Noah's family. He even plays with Noah's children.

''Noah'' is a "Bible punk" film directed by Creator/DarrenAronofsky and starring Creator/RussellCrowe, Creator/JenniferConnelly, Creator/LoganLerman, Creator/EmmaWatson, Creator/RayWinstone, and Creator/AnthonyHopkins. Adapting the Literature/BookOfGenesis, the Kaballah, and other sources, it is a retelling of the story of Noah who after seeing visions of a horrifying deluge, is inspired to build an ark to preserve life on Earth. Along the way, he faces resistance from fallen angels known as the Watchers (who later help Noah's cause for a shot of Redemption in the eyes of [[{{God}} The Creator]]), human armies led by the villainous king Tubal-Cain, as well as tension within his own family and self-doubt about the worthiness of mankind to survive.

A passion project for Aronofsky, he had been working on various versions of the screenplay for years, even teaming up with Niko Henrichon to adapt his vision into a French-language graphic novel, "Noé: Pour la cruauté des hommes" ("Noah: For the Cruelty of Men") published in 2011. An English-language translation was released alongside the movie.

* BornAfterTheEnd: The third act is about how one of the women on the ark is pregnant despite God?s attempt to wipe out humanity. Noah has to consider why God let this new child be brought into the world and whether He wants him to kill the child.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Shem and Ila, moments after she is cured of her infertility by Methuselah.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Aronofsky's ''Film/TheFountain''. This [[http://www.indiewire.com/article/darren-aronofsky-strikes-again-here-are-5-ways-noah-is-just-like-the-fountain article]] even points out several of the similarities between the two.

* LuckyTranslation: Og's "Goodbye, son of Adam" acquired a even more meaningful tone in the Latin tongues (French, Spanish and Portuguese) dubs and subs. In those tongues, "Goodbye" is "Adieu/Adios/Adeus", which etymologically means "(Deliver) To God". Because of this, in those dubs Og's farewell accidentally becomes a much more striking statement, [[spoiler: particularly considering the angels ascend to heaven (and thus deliver themselves to God) minutes after saying that line.]]

* BornAfterTheEnd: The third act of ''Film/{{Noah}}'' is about how one of the women on the ark is pregnant despite God?s attempt to wipe out humanity. Noah has to consider why God let this new child be brought into the world and whether He wants him to kill the child.

* AnAxeToGrind: Noah uses an ax while taking invaders who attempt to hijack to Ark.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: After being cured by Methuselah of her scarring and infertility, Ila wastes no time finding Shem and having sex with him.

* LawOfInverseFertility: Ila is infertile from a stab wound as a child and therefore was unable to enjoy sex comfortably with Shem. When she is healed, she immediately has sex with Shem without discomfort and not long after, she falls pregnant. Though she wasn't aware being cured of her wound would aid her with conception, she and Shem are thrilled nonetheless. Noah is angry at this, reminding her that she was barren.

* AnAxeToGrind: Noah uses an ax while taking invaders who attempt to hijack to Ark.

* ArmorIsUseless: The Watchers: despite being 12-foot tall angels made out of stone, they could be killed quite easily with spears and swords.

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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. Some of the establishing shots appear to feature ''skyscrapers'' in the background, but ones which seem to be made of [[BambooTechnology stone and wood scaffolding]]. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled foxlike creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period, and many of the animals look downright prehistoric, yet the characters' clothing and level of sophistication in building the Ark is far beyond what could be expected from a Stone Age people. Not only that, but the secrets of metalworking have apparently existed for centuries, since Methuselah, who according to the Bible, lived to ''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld 969]]'', is shown wearing segmented plate armor and wielding a metal sword as a young man.

** The opening, where Noah recaps the genesis of the Earth and cosmos seems to imply that creationism ''and'' evolution are both correct in this universe. We are shown a quick montage of how science views the formation of early Earth, and it's shown that terrestrial life on Earth evolved from sea life, with the implication that the billions of years it took for the Earth to become inhabited with familiar organisms was a mere seven days in the eyes of the Creator.

* FallenAngels: The Watchers, multi-armed angels who lost their wings when they chose to descend to Earth, became encased in bodies of stone, and after sharing with humans the secrets of science and magic became enslaved by them. They understandably don't like humans for this, but decide to help Noah in the hope that it would allow them to find redemption in the eyes of God. [[spoiler: It works, with Samayza being the first recipient to be redeemed]].

-->'''Tubul-Cain:''' It has begun! Death comes from the Heavens! This rain is meant to wash us off the face of this world, but we are Men! We decide if we live or die! We are Men, and Men united are invincible! We kill the Giants, we kill Noah, and we take the Ark!

* InstantBirthJustAddWater: Ila goes from her water breaking to holding a pair of twins in ''minutes''.