Noah Balboas Hangout

            A Film Review       A transcendental gumball and a ripe berry are the props in the movie Noah that symbolize life itself.   A telling story of a man and his family that journey to a mountain and build a large ark to survive a deluge, Darren Aronofsky ventures into the depths of the tale and makes it his own.   First of all, I will warn you, this review may give away some parts of the movie.   Second, I will warn you, I have no experience reviewing films, so this may seem like a wandering ramble.   Third, I must warn you, my name is Noah, so I am a little biased on the side of the main character.   But in all honesty the movie mostly stays true to the biblical myth.   In all its color and beauty the movie told the three main aspects of the biblical tale: the struggle, the flood, and the rainbow.            ...

Flogging Molly

Noah Leverett Ronda Dively English 102 2/26/2014 The Love of Naive Melody                 All that can be seen and heard are darkness, claps, cheers and the dynamic image of a man taking a guitar strap off of his shoulder.   All of a sudden a dreamy synthesizer comes in and provides something like a heartbeat, resonating consistently with a rhythm soon manifested with drums.   A lamp stands firmly in place and a man with a microphone stands next to it, jerking his body in random motions with the music.   Soon a flute starts playing the melody, an incredibly unique and original tune that could have been from Mozart.   In the shadows you can see a bookcase in the background, a guitarist, and three back-up singers.   A screen with random naked body parts flashes images like a power point presentation.   As the flute concludes its youthful introduction, David Byrne starts...