Undoubtably the most bizarre addition to the Bible is the now trendy Luciferism subplot. For those who are not familiar with this now cliché plot point, Luciferism is when rebellion against our Creator is portrayed as noble or sympathic in nature. In this case, this is literally true. The Watchers (the name given to demons in the Book of Enoch and this film) “wanted to help man” because they “took pity on them,” but God cast them out for disobeying his orders.
I remember the scene in the trailer where Tubal-Cain says to Noah “you stand alone and defy me,” and Noah replied “I am not alone.” The audience cheered, thinking that Noah was referring to God, but alas he was not. When he said “I am not alone,” the Watchers (demons) arose to help him. It is not God, but demons, to whom Noah was referring. These Watchers then help Noah build the Ark and die defending the Ark from Tubal-Cain. Apparently the demons are redeemed as their souls go up to Heaven.
This is not the only Luciferism in the film, however. There is a large amount of imagery of the serpent which shed his skin in the Garden. That skin was then passed down to Noah who uses the snake skin in several strange rituals. In other scenes, hundreds (if not thousands) of snakes are seen crawling aboard the Ark. Finally, Noah himself is a Lucifer symbol, because when he refuses to kill his grand-daughters in the climax of the film, he is portrayed as defying God’s will (or at least he believes he is defying God). Luciferism is thus a dominant plot point throughout the film and completely at odds with the Bible. In this film, demons are sympathetic, but God is not so much sympathetic. He is a distant impersonal God who never once speaks to Noah.
I couldn't have said it better myself
