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Noah The Watchers Essay

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An analysis of the film Noah, the Watchers are perceived as controversial characters, yet served as a meaningful component of the ancient interpretation of the flood story. Aronofsky imaginatively combined the Watchers from Jewish Book of Enoch with the Nephilim from the Book of Genesis. This in turn, produced a unique approach in conveying the flood story which is often debatable. The perception of the Watchers has often been questioned and disputed regarding their physical image as well as the effectiveness of their use in the film Noah. Both Enoch and Genesis are religious historical books that refer to fallen angels. The Book of Enoch, is a collection of ancient Jewish religious texts authored by Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. It …show more content…

This was seen while fighting to protect the arc. As one Watcher died, it cried out for forgiveness. As it crumbled, his rock body transformed into light and was lifted upward into the sky. When this happened, another Watcher announced that he had returned to the Creator. This was contradictory to the teachings of Enoch as well as Genesis in which falling Angels are not given second chances. In the Book of Enoch, the interpretation of how the flood came about was due to the disobedience and chaos of man …show more content…

By Aronofsky’s using the Watchers and the great flood as he did, the industry was able to produce a film that viewers visually “visiting” the development of the origin of life’s story, or just picked up another interpretation of the flood. Yet perhaps, the movie’s concept just conveyed a decent story of human survival. Did these controversial Watcher characters add to the movie? According to the numbers from the Nash Information Services, the movie Noah made over here hundred fifty million dollars Worldwide (Nash). With that, I would say

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