This story is a loose adaptation of the story of Noah and his ark as told in the Christian Bible. A very loose adaptation, actually.
Not that it matters much, as the historical validity of the stories depicted in the Bible cannot be verified anyway - something most other reviewers don't seem to realize - and should not be taken as "historical fact" until proved so, etc. etc. Of course, much the same thing could be said about God...
That said, the movie is something of a post-modern, satirical take on biblical events and characters, and is probably only enjoyable if you approach it that way. In their original form, the biblical stories were probably social commentaries and moral lessons appropriate to the society which created them; this (post)modern approach can therefore be seen as a comment on our time.
Not that it matters much, as the historical validity of the stories depicted in the Bible cannot be verified anyway - something most other reviewers don't seem to realize - and should not be taken as "historical fact" until proved so, etc. etc. Of course, much the same thing could be said about God...
That said, the movie is something of a post-modern, satirical take on biblical events and characters, and is probably only enjoyable if you approach it that way. In their original form, the biblical stories were probably social commentaries and moral lessons appropriate to the society which created them; this (post)modern approach can therefore be seen as a comment on our time.