Darren Aronofsky’s films have all been met with critical acclaim, leaving audiences in awe with his compelling storytelling and focus on delivering character-led films that pull at audience’s every emotion. His last film, 2010’s Black Swan, was met with great reviews and a plethora of award nominations that reflected his talent. After a few missteps involving his attachment to, then eventual stepping back from The Wolverine, Aronofsky announced his next film would be the Biblical epic, Noah.
Aronofsky’s telling of the story of Noah is taking many (many) artistic licenses, building it up as more of a science-fiction, superhero-esque film rather than the straight and narrow Western story of The Flood and The Ark. When you think about it, you wouldn’t want anything less from the director, would you? Last week, it was announced the film’s release in other markets would be given the 3D treatment, which isn’t really necessary, but can be somewhat expected. What wasn’t set in stone, however, was which cut of the film audiences would see.
There were many rumors about Paramount hiring various writers to edit the film’s story to appease more religious audiences, to Aronofsky’s dislike. However, after the various cuts were tested, Paramount decided to, in fact, go with Aronofsky’s cut of the film. This is great news for film audiences, as we’ll get to see the director’s true vision of the film. It’s also a great show of faith Paramount is showing Aronofsky, in spite of their attempts to undercut his work. Aronofsky had the following to say about his cut:
My guys and I were pretty sure that because of the nature of the film and how we work, there wasn’t another version. That’s what I told them … the scenes were so interconnected — if you started unwinding scenes, I just knew there would be holes. I showed it to filmmaker friends, and they said the DNA was set in this film.
Noah will be in theaters on March 28th.
[via /Film]