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What I've been reflecting on lately about that movie ( Noah ) is that it's a movie that sensationalizes Judeo Christian mythology, and I wonder: If it had sensationalized some other mythology instead, or perhaps done it in another way, would we be having the same reaction? Are we so programmed to reject it because we are so fed-up with the Bible thumpers that we can no longer suspend our disbelief and enjoy it as entertainment? Most of us who are old enough, I would hazard a guess, didn't have the same problem with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Was that back before we became so cynical? Personally I think that the persistence of the Bible thumpers has definitely had this effect on me. I find myself thinking things like, "Oh great. Just what we need; another big screen dramatization of Biblical hero mythology to whip up the damned religious zealots." On principle alone I already want to boycott it. But is that really fair from a purely cinematic and entertainment perspective? It's an interesting dilemma .

<blockquote data-quote="Randall" data-source="post: 189880" data-attributes="member: 2682">What I&#039;ve been reflecting on lately about that movie ( Noah ) is that it&#039;s a movie that sensationalizes Judeo Christian mythology, and I wonder: If it had sensationalized some other mythology instead, or perhaps done it in another way, would we be having the same reaction? Are we so programmed to reject it because we are so fed-up with the Bible thumpers that we can no longer suspend our disbelief and enjoy it as entertainment? Most of us who are old enough, I would hazard a guess, didn&#039;t have the same problem with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. Was that back before we became so cynical? Personally I think that the persistence of the Bible thumpers has definitely had this effect on me. I find myself thinking things like, &quot;Oh great. Just what we need; another big screen dramatization of Biblical hero mythology to whip up the damned religious zealots.&quot; On principle alone I already want to boycott it. But is that really fair from a purely cinematic and entertainment perspective? It&#039;s an interesting dilemma <img src="/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" data-shortname=":confused:" />.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randall, post: 189880, member: 2682"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]What I've been reflecting on lately about that movie ( Noah ) is that it's a movie that sensationalizes Judeo Christian mythology, and I wonder: If it had sensationalized some other mythology instead, or perhaps done it in another way, would we be having the same reaction? Are we so programmed to reject it because we are so fed-up with the Bible thumpers that we can no longer suspend our disbelief and enjoy it as entertainment? Most of us who are old enough, I would hazard a guess, didn't have the same problem with [I]Indiana Jones[/I] and the [I]Raiders of the Lost Ark.[/I] Was that back before we became so cynical? Personally I think that the persistence of the Bible thumpers has definitely had this effect on me. I find myself thinking things like, "Oh great. Just what we need; another big screen dramatization of Biblical hero mythology to whip up the damned religious zealots." On principle alone I already want to boycott it. But is that really fair from a purely cinematic and entertainment perspective? It's an interesting dilemma :confused:.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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