New Films to be Based on Enoch
The Battle For Eternity
I've just received word of a "quintology" of films that are "in the very beginning stages of pre-pre production" and aiming to "visually display... the unseen spiritual realms". The Battle For Eternity series will start with two films based on the Book of Enoch, before covering material from Revelation in the final three movies. (Technically, I suppose, the Enoch entries in the series won't actually be Bible films, unless, that is, you're part of the Ethiopian Orthodox church).Reading between the lines of the press release I was sent it appears that there's very little to this project at this stage - just a group of people with some odd ideas trying to cobble together a screenplay or five. So I'm not hugely excited by this project. Still, I suppose you never know. It may defy all the odds and be half decent movie one day. And if so, it would be the first film / series of films to be based on 1 Enoch which is, at least, worth noting I guess.
There is, already, an official website, but there's not a great deal on it at this stage other than an annoying futuristic voice over and the uninspiring image above.
Labels: Bible Films in Production
posted at 2:50 am © Matt Page 2005-2023
7 Comments:
At 6:22 am, March 17, 2018,
Anonymous said…
I’m aware this writing is from 2008, so i hope this isn’t all for nothing. After seeing the 2014 film Noah i started dissecting it a bit, in regards to biblical accuracy & film fodder. The main issue i had was with aronofsky’s depiction of The Watchers as Large, titan like rocks from the earth (giants in the earth.. giants of old, men of renown etc) Who were servants of the lord. So i immediately referenced 1 Enoch as we’ve transcribed. The book of the Watchers. In my understanding, the watchers and 200 fallen Watchers, according to enoch, Lived amongst us. And in defiance of orders they found the daughters of man attractive, took them as wives and had offspring which would be known as Nephillim. Ultimately leading up to the deluge.
My point or question for you is, When can we see a major motion picture that has no qualms with depicting 1 enoch, the watchers, fallen watchers and the nephillim just as they should be, right along side the other “versions” that tend to cater more toward the “i’ll be forgiven on sunday” crowd. I think it’s time that sunday bible readers learn that these books aren’t just full of metaphors for good and bad morality. And it’s time to remove the self worn blinders. We all have a much larger past. Because of the council of Nicaea in 325ad, the “truths” were selected for us for power and ruling purposes. It’s a different age. So maybe we should all find the truth on our own. the council of Nicaea metaphorically happens around us on a daily basis and we accept it as if they know better than us. The Watchers were flesh and blood angels mating with flesh and blood humans, teaching them art, sciences, agriculture, warfare etc.. basically ILLUMINATING us. “God” wanted us in a perpetual state of innocence and obedience. for example: whomever wrote this article more than likely gets paid for it? The technology or even idea of the technology that was used to produce this article might have never been possible without the intervention of the watchers. Anyway... thanks
At 2:44 pm, June 03, 2018,
Matt Page said…
Thanks for your post and apologies for getting back to you so late. I think 1 Enoch is such an obscure book, and barely any denomination accepts it as scriptural, let alone literal, that I suspect you might have a long wait. I guess that was one of the reasons I was pleased to see Aronofsky include them in his film, even if it wasn't quite like 1 Enoch. It's interesting that he was coming at it from a Jewish perspective rather than a Christian one.
Matt
At 3:23 pm, September 18, 2019,
Unknown said…
I believe if the Bible says Enoch walked with God and God took him plus the fact that Enoch is one of the prophets to return to earth and minister for so many days to the world during the time of the antichrist rule according to the Bible then his visions should be true. I believe the religious people do not want us to know these things Enoch spoke and saw of.If these books where taken pit and hid away then why where they hid from us?
At 8:58 am, January 24, 2020,
Matt Page said…
I guess the question isn't so much about whether or not his visions are true, as much as whether the books that bear his name have anything to do with the biblical character. Personally I find that unlikely and, given that the majority of the church has not canonised the works then it seems they feel similarly.
Matt
At 2:18 am, April 29, 2021,
Unknown said…
Actually the book of Enoch is quoted and referred to many times in the bible old and new testament and even by our LORD Himself each one of the gospels refer to it. And up until the 16th century was part of the canonical text so yeah I guess you can consider it Biblical
At 12:09 pm, May 03, 2021,
Matt Page said…
I think it was only considered canonical in some traditions in the 16th century, but I agree that there do seem to be quotations in the current canon.
Matt
At 7:23 pm, August 06, 2022,
Anonymous said…
Yes!!! Finally someone who knows the Truth. Im with you .if there gonna tell it Tell the truth dont suger coat it. There were Giants and still are they will see. I have a problem with the Sunday worship (Sun) by constatine.
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