Darren Aronofsky's new movie "Noah" has received some criticism from people because the story is very different to what was depicted in the Bible. "Noah" filmmaker Darren Aronofsky recently came to the defense of his interpretation of the biblical story. In a recent interview, he discussed his viewpoints regarding the Genesis hero.

"It's in Genesis," said Aronofsky to CNN's Christiane Amanpour in a discussion yesterday. "Noah is saving the animals; he's not out there saving innocent babies, he's saving the animals, he's saving creation."

The director is most famous for directing popular films such as "The Fountain" "Black Swan" and "The Wrestler." In the same interview with CNN, he continues to express his views on the Genesis story.

"It was very clear to us that there was an environmental message. To pull that message out of it, we think, would have been more of an editing job than just sort of representing what's there," said Aronofsky to CNN. "Now that people are seeing the movie, the issues are really evaporating. In fact, it's being embraced a lot by all different religious groups, and people are excited by it because I think we deeply honored the words of Genesis."

Last week, "Noah" and Former "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson recently came to the defense of her director's interpretation of the Biblical Story.

"I think with any text there is always artistic license, you're always looking at someone's specific interpretation of it," said Watson to Sky News in a recent interview. "And I think Darren has tried to be very sensitive, he has tried to be very mindful. He didn't take the task lightly, it's a very inclusive piece and I think it is very true to the spirit and the themes of the biblical story."

The film's leading man Russell Crowe also shared his thoughts in another interview regarding some of the negative reaction the film as received so far. 

"A lot of people think they know the story but what they recall is children's stories from Sunday school and not what the Bible says," said Crowe to journalists in Brazil, according to a report by The Telegraph. "This story is contained in every religious text. Noah is in the Qu'ran. People from all over the world outside of religion have flood mythology," he continued. "In my eyes, Noah is just a normal man and, as he begins to realize the full weight of the task he's been given, it weighs down on him."