Noah starring Russell Crowe and directed by Darren Aronofksy was a complete disappointment to the epic Bible story. Noah is chosen by God to complete a great task, to build an ark to save the animals, (and the human race, or so I thought.)The Bible states that Noah and his family was chosen because they were good people and didn’t give in to the sins of the world.
This movie took that whole idea and concept away from the original story. I think everything went wrong for this movie, starting with Noah’s son’s Sham, Ham and Jabath. All of which were young boys and not men. In the bible they are men and already have wives.
Sham ends up with the adoptive daughter which means that she is Sham’s non blood related sister,(a girl who Noah saves from being attacked, then raises her as his own.)
Then there is this whole war that is started by a villain, supposedly a descendent of Cain, Tubal-cain, played by Ray Winestone. Viewed as a king by the people, he demands to be saved and uses his army to wage war against Noah so he can take the ark. Noah’s family is protected by fallen angels called Watchers.
The animals began to board the ark. The rains begin and Noah soon has a fallout with Ham as he looses a woman that he wanted to go with him.
lla played by Emma Watson is impregnated by Sham, not realizing it until they’ve spent weeks in the ark. The evil villain escapes the flood as he secretly boarded the ark during the attack.
Noah’s family believes that they will have a chance to restart civilization, but Noah says the sin of the world will end with his family. Once he realizes that lla is pregnant, he plots to kill the baby so that he can uphold god’s plan. The family is outraged and the young couple plan to escape the ark.
Their plan fails as Noah torches their little boat and the stress of that situation begins the onset of labor.
The Villain uses Noah’s son as a ploy to influence Ham so he can kill his father. Tubal-cain wants to got Noah out-of-the-way,so that he can be the ruler of the people. Once the ark lands, and the doves seek a place to start over, a fight breaks out just as Noah discovers that the ark has been invaded by evil. The son defends his father and Tubal-cain is killed on the ark.
Twins are born on the ark and Noah can not bear to murder the innocent babies. They start a new life and the new earth is born.
Every time a new scene opened, the more I disliked this movie. I don’t understand the reason why the writers would change the story to such a degree that makes it disturbing.
The villain was added for dramatic reasons. The purpose for Emma Watson’s character was pointless and the storyline centered around her was inappropriate. Murder in the new world, killing babies, are all things that contradict the story in so many ways.
I grew up reading about Noah and the flood, and I just can’t express enough, how disappointed I was. They even added Noah’s grandfather Methuselah portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. The character presented could have been introduced better.
The special effects were good, but the story telling was just so bad. I did find myself wanting an even more detailed back-story on the watchers. That could have been developed better.
This role was not fitting for the cast, with the exception of Hopkins, and where did Noah find clippers to get his head shaved? Really?
I gave this movie 2 stars, not a box office must see.
L.L
Posts Tagged ‘Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane’
Noah “Movie Review
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author of Swept into the darkness, Biblical movies, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, New Blog Post, Noah movie review, Reviews, Russell Crowe, Urban fantasy, Weekend Box office on April 6, 2014| 1 Comment »
Beyonce Rant
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author Lataeya Lane, beyonce, current events, entertainment news, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, music, New Blog posts, New Posts, superbowl half time show on February 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I usually don’t blog about things related to the entertainment industry but I had to get this off my chest. Okay so what if Beyonce lip sang during the Presidential Inauguration. People think that it is the end of the world and the media eats it up. It makes me sick. There are so many other important things going on in the world that we as a society need to worry about. When I saw the news story this morning and saw Beyonce singing live, I said to my self “oh boy!” now she needs to prove to everyone and validate herself as a performer. Then on top of that Beyonce’s appearance is just to promote her upcoming Superbowl Performance. Its all about getting the right PR and piggybacking off of whatever publicity you can get. just look at Lindsay Lohan. So many entertainers are so over rated these days. People need to do something else with their time!!! Gotta go, I have writing to work on.
