Set in the 1820's, this film sees Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) get attacked by a bear, and after being betrayed by fellow hunter John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) he's left for dead. Glass then makes his way through the tough winter, alone, back to his hunting team.
One of the most visually stunning films seen in a long time, 'The Revenant' uses snowy mountains in the American wilderness as it's background. Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu has provided us with some absolutely breathtaking shots of the surrounding scenery, as well as some perfectly framed scenes displaying the various character's emotions. 'The Revenant' only used natural light throughout the course of filming, which adds to how beautiful each scene looks.
Leonardo puts in the best performance of his career; he overcame many physical obstacles during the course of filming, including eating raw bison liver, despite being a vegetarian most of his life. Even though there have been many good performances this year, it would be a shame if Leo didn't win the Academy Award. Tom Hardy has received the first Oscar nomination of his career for his role in the film. Basically unrecognisable Hardy plays a rather eccentric character, only focused on getting his share of money. He is the sole reason that DiCaprio is left alone in the wilderness, because of his need to get the journey over with.
22 year old Will Poulter also puts in a tremendous performance as the character Jim Bridger, he is unlucky not to be alongside Hardy in the nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2014 Poulter won the BAFTA Rising Star Award, and the young British actor has definitely shown he deserved it, displaying the incredible potential he has within this movie. Poulter's character is different to the majority of other men in the film. He takes care of Hugh Glass after the bear attack, and is reluctant to leave him while his health is slowly deteriorating.
I rate this film a 9 out of 10, and I recommend it to any dramatic film lover, or Academy Award fan, seeing as this movie will most likely be sweeping them this year. There has been some criticism over the Oscars the last month, but you cannot deny the fact that this film deserves all the plaudits coming its way. This is one of the best films I have seen come out for a long time, and it will be considered a shame if the movie doesn't walk away with three of the big four awards on the night (Best Film, Best Actor and Best Director).
Good on ya, lass. A masterpiece indeed. Here's my "2 shillings". BTW, what do you sing? Cheers
ReplyDeleteAcademy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu ("Birdman") directed, co-wrote and co-produced "The Revenant" with the indisputable intent of transporting his audience back to the primitive and animalistic conditions inherent to the brutal and untamed North American wilderness of the early 19th Century. Having experienced this masterpiece in modern filmmaking now myself, I feel qualified to deliver the following declaration in the most resounding manner possible...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
With each stunning scene of grim grandeur Iñárritu passed before my eyes, I was unwaveringly riveted, hurtled headlong, swept into every successive moment, captivated in a whirling dervish of surging vitality.
From ultra-violent Native (and non-indigenous) American ambushes, to excruciatingly crude cleansing of heinous bodily wounds, to a Grizzly Bear mauling that for all the world appears to be actually happening, I was rendered at once exhausted and exhilarated in the wake of a furiously unrelenting assault on my emotions.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the role of his career as real-life frontier legend Hugh Glass, "The Revenant" is a ferociously ambitious epic, presented essentially in three distinct acts: Escape, Survival and Revenge. Tom Hardy's perfect performance as reprehensible antagonist and the reviled target of Glass's relentless scorn, John Fitzgerald, serves to further solidify the richly gifted actor, together with DiCaprio, among the genuine elite of their craft.
There is a deeply effecting, albeit brief, Epilogue to "The Revenant", as the nearly two and a half hours of full-force frenzy that has preceded it comes to a movingly quiet climax.
An unspeakably tortured soul has found peace. At the end of a long and agonizing odyssey, and at long last, enduring peace.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it, your insight is very interesting too, and also I mostly sing acoustic, folk, singer/songwriter style of music.
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