, God comes to Nolan s former rival Evan Baxter (Steve Carell, who along with Freeman and director Tom Shadyac are the lone repeaters in the sequel), who has just been elected a Congressman, and tells him He wants him to build an ark. You probably got all that, and much more, from the movie s trailer, which has been seen just about everywhere leading up to the film s release. But though the ad gives away a bit more than it should, it s still confusing.
Isn t Baxter kind of an asshole why should we care about him? And if God plans to flood the Earth again, doesn t that contradict what I was told in Catechism? Didn t God promise never to bring the Great Flood again?
And if Baxter is meant to become a modern day Noah, why is it necessary for him to build his ark using ancient tools and grow a long white beard? At least in there was a rationale for Tim Allen to get fat and grow a beard, so that he would look the part of Santa Claus and insure continuity. It seems as if God means for Baxter to keep growing hair and wear old robes just to get some cheap laughs.
Freeman (and Shadyac) play God as a friendly guy with a wicked sense of humor who enjoys putting Baxter through changes by screwing with him. He could have found a more subtle way of doing His business than to get some schmuck to construct a titanic vessel in the back yard of his new McMansion, but that wouldn t have been as funny. This is a comedy after all, and God knows that forcing a guy to build an ark is funny, but forcing him to wear a silly costume while doing so is really funny.
Use of the word funny brings us to star Steve Carell, who is presently on a huge roll. , God comes to Nolan s former rival Evan Baxter (Steve Carell, who along with Freeman and director Tom Shadyac are the lone repeaters in the sequel), who has just been elected a Congressman, and tells him He wants him to build an ark.
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