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Post by Jeremy on Apr 1, 2014 14:36:02 GMT -8
When I saw a trailer for the new Noah and having seen other Aronofsky films I knew there was something fishy going on. I couldn't have guessed it would go to such depth to completely portray the opposite. I'm not a huge forums user but I couldn't resist not posting this (the pun was also my other motivating factor ;-) drbrianmattson.com/journal/2014/3/31/sympathy-for-the-devilAnybody actually go see it? Other thoughts? |
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Post by Josh on Apr 2, 2014 20:26:23 GMT -8
I've heard such radically different takes on it by Christians, it's kinda intriguing.
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Post by Josh on Apr 2, 2014 20:37:42 GMT -8
Great article, I especially liked:
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Post by Josh on Apr 3, 2014 7:12:46 GMT -8
Oh, and, excellent pun!!! 5 stars ******
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Post by robin on Apr 6, 2014 7:24:58 GMT -8
I plan on seeing the movie as soon as I can. It appears that texts like Enoch, and the book of Adam and Eve we used for the telling of the story. After I see it, I'll give further thoughts, since I have become quite familiar with both books.
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Post by LadyAjax on Jul 7, 2014 20:29:40 GMT -8
This was an interesting article. I haven't seen Noah yet, was definitely waiting for video, but now I will watch it with a more ... suspicious? mind.
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Post by grokit on Aug 6, 2014 9:36:12 GMT -8
While the movie certainly isn't canon, I thought it raised an interesting thought experiment which reminded me of all the Star Trek I've watched over the years. Star Trek often portrays the human race as tenacious under adversity, giving us the ability to overcome any obstacle to our existence. Examples include the Borg, the Kobayashi Maru, Captain Christopher Pike, etc.
The question that the Noah movie brought up for me is; how many times has God considered wiping us out?
Recent events that might be considered are, near misses from meteors, the Cuban Missile Crisis (Cold War), and mega volcanoes. Future possibilities are the continued nuclear threat, global warming (flood again?) more meteors, or something all new and different like a GMO caused famine/disease or a nanite "blob." Rain was new to Noah and his contemporaries.
Many will argue that God has made promises that he won't "wipe us out." I argue that we don't often understand God's promises. Before Jesus EVERYONE was sure that the messiah would rule here on Earth as a flesh and bone king. We now know that that isn't the case.
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Post by Josh on Aug 7, 2014 9:50:40 GMT -8
Do you mean completely wipe out as in everyone or almost everyone as in the case if the flood?
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Post by grokit on Aug 8, 2014 6:18:48 GMT -8
Do you mean completely wipe out as in everyone or almost everyone as in the case if the flood? I think that's part of the question. Noah (in the movie) thought it was everyone. And we tend to think only of this world. Maybe God's promise not to destroy us really applies to our soul/spirit, much like the messiah didn't come to rule as a flesh and blood king like we thought (at least not yet). |
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