Noah - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Noah or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Noah

[cameron]

Paramount Pictures was very worried about how this movie and its religious theme would be treated properly, so they screentested three different rough cuts of this movie, all without the approval and knowledge of Writer, Producer, and Director Darren Aronofsky, and all of the versions met with resounding criticism from Christian audiences. It has, since then, led to countless controversy and debate on its correspondence to the Biblical text found in the Book of Genesis. Aronofsky said that he was very unhappy with Paramount Pictures testing alternate versions of this movie that were not "true to his vision": "I was upset, of course. No one has ever done that to me. I imagine if I made comedies and horror films, it would be helpful. In dramas, it's very, very hard to do. I've never been open to it. I don't believe that." After much discussion and compromise, the studio announced on February 12th that Darren Aronofsky's version, not any of the studio's alternate versions, was to be the final cut of this movie. "They tried what they wanted to try, and eventually they came back. My version of the film hasn't been tested. It's what we wrote and what was green-lit", Aronofsky said. It was not test screened until post-production was finished, as per Aronofsky's wishes.

[chris]

Hurricane Sandy struck about midway through the shoot, generating an unsettling situation for cast and crew, considering the theme of the story.

[kenzi]

This is the third collaboration of Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in a feature film, following A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Winter's Tale (2014). This is also the second time they have played husband and wife together, with the first one being A Beautiful Mind (2001). It is also the second collaboration between Emma Watson and Logan Lerman, the first being The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and also the second collaboration between Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone, the first being Beowulf (2007).

[ivan]

In this version, Noah's wife is named Naameh. This is a variation of Naamah, who is mentioned in Genesis 4:22 as the sister of Tubal-cain and not further elaborated on, but is presumed by several Jewish and Christian traditions to be the wife of Noah, meaning that Tubal-cain would be Noah's brother-in-law. Although Tubal-cain is the main villain of this movie, no familial connection to Naameh is ever mentioned.

[tammy]

Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Logan Lerman, Ray Winstone and Nick Nolte were all in superhero movies. Russell Crowe played Jor-El in Man of Steel (2013); Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte played Betty Ross and David Banner (Father) in Hulk (2003) (Connelly also had a small part in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)); Sir Anthony Hopkins played Odin in the Thor trilogy; Lerman and Winstone were in the Percy Jackson movies. Additionally, Kevin Durand and Marton Csokas had small parts in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

[ruby]

Julianne Moore was considered for the role of Naameh.

[addison]

Christian Bale and Michael Fassbender were offered the role of Noah, but they declined, due to scheduling conflicts.

[kristina]

According to Emma Watson, the ark was built to scale on Long Island, New York. For interior shots, a smaller version was used.

[jessie]

The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge are twisted together like a DNA double helix.

[nora]

According to the Bible (Genesis 5:32) , Noah was approximately five hundred years old when Shem, Ham, and Japheth were born.

[willard]

Prior to this movie being released in any country, it was banned in Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates, as the local government said it would contradict the teachings of Islam. This movie has also been banned in Egypt for similar reasons, as it violates Islamic law, and could "provoke the feelings of believers."

[edgar]

According to Darren Aronofsky, the Watchers' designs were inspired by three images: the six-winged Seraphim angels, a seagull trapped in oil, and by ballet dancers with blocks attached to their feet. "These are angelic forms captured, malformed imprisoned by the Earth. Winged creatures who got encased, and had to use their wings as arms and legs. "

[morris]

Even though he plays Noah's oldest son, Douglas Booth is in fact, several months younger than Logan Lerman in real-life.

[edgar]

Emma Watson and Logan Lerman appeared in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). Emma Watson, who is English, had to speak in an American accent for Perks. Logan Lerman, an American, had to speak with an English accent for this movie.

[frances]

The chronological order between the alter (and the rainbow) and the departure of Ham (and the drunken Noah event) at the end of this movie, is altered from the original Biblical narrative. To begin with, according to Genesis 9:24, the youngest son is Ham, so the order of the sons has also been altered. The whole Ham narrative, about being the confused one, builds upon these two alternations.

[janice]

Vera Fried: The seventh grade teacher of Writer, Producer, and Director Darren Aronofsky. The idea of making this movie came from a school assignment poem that Darren Aronofsky wrote in January 1982, for Ms. Fried's class. Titled "The Dove", it was selected for a prize for a U.N.-organized writing contest of that year. As a sign of thanks, Fried is mentioned in closing credits, and appears twice in this movie: once as an extra greeting Noah, and later as one of the corpses floating in the river.

[beth]

Regarding this movie's extensive use of visual effects, Darren Aronofsky said he and his crew "had to create an entire animal kingdom", using no real animals in the production, but instead "slightly tweaked" versions of real creatures. Industrial Light & Magic said their work on this movie represented "the most complicated rendering in the company's history."

[eli]

Writer, Producer, and Director Darren Aronofsky had been fascinated with the character of Noah since childhood, seeing him as a "a dark, complicated character who experiences real survivor's guilt."

[jeffrey]

Darren Aronofsky originally wanted Christian Bale to play the title role, but Bale had to decline, due to scheduling conflicts. Bale was cast as Moses in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).