On twitter he mentioned extensive use of the apocryphal book of Enoch.Mr Sausage wrote:So it'll be interesting so see what variation Aronofsky is using (or even making).knives wrote:No worries, all these variations (even the Hebrew version has a few minor different editions) would drive anyone crazy.
As a big mythology nut, I unabashedly love The Fountain (among other reasons, I've never seen a movie that more closely adheres to the tropes of sacred apocalypse literature) and am pretty excited for Noah, cheesy song in trailer notwithstanding. I have a certain love for movies that bring mythology to the screen with unironic Romanticism and earnestness, unafraid of lapsing into silliness. Excalibur is another favorite I put in this category. As far as Aronofsky's take, aside from the ecological aspect, he mentioned survivor's guilt playing a major role (as in Genesis 9, when Noah plants a vineyard and gets trashed).
Also, if he's working from Enoch, I'm hopeful that the portrayal of angels will be unique. In the bible, even good angels are pretty terrifying and weird. Just about everyone who comes in contact with one has a reaction of abject terror. But every movie I've seen with angels, they're always happy, peaceful presences. But angels are especially weird in Enoch, which in part expands upon some odd passages in Genesis, portraying fallen angels breeding with human women who give birth to evil giants. (And this corruption of the Earth by giants and fallen angels precipitates the flood.)