Monday, May 25, 2020

The Revenant : the tale of a vengeful surviver

MovieThe Revenant 
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Story Writer: Michael Punke
Movie Type: Action, Adventure, Biography
Language: English
Release date: 6 January 2015
IMDB rating: 7.0 / 10
Running time: 156 minutes

First of all, it will be very tough for you to watch the movie. This means that director Alejandro González Iñárritu did not leave out any of the difficulties that can be developed in an adverse situation! So it must be difficult to sit and watch the full movie as you will also feel the pain. And as you will also realize that, Leonardo DiCaprio admits to how much ‘hardships’ to portray a single character. This inherent actor, however, has also confronted a lot of trouble in "The Wolf of Wall Street" to give his best. But there is no reason to think that he does it to win any honour, nomination or award.
The Revenant : the tale of a vengeful surviver

The way he won the Oscar for The Revenant and put the award under his feet indicates that his suffering is not Oscar-centric. The secret of the whole performance is exact perseverance and acting with complete dedication. Leo has shown his highest commitment to take Michael Punke's "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge" into the screen. And of course, the best director of the moment is - Iñárritu.

Leave what Leo wants or doesn't. Academy Awards voters possibly like to watch the actors suffer! And their reliance on Iñárritu is as great as that of our viewers. As a result, that's what happened! The Leo-Iñárritu duo was recognized as the best. The role of Hugh Glass, an incredible hunter of the 1820s, was not limited to Leo's career. That screen-roll created a new dimension of fulfilling the goal of acting.

That (CGI) is not limited to a bloody fight with a bear or getting a flesh-blood out of a dead animal's body and protect himself into it from the cold or eating a raw bison's liver (not real). Leo's head-to-head battle on the screen was a struggle for survival. The battle to escape from near to death. Literally becoming ‘The Revenant’.

The Revenant : the tale of a vengeful surviver

The original story of the movie is taken from the novel of the same name by Michael Punke. In the eighteenth century, a group of American hunters and trappers came to the Dakota area and engaged in a clash with the Red Indians. They have Frontiersman Hugh Glass as their guide.
Although many in the group disagreed with Glass, they all agreed that Glass was the only one who knew the way to this icy remote area. But suddenly one day he was caught by a terrifying bear.

Although he was able to defeat the bear by fighting relentlessly, Glass was severely injured. Failing to carry him to this secluded area, his party abandoned him. Only his son and two members of the team are with him. But they also duped with the glass, killed her son and left him.
The indescribable attempt for the survival of  Glass begins, with the madness of revenge of his boy's murder. Will he be able to bring himself back from the brink of death?

The movie's Oscar-winning director Iñárritu tried to ensure the best technical terms. Seeing his long shot and single panning camera work brought great peace to anyone's eyes. