History Film / Noah

* NotSoDifferent: Lampshaded in one of Tubal-Cain's multiple RageAgainstTheHeavens monologues. Tubal-Cain sows misery and death, even against the innocent, but so does the Creator. The idea is further illustrated with the death of [[spoiler:Na'el]], a reminder that [[AesopCollateralDamage not everyone killed in the Flood deserved it.]]

* CoolOldGuy: Methuselah is over nine hundred years old, which gives him a wisdom and spirituality lost on nearly everyone in the corrupted world. His connection to the Creator nearly borders on magical when he gives Noah a seed that causes an entire forest to grow within moments.

* ShownTheirWork: According to the Book of Enoch, Methuselah did indeed have a magic sword given to him by God, with which he slew a thousand foes (although they were demons, not men, and it doesn't mention whether or not his sword was actually [[FlamingSword on fire.]])

** In the Japanese dub, it's not the first time Creator/TesshoGenda (Samyaza) voices a FallenAngel [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} before]].

* ActionBomb: [[spoiler:Killing a Watcher, or one willingly tearing open their own chest, results in a golden explosion]].

** Noah's Flood is described in three religions; Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. None of these religions' narrations of Noah's Ark include an army trying to storm the ark, nor an environmental message, nor does Noah try to [[spoiler:kill some babies]] in any of Abrahamic Religious traditions, [[spoiler:he knew from the beginning that his descendants were to replenish the earth.]] In all three religions, God does not give Noah vague dreams as warning. God tells Noah about the Flood directly. Also, the Watchers don't really have anything to do with anything in the story of Noah, and no [[spoiler:stowaway is ever mentioned.]] Basically, the movie embellishes a lot to add conflict and because the original story is so short. Some reviewers have described the movie as a modern [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash#Forms_of_Midrashic_literature midrash]], an elaboration and interpretation of the bare bones of the Biblical story.

* HumansAreBastards: Most of The Watchers (save for Og), believe that God has seen the corruption, exploitation, and murder humanity has committed and called the Flood to eliminate his corrupted creations. Noah is initially reluctant to think like this, but after walking through the village of the Caininites, seeing men exchange their own daughters for animals to slaughter, and facing someone who's face calls to mind [[{{Satan}} the Serpent]], Noah fully accepts the extinction of humanity and only lets his family board the ark with the knowledge that they'll eventually die with no way to have children and continue the human race. The Watchers come to appreciate humanity after getting to know Noah, but that does nothing to shake his shame for his species. [[spoiler:Noah is so adamant that humanity is hopeless that he attempts to kill his own grandchildren, only to realize that the Creator was putting the fate of humanity in the hands of Noah, and that only by choosing mercy could Noah prove that humanity was worth saving]].

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] and [[DefiedTrope defied]] by Ham. He kills [[spoiler:Tubal-Cain]] who approves, thinking he [[CorruptTheCutie passed on]] [[ARealManIsAKiller his legacy]] to Ham. After the deluge, Ham is resentful of his father, but expresses hope that humanity will learn to be kind and leaves in peace.

The film was released in America on March 28, 2014. Trailers can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmj5mhDwJQ here]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGGNaHblJQ here]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS5t9Pswq9A here]].

* ProtagonistTitle: The main character is the biblical Noah, who's righteousness makes him the one man the Creator will trust with the future of humanity in the face of a massive flood.

** For that matter, the Biblical Nephilim are usually considered to be the ''offspring'' of fallen angels, though to be fair the Bible is somewhat ambiguous about this itself, so the movie's interpretation isn't ''completely'' wrong.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. Some of the establishing shots appear to feature ''skyscrapers'' in the background, but ones which seem to be made of [[BambooTechnology stone and wood scaffolding]]. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled foxlike creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period.

* HumansAreSuperior: A particularly dark version of this trope. Tubul-cain believes this, which he uses as justification for his Empire's completely reckless ravaging of planet to the point of apocalyptic resource depletion and full domination to do whatever he pleases. He even uses this as a RousingSpeech towards his forces to seize the Ark and eventually to convince Ham to turn against Noah.

* ImAHumanitarian: The extreme of the last Cainites' hunger leads to them killing and eating their own neighbors.

** Noah's Flood is described in three religions; Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. None of these religions' narrations of Noah's Ark include an army trying to storm the ark, nor an environmental message, nor does Noah try to [[spoiler:kill some babies]] in any of Abrahamic Religious traditions, [[spoiler:he knew from the beginning that his descendants were to replenish the earth.]] In all three religions, God does not give Noah vague dreams as warning. God tells Noah about the Flood dfirectly. Also, the Watchers don't really have anything to do with anything in the story of Noah, and no [[spoiler:stowaway is ever mentioned.]] Basically, the movie embellishes a lot to add conflict and because the original story is so short. Some reviewers have described the movie as a modern [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash#Forms_of_Midrashic_literature midrash]], an elaboration and interpretation of the bare bones of the Biblical story.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Methuselah mentions how [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence his father Enoch]] told him the world would [[KillItWithFire end by fire]], and he is surprised when Noah speaks of [[KillItWithWater death by water]]. Considering [[TheBible the rest of the story, he was right (the Bible references a few times a future fire-type apocalypse), and his words were one hint that this wasn't going to be the end]].

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: Ham to Na'El whom he just met as he covers her with protecting arms from the oncoming stampede of the Cainites coming right at them and willingly prepares to die with her moments before Noah shows up.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The story doesn't attempt to create a realistic portrayal of any specific time period. The Cainites have a surprisingly high level of technology, including ironworking. The characters use glowing combustible rocks, which presumably don't exist anymore. Noah also discovers a scaled foxlike creature that doesn't look like any real creature discovered from any time period.

* AloneWithThePsycho: Two ways. [[spoiler:There's the actively homicidal Tubal-Cain, who most of the cast doesn't even know is on the ark.]] There's also [[MisanthropeSupreme Noah]], who is more subdued, but comes to the belief that HumansAreBastards and even they need to die, with his family actively avoiding him.

* GodLivesInTheSky: The movie's genocidal villain frequently looks to the sky and yells for God to reveal himself to him, only to find the sky shrouded in the clouds that will flood the world. The skies only clear and allow humanity to see the light once Noah realizes God's desire for humanity: [[spoiler:for them to be merciful to each other.]]