11. Noah
Besides this film being amazing simply for having Jennifer Connelly, and Emma Watson in it (and perhaps that the only reason other than the age old expertise of Anthony Hopkins), Noah has got into a bit of trouble with Christians. Admittedly, this film has not managed the same sort of controversy as many of the others on this list. That being said though, there were many Christians up in arms (not literally this time) about just how different this story of Noah seemed to deviate from the Bible. A little more wrath, a little more drama, not quite two of every creature, and no bloody unicorns to speak of. In spite of the little bit of controversy, Noah still did manage to make over double its budget… or maybe that’s because of the controversy. It might be interesting to note that even many secular people, aware of the ridiculous story of Noah and his ark, took issue with this film, even right from the first trailer. It is amazing how ingrained the story is in people’s minds. So much so that the film distributor’s hand was forced into making a big flashy note about the film’s artistic license. Perhaps this helps to comfort people that the fictional film is only loosely based on the fictional story from the Bible?
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