Read director Darren Aronofsky's 7th grade poem that inspired the 2014 blockbuster hit 'Noah'
Noah might have taken home huge box office numbers this past weekend, but the biblical epic had surprisingly humble beginnings. It turns out the film adaptation of the Bible story was partly inspired by a poem written by director Darren Aronofsky in the 7th grade.
Variety dug up the poem. Check it out right here:
The Dove
A Poem by Darren Aronofsky
January 13, 1982
Evil was in the world
The laughing crowd
Left the foolish man at his ark
Filled with animals
When the rain began to fall
It was hopeless
The man could not take the evil crowd with him
But he was allowed to bring his good family.
The rain continued through the night
And the cries of screaming men filled the air
The ark was afloat
Until the dove returned with the leaf
Evil still existed.
When the rainbows reached throughout the sky
The humble man and his family knew what it meant
The animals ran and flew freely with their newborn
The fog rose and the sun shone
Peace was in the air
And it soon appeared in all of man's heart.
He knew evil would not be kept away
For evil and war could not be destroyed
But neither was it possible to destroy peace
Evil is hard to end and peace is hard to begin
But the rainbow and the dove will always live
Within every man's heart.
What do you think of this unearthed poem from a young Darren Aronofsky? Read more on this poem over at Variety!