How is this compared to Noah?

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I think the closest we could compare this movie to is with L'inchiesta from 2006. Anybody seen this movie?

This one actually has a spiritual feeling to it whereas Noah mocks the spirit.

@daltonlife-1: I would be interested to hear if you have finally seen Risen and what your thoughts were. I would describe myself similarly, not an atheist but not religious, and least not in the traditional since. However, I loved Noah but not so much Passion.

To anyone new to this post interested in the comparison, my own view is that whereas Noah takes the Kabbalistic Hebrew (not the Christian) flood story and gives it an interpretation relevant for today, Risen doesn't offer much of relevance unless you are already sympathetic to a traditional evangelical Christianity. That said, Risen partially redeems itself by a halfway successful attempt to explore the psychological framework of a Roman officer stationed in the backwater imperial Roman province of Judea.

The intent of The Passion of the Christ is to be an emotional lever, expounding on the element of suffering Jesus willingly took on and the effect his torturous execution had on his distraught disciples. Risen follows somewhat in that vein, retelling the traditional account, attempting to "bring to life" the stories of the canon, but not venturing much beyond orthodoxy. That is where Noah finds it's strength, in my opinion.


There is nothing alive more agonized than man of all that breathe and crawl across the earth. -Homer

You mean it's possible to be "overly religious"? :-)

Risen and the Passion held fairly close to Biblical truth, while Noah was a total fantasy. Actually, Risen, interweaves an imagined account of a Roman Tribune's investigation into the "disappearance" of Yeshua's body after his crucifixion. But it does not alter the truth of Scripture as the fictional account intersects with Biblical events.

The Passion holds mainly true to Scripture, though there are some short portions of extra-Biblical traditions from the Catholic church thrown in.

Noah, on the other hand, was a total fabrication mixing a few Biblical facts in with generous portions of outright fables and imagination. It was not just bad but really bad.