Embracing Something New
L.L
Self Publishing Marketing Updates
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Amazon books, Author Lataeya Lane, Barnes and Noble books, book marketing, book publishing, books about vampires, Debut Novels, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, New Blog Post, New Blog posts, Paranormal romance, Publishing News, Self publishing, Urban fantasy on January 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year Everyone! First I would like to update all readers on some of the book promotional aspects that have been put into action concerning my debut novel Swept into the Darkness. I launched a book blast hosted by Promotional Book Tours that started on December 21st and ended on January 6th. The blast was a great success and gave my book the appropriate exposure. Next on the promotional agenda will be a giveaway hosted by Goodreads. That will take place starting this Monday. In addition my book tour is in the early stages of the planning process and will begin February 13,2013. That event will also be hosted by Promotional book tours. During Valentines week I will be participating in a special book promotional event where Swept into the Darkness will be featured on several blogs, a group giveaway will be included in the promotion. I have more good good news. My Facebook author page now has over 500 LIKEs and I am so happy that everyone has been so supportive. I am looking to increase book sales and start the process of starting my own publishing company. Stop by my author page at http://www.facebook.com/authorlataeyalane
Happy Reading and writing
I have some movie reviews I will include in my posts for this weekend
L.L
Caught in a Web
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged angels, Author of Swept into the darkness, book publishing, creative, Fantasy author, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, inspiring, life challenging, New Blog posts, positive and negitive aspects on life and success, supernatural, Vampires, writing on October 12, 2012| 1 Comment »
How can a person be caught in a web of negativity? There are so many things that can go on in a person’s life that can contribute to that. The web is life and the things that make up life. The negative aspects are obviously very overwhelming and vary in capacity. What makes the whole thing even more difficult is the fact that you are stuck within a realm that is consistently holding you back mentally, spiritually and physically. Sometimes you may feel like it is impossible to move forward or live up to the greatness that you are supposed to be and live. Many people may say “just remove that negativity from your life” But I say that it is not that simple. It takes time, patience and planning. You must endure or tolerate certain negative aspects in your life so you can begin to set up the necessary building blocks to take one step at a time to move in the direction of the path you want to take. The direction of positive change and high potential. The whole idea is a process on its own but the end result will be good no matter how far away you think the journey is. So no matter how tight my legs are tangled in the web, I will always manage to wiggle free, and embrace my creativity turning the web of negativity into weaves of positiveness and great success by overcoming my challenges and rising above it all.
Happy Reading and Writing!!
L.L
Fall/Winter Movie Preview Introduction “The Apparition”
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author of Swept into the darkness, Debut Novels, Fall Movie Preview, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, Horror movie posts, Movie reviews, New Blog posts, New Movies, Ubran fantasy author, Upcoming movies, Weekend Box office on August 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I checked out my sources and it seems like this fall and winter is going to be great season for new movies. There are so many good movies to be released that I decided to do a series of movie previews on my site. As the summer officially comes to a close I get geared up for the fall and expect a nice array of horror flicks to be released in theaters and on DVD. A few movies to put you in the scary mood are first and foremost a movie called The Apparition, starring some familiar faces from Twilight, Harry Potter and Captain America: The First Avenger. This movie tells an interesting story about a group of students that set out to prove that supernatural and paranormal events can occur if you create them in your mind and believe in the idea that you created. Check out the trailer below. This movie is to be released August 24th. Just by watching the trailer I am sold on the whole idea and really hope that it does a decent job in theaters. For those die-hard horror fans that appreciate the genre, I think that you will give it a shot and be happy that you did. Enjoy the trailer and Happy Reading and Writing!! L.L
The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author Lataeya Lane, Author of Swept into the darkness, Batman movie review, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, Movie reviews, New Blog Post, New Blog posts, Swept Into The Darkness Author, The Dark knight Rises Movie Review, Weekend Box office, Writer. Author Lataeya Lane on July 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Directed by Christopher Nolan and Starring Christine Bale and Micheal Caine, The Dark Knight Rises is the third film in the modern “Batman” franchise. Eight years after the death of Harvey Dent, and life long friend Rachael Dawes, Gotham City does it’s best to cope with the loss of a hero. A broken Bruce Wayne is now isolated and disconnected from a world where he was always in view of the public. Two new villans take the scene in this film, a lovely thief that makes her way in the world by kicking ass and stealing,(Catwoman, played by Ann Hathaway) and a masked protector that seeks nothing but the traditional thing that most superhero villans want; money, power and control over others (Bane,played by Tom Hardy). As Bane terrorizes the city, a distraught Bruce Wayne aka Batman slowly but surly makes his way back into the limelight trying to protect Gotham and it’s citizens from destruction.
