Noah (2014)
Gundam: The Origin
For our latest Double Feature, I’m joined by SuperLutheran for Noah, and by Lars Umlauts for Gundam: The Origin. Before we jump into these reviews, head out to the concession stand, and grab yourself some Popcorn N’ Soda!
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Noah (2014): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_(2014_film)
Gundam: The Origin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Suit_Gundam:_The_Origin
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It must have been boredom that made Darren Aronofsky think he could deviate from his usual insufferable output (neurotic ballerinas with overbearing mothers and that one with bald Wolverine floating in a bubble through space) to do disaster movie schlock. The result was art imitating life, because Noah doesn’t hold a candle to Twister. There’s something to be said for the simple charm of Bill Paxton and the mid-90s.
Myles making an unexpected Animorphs reference is why I tune in.
I don’t understand the aversion to Newtype abilities. Sure, it’s basically space autism, but it serves as a fairly decent explanation for Amuro’s unique capacity for piloting the Gundam and allows for more intense combat between him and Char, especially once you get to CCA. I also wouldn’t say the ending of that movie is a deus ex machina. The integration of the technology with the human will is present already with the introduction of funnels in 0079, and the unique power and importance of the psycho-frame device is impressed on you fairly early in the film. I really like what it adds to the theme of it all; Amuro’s will is ultimately victorious over Char’s not simply because he’s a better combatant, but because his spirit is unconquerable whereas Char’s is weighed down by the sins of humanity. That’s the tragic irony of his character arc.
I remember seeing Noah in theaters back when I was still an edgy atheist, not because I was interested in the story but because I had just seen Gladiator and thought it must be a good movie if Russell Crowe was in it!
My disappointment was immeasurable, and even as a teenage fedora-bearer, I could tell that the movie had basically no bearing on the Bible at all. Maybe in some small way, Darren Aronofsky’s terrible movie helped me get interested in reading the Bible and returning to Christ. So hey, silver linings.