When God decides that mankind has become too sinful and must be wiped off the Earth, he chooses Noah (Russell Crowe), a pious man, for a great task. Noah must build an ark large enough to hold his wife (Jennifer Connelly), adopted daughter (Emma Watson), sons (Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, Leo McHugh Carroll) and their wives -- plus breeding pairs of every animal. When the task is completed, Noah and his family witness God's wrath in the form of an apocalyptic flood.Noah / Film synopsis

Age Appropriate For: 15+. The film is PG-13, but there's some darker stuff and questions about faith that may not be grasped by younger audiences.

The new movie "Noah," director Darren Aronofsky's $130 million epic retelling of the story of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood, carries this advisory: "While artistic license has been taken, we believe that this film is true to the essence, values and integrity of a story that is a cornerstone of faith for millions of ...

Why is Noah rated PG-13? Noah is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for violence, disturbing images and brief suggestive content. Violence: The image of a man killing his brother with a rock is repeatedly shown. A child watches as his father is murdered in front of him.

At the end of the story, Noah's family made it to safety, and God made a covenant promise between him, Noah and his creation, symbolized by a rainbow. We need to choose to remain faithful to God instead of worrying what other people think. God calls us too and we need to trust in God's guidance.

Noah Reviews Still, Noah is a brave film – and that's always worth appreciating. Ancient mythology and modern cosmology come together in the story of Genesis, told in Noah's own words and illustrated with imagery reminiscent of Cosmos, a wedding of science and religion in a way respectful of both.

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By the time the two men trade blows, Noah isn't just fighting a murderous stowaway, he's fighting to suppress he own worst impulses. This is, as you've gathered, an immense, weird, ungainly, often laughably overwrought and silly movie, an amalgamation of elements from various literary and cinematic forebears.

The Lord was so grieved over the sinfulness of men that He determined He would destroy men, beasts, the creeping things and the fowls of the air. The Creator would bring such destruction to His handiwork that He had once pronounced as good. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

In the story of the Deluge (Genesis 6:11–9:19), he is represented as the patriarch who, because of his blameless piety, was chosen by God to perpetuate the human race after his wicked contemporaries had perished in the Flood. A righteous man, Noah “found favour in the eyes of the Lord” (Genesis 6:8).

God rewarded him for his righteousness and obedience, saving both him and his family from destruction. The story of the Flood also demonstrates both the gravity of God's justice and the promise of His salvation. Every sin we commit grieves God, and His justice demands judgement for that sin.

rest Somewhat fittingly, the meaning of this sonorous name, pronounced "no-ah," comes from the Hebrew word noach, which means "rest" and "comfort." Today, Noah is hugely popular as a baby name regardless of religious affiliation.