Movie Recommendation: Noah

Movie poster for “Noah”

Absolutely bonkers. That is the only way to describe Darren Aronofsky’s interpretation of the myth of the man called by God to be the first conservationist. From the opening scene through to the very end, the film is like wandering through someone’s unpleasant but mesmerizing acid trip.

The opening of the film is reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s ape with a bone. A club is raised to strike, and we later learn…