In Search of Noah's Ark (1976)
#3003
Viewing Date: 7-28-2009
Posting Date: 11-3-2009
Directed by James L. Conway
Featuring Vern Adix, Brad Crandall, Lee Sollenberger
Country: USA
Does evidence exist of Noah's Ark on top of Mount Ararat? This movie sets out to examine the proof...
I always feel like I'm walking on thin ice with movies whose fantastic content ties them with Biblical themes; the very fact that I'm covering them in the context of a comprehensive view of the fantastic genres (science fiction, fantasy or horror) makes me run the risk of appearing that I'm scoffing at things that many people embrace as unassailable truth. My response is twofold; firstly, any movie that deals with events that could be described as magical (in this case, consider Noah's ability to control all of those animals) places it within the bounds of fantasy, whether or not the event is true or believed true, and secondly, I won't cover a movie unless some other source has already classified it as belonging to the fantastic genres. With this out of the way, let me go on to the movie itself.
In some ways, movies like this are a bit useless; if you're a devout believer, you don't need proof, and if you're skeptical, you'll probably never find sufficient proof for your purposes, especially if you question the intents of the filmmakers themselves. I suspect you'll most be impressed if you see it as a child. I'll give it credit for addressing many of the thorny questions that can usually be asked about the possibility of such an event actually occurring. Nevertheless, the movie is only mildly interesting at best, and rather repetitive at its worst; there's just so much you can do with footage of people climbing mountains. At any rate, I suspect most people know in advance whether this movie would have any interest for them without having to read my review.