As Bruce Wayne continues to deal with loosing people he loves, the inner struggle he faces grows more intense.
Despite the reconstruction of Wayne manor, the scars that Bruce carry run deep within his spirit and help him to evolve into an even more complex character than we are used to seeing. Nolan does a wonderful job continuing the telling of “Batman’s” story through the camera lens. The introduction of the new villans and the directions they are taken in puts an interesting twist on the overall story. The action scenes were wonderful as would be expected from a Nolan film. The all-star cast each played their parts well and made their roles believable and unique to their portrayal. The special effects were engaging and appropriate for a film of this caliber. The end has some surprises for sure, and will have the movie goer in tears and in all smiles. This Blockbuster movie is a must see!! I give The Dark Knight Rises Five stars and hope that a fourth film may surface so that the Batman legacy will continue.
Happy Reading
L.L
Creating Balance
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Angel/Vampire books, Author, Author of Swept into the darkness, Debut Novels, Fantasy author, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, New Blog posts, New Release Updates, Paranormal romance, supernatural literature, Urban fantasy, Urban Fantasy books on July 18, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Well Everybody.. I am back! Back as a completely new person, with a new role… My little bundle of joy entered the world on July 5th. Its been quite an exciting challenge adjusting to motherhood and recouping from the delivery. This is actually the first time I have sat in front of my laptop in weeks. I am not really sure how long it has been but to tell you the truth it feels really good to be blogging again. It feels great just to get my thoughts down and fingers back into the flow of writing. My book promotion plan has been put on hold until I can get my son on an official schedule. I know I have mentioned the schedule before but it is harder than I thought it would be. My time really revolves around him at this point. As far as my book is concerned I will be sticking to my original plans which includes submitting my press release, promoting through goodreads, twitter , Facebook and all of the other sites that encourage self publishing. The paperback will be released early fall which will also be the beginning of my book tour launch. I need to obtain some book reviews. I will start the process of that as well.
My latest book profile can be found on bookdaily.com under my name LaTaeya Lane or the title of my book Swept into the Darkness. The profile is still fairly new and I am still in the process of updating and making changes to the profile. Also my video trailer is up and running live on you tube, so if people want to get the gist of what my book is all about you can click on the video link on my book page or just go directly to YouTube and type my name Lataeya1 or enter the book title Swept into the Darkness. For the month of July I will also be participating in the Smashwords summer book promotion. My book Swept into the Darkness: Chronicles of the Celestial Book one will be available for fifty percent off. Download your copy today. Stay tuned for coming updates.
I finally got my copy of Charline Harris’ DeadLocked. I just started so I am very excited to see where the story will go.
Happy Reading and Writing
L.L
Swept into the Darkness Video trailer
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author Lataeya Lane, Author of Swept into the darkness, Book trailers, Character feedback, Debut Novels, Fantasy author, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, New Blog posts, New Book trailers, publicity, Video Book trailers on June 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I finally finished my video book trailer and it is officially up and running live on YouTube. It is actually a lot work to create something like that on your own and I am very pleased with the end result. The entire project was a lot of fun and I was able to tap into a form of creativity that I really never touched on before. I have a link to the Trailer on my Book Page but I will also provide the link here so that if anyone wants to see it they can. This trailer represents the mood of the journey that my main character Sydney London takes throughout book one in the series. Just by watching the trailer you can walk through the various points of her experience. Her supernatural abilities, and the challenges of being different as a child. Her adulthood and the idea that she is on the verge of finally excepting that she will always be different. Sydney’s encounter with other supernatural beings and the concept that she is willing to do anything to save someone she loves is something else that she must deal with, in addition to falling in love and making an attempt to save the world from destruction. This young woman has a lot on her plate not to mention coping with a past that just will not stop haunting her. Check it out!
