Noah

You've probably heard criticisms about the movie, "Noah," which just opened.  We went to see it this weekend. Being thoroughly Hollywood, it has huge drama that certainly is not in the Bible account, but it also had things I liked.

This Noah "aspires to goodness and justice"; he wants to do what's right; he puts distance between his family and the surrounding moral darkness of his society. The script in this respect is better than you might think if you've heard (dumb) remarks from (fine) actor Russell Crowe.

At one point, Noah makes a mistake about what God wants him to do. After all, this really is ancient history - he didn't have scripture as a guide, he didn't have the Holy Spirit living within. He makes the right decision, and one of the other characters explains that maybe The Creator left the momentous decision to him to make.

Opinions abound! For a reviewer who hated the movie, see this - and this is a neutral point of view.