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The Revenant Movie (review)

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Main cast

  • Leonardo Di Caprio
  • Tom Hardy
  • will porter

Director: Alejandro Gonzalez

"The Revenant” is aesthetically pleasing (with a higher-than-average quantity of blood and violence), but ultimately dissatisfying because of its conventional plot. The film had a strong opening, but it goes downhill from there. People's lack of faith is the main obstacle, however.

In the year 1823, Hugh Glass, a frontiersman, is gravely injured after he is attacked by a bear in an undiscovered location. Glass's kid is murdered, and he and the rest of his hunting group are abandoned in the wilderness, where Glass must use his wits to find his way back to civilization. The culprit is Tom Hardy. A famous fur trapper ventures out into the harsh winter landscape to find the people who betrayed him.

Although I can see how the bear torture scenario could be interesting to some, I found it hard to believe that Hugh Glass not only survived but also swiftly healed and was strong enough (within days) to track down his assailant. Movies rely on the audience's ability to suspend disbelief; yet, if the protagonist is invincible from the start, the audience's tears and groans will be for nothing if he ever faces any real peril. Even though I knew what would happen to Glass at the end of the film, the last sequence felt predictable and unsatisfying. In an effort to demonstrate how sometimes (super)human our urge to live can be, you may attempt to persuade me that the tale has to "reach beyond" pure fact, but I won't buy it.

Even though I think Leonardo DiCaprio provides a fantastic performance, I was just as surprised as you were that he didn't find the Oscar in the bloody snow at the end of the movie. (And despite his best efforts, he never did see it inside the horse.)

There was potential for more entertainment value if the film had given its supporting characters more to do, had explored the interaction between Glass and his son more deeply, or had placed greater emphasis on native American culture (the film's best strength). The clock made me wonder why many times. A film with weak characters and a predictable plot, even if set in a beautiful location, will not succeed no matter how well the graphic violence is choreographed or how detailed the gore is. It would have won an Oscar only for the scenery.

The truth is that I find it to be really unpleasant. I can't say that I've seen this phenomenon more than a few dozen times. In my opinion, it is the pinnacle of cinematic art. Whether we're talking about an illusion or the actual world, in my opinion, there's only ever one of them. Don't bother trying to convince me; I'm already convinced. I found myself least impressed by the 200-cut movies. Movies with a plot, a cast of people, and lots of opportunities for vengeance? Why did this movie bomb anyway? It's a good approach to appease the skeptic while simultaneously preparing the mind for an unexpected but genuine encounter with a solely themed world. Nobody has seen the finest movie made.

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