Happy Reading
L.L
Constant Changes
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author, Author of Swept into the darkness, Debut Novels, Fantasy author, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, New Blog posts, New Posts, New Release Updates, Urban fantasy on June 23, 2012| 2 Comments »
My life has been filled with constant changes over the past nine months, but especially over the past few weeks. I’ve been so busy with preparing for the arrival of my son, my book promotion and writing the next book in the series that I hardly have time to jot down whats going on in my blog. First of all at this point in my pregnancy I am ready to have my baby and somewhat return to normal. The nights are the worse for me. It is so hard to get a decent nights sleep. My son plays and wiggles around like he is having a party or something. It starts around ten. He will settle down for an hour or so and by midnight he is all over the place. I will watch tv sitting up and close my eyes when I can, before I know it, it is around four in the morning. This is the time when he really comes alive with so much energy. It seems like the best sleep I get is in the latter morning hours between five and eleven. I’ve done a lot of research and most of the books and internet sites say the same thing. They say that most babies in the womb start the show their newborn patterns during this time in the pregnancy. If that is true I will be working hard to put my baby on a schedule as soon as I can.
When it comes to my book Swept into the Darkness, I am doing everything I can to get noticed as a serious author. I am now a goodreads author and have my book and profile all set up. It is still a work in progress. I never realized how challenging promoting yourself on goodreads could be. Its one obstacle at a time but I will do my best to make it work. I published the book through KDP so now my book is up live and available for purchase on Amazon Kindle. I am so very happy that worked out because I was a little worried when I found out that smashwords was having some distribution issues with Amazon Kindle. The links to purchase my book can be found on my Book Page on this site. I am still waiting for Barnes and Noble to have my ebook stocked and available. I have no idea what the delay is but I am getting very frustrated over waiting and checking the status and not seeing my book up. It is so very important to have my book available to the major channels so that everyone has the chance to get it on whatever reading device they have.
Book two in my Chronicles of the Celestial series is progressing very well and at this point I will be able to soon start entering it into my laptop. I will be working on preparing book one for the paperback edition to be released early this fall, so I am looking forward to all the new changes, improvements and developments that this summer will bring inaddition to the fall.
Happy reading and Writing
L.L
Snow White and the Huntsman “Movie review”
Posted in Fantasy literature, tagged Author of Swept into the darkness, Fantasy author, Fantasy writer Lataeya Lane, Movie reviews, New Blog posts, New Movie reviews, New Release Updates, Reviews, Weekend Box office on June 9, 2012| 3 Comments »
Snow White and the Huntsman directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron tells the classic fairy tale with a very dramatic twist. The struggle for power, beauty and immortality are the basis that supports the over all theme of good vs evil. Kristen Stewart plays a Snow White that is rarely portrayed when it comes to fairy tale princesses. The character demonstrates strength and perseverance as she sets out on a journey to survive being hunted, avenge her father’s death and to save the kingdom from permanent darkness. Unfortunately I feel that Stewart was not a good choice for the role of Snow White. I understand the goal of the casting director but Stewart did not do a good job with the character portrayal. I just saw her as a modern girl who was thrown into period costume, making an attempt to portray a fairy tale princess. Her mannerisms were way too Bella like, and I kept seeing Bella push through the Snow White character.
On the other hand the Queen played by Theron was a perfect choice of casting right along with the Huntsman played by Hemsworth. Both characters had a very interesting story that continued to draw movie goers deeper into the fairy tale. The darkness within Theron was extremely engaging, the more you saw her on camera the more you wanted to learn about her character. Charlize was by far one of the best evil queens I have seen on silver screen.
The special effects and costumes were stunning and engaging. They did not over shadow the mood of the movie or the storyline. They both added to the realness of the environment. The effects were used in methods that told the story in a way that our imaginations could only visualize. The fantasy world demonstrated a vast array of creativity and innovativeness. I was completely drawn into the elements of the magical land.
One major down fall in the movie was the portrayal of the dwarfs. Played by various known actors, collectively they were not a major component to the story line like in the classic story. The casting director should have picked real little people to play the seven dwarfs. There are lots of little people actors out there that should have the opportunity to demonstrate their acting skills. They would have also presented a more authentic feel representing their part of the story.
The movie has some good action that will keep you interested. I give this movie three stars.
Happy Reading and Writing
L.L
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