{"id":18596,"date":"2014-02-17T23:27:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T04:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=18596"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:12:51","slug":"variety-reports-that-98-of-religious-audiences-gave-noah-a-thumbs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2014\/02\/variety-reports-that-98-of-religious-audiences-gave-noah-a-thumbs-down.html","title":{"rendered":"“Variety” Reports That 98% Of Religious Audiences Gave “Noah” A Thumbs Down UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\u201cIt\u2019s raining, Weathers, and it\u2019s all your fault!\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Shocked. Shocked, I am. That folks who actually know the account from Genesis are disappointed when folks who , you know, don\u2019t, and make a film about it anyway, comes as no surprise to me. Or as Variety<\/em> puts it,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite its Biblical inspiration,\u00a0Paramount\u2019s upcoming \u201cNoah<\/a>\u201d may face some rough seas with religious audiences, according to a new survey by Faith Driven Consumers.<\/p>\n

The religious organization found in a\u00a0survey<\/a>\u00a0that 98% of its supporters were not \u201csatisfied\u201d with Hollywood\u2019s take on religious stories such as \u201cNoah,\u201d which focuses on Biblical figure Noah. Faith Driven Consumers has been tracking the viability of major Hollywood films courting faith-based audiences this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a\u00a0Faith Driven Consumer<\/a>, are you satisfied with a Biblically themed movie \u2013 designed to appeal to you \u2013 which replaces the Bible\u2019s core message with one created by Hollywood?\u201d asked the survey.<\/p>\n

Faith Driven Consumers surveyed its supporters over\u00a0 several days and based the results on a collected 5,000+ responses. They are also the group behind IStandWithPhil.com, which campaigned for Phil Robertson in light of his suspension from A&E\u2019s \u201cDuck Dynasty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Seriously, if you want to check out Russell Crowe on the high seas, stick with Master and Commander:\u00a0Far Side of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/9Igooxb4D1c<\/a>\n

Now THERE is a movie worth seeing. Pity they didn\u2019t make a franchise out of Patrick O\u2019Brian\u2019s wonderful sea stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATEs<\/p>\n

The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u00a0on the film\u2019s difficulties and challenges. <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026the depiction of Noah as a \u2018crazy, irrational, religious nut\u2019 who is fixated on modern-day problems like overpopulation and environmental degradation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rough Seas on \u2018Noah\u2019: Darren Aronofsky Opens Up on the Biblical Battle to Woo Christians (and Everyone Else)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl trailer:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/fkKf9n7kgF0<\/a>\n

Also, listen to a podcast by Barbara Nicolosi on Hollywood, the importance of story telling, and movies as being, for good or ill, the \u201cChurch of the Masses.<\/a>\u201d She mentions the plot of Noah<\/em>, at length.<\/p>\n

Peter Chattaway of the Patheos blog FilmChat<\/a><\/em> has a number of posts up following the progress of Noah. Take a look<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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