So, naturally, the film follows the same pattern.

The novel represents Steinbeck’s take on the classic Cain and Abel story – the first sibling rivalry. “East of Eden” is an adaptation of the novel of the same name written by John Steinbeck and released three years prior to the film. The following list contains 10 great non-religious movies that are based (or loosely based) on Biblical stories. The Bible’s famous stories like Noah and the great flood, Cain and Abel, book of Job, Sodom & Gomorrah etc, have found their way onto the big screen in various forms (love stories, police stories, friendship stories, gritty dark stories etc). Many directors (believers and non-believers) have found inspirations in the Biblical tales and have found ways to metamorphose them into modern stories that seemingly have nothing to do with religion. But whether you choose to believe or don’t believe in the Biblical teachings you can never say that the stories it contains won’t make great films.Īpart from the obvious religious films, they were also filmmakers that chose a different approach of these classic stories. Still, this is a film website so we won’t go into the eternal debate of religions or the other eternal debate of the pros and cons of the Bible. Of course, the Bible (like Christianity or religion itself for that matter) is a very controversial writing with many challenging its authenticity and its power. Those advocating this concept argue that the book contains drama, humor, fantasy, horror and basically every genre and sub-genre one can think of. It is said that in the Christian World the best book one can read is the Bible because it contains stories that are life-forming, with teachings that can serve for the rest of one’s life.

Stories like cain and abel