'Noah': Twitter conservatives outraged that film deviates from Bible's original English

[Goblinmonger]

This was posted in GD for those that may not read that forum.

Devout Christians are up in arms this morning about Darren Aronofsky’s film Noah, despite the fact that the majority of them haven’t seen it. They’re upset because, in the words of one person on Twitter:


Aronofsky’s script deviates from the biblical account, and many on Twitter are happy to point the curious to the “real” story:


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Not that some people out there aren’t happy with the creative license Aronofsky exercised:

More here

Of course we know that these people that take the bible literally are such a small minority of the population that it is hardly worth noting.

[hrmjustin]

1. So?

[Goblinmonger]

2. Thought it pertained to the discussion of religion.

Thought I kind of made that point at the end of my post.

Seems like an interesting thing that so many people are so outraged, because of their religious beliefs, about the accuracy of a story that, I hope, everyone in this Forum thinks is just a fable.

Do I need to use an incognito browser to see if you respond to rugs five million random OPs about atheists in the same way?

[hrmjustin]

3. I am sorry I am not questioning why you posted it.

My reaction is a bunch of people don't like a movie because it didn't follow the book.

Sorry I should have reacted differently.

[Goblinmonger]

4. But this isn't Tolkien nerds geeking out about The Hobbit

These are people mad because this isn't the real version of the truth. They are mad because they see it as religious. And because "an atheist" made the movie. It's not just "it's not as good as the book." These reactions are based on, in my opinion, ridiculous religious beliefs.

[hrmjustin]

5. Hey some of the fans of Star Trek would call you a heretic if you go off script.

[trotsky]

12. They sure would.

People do get attached to their fiction.

[hrmjustin]

13. Yes they do.

[Goblinmonger]

14. I think that one went over your head.

You do know you were essentially comparing The Bible to Star Trek, right?

[hrmjustin]

15. No it did not go over my head.

[Goblinmonger]

16. OK

That's actually kind of cool that you are fine with the Bible being fiction.

[hrmjustin]

17. I never said that.

I agreed people like their fiction.

[LostOne4Ever]

6. If they did base it on the literal version

Wouldn't it be like 15mins long?

Its a subsection of a subsection of a single book in an anthology. It's not that long.

What did they think they were gonna do for the other 105mins? Show Noah's unending boredom aboard his boat?

[skepticscott]

7. Unending boredom?

Or show Noah and his sons and their wives draw straws to see who shovels up all the shit today, and who gets to feed the crocodiles.

[Jgarrick]

8. Considering that fundamentalists think that there were thousands of dinosaurs on the Ark,

[cleanhippie]

9. It's interesting how believers here mock the fundies for thinking this actually happened...

...yet get all spun up when the absurd things they believe really happened (immaculate conception, resurrection, etc.) are called into question.

[Goblinmonger]

10. Well, atheists saying it is bigotry; theists saying it is smart

[rug]

11. This reaction is unsurprising.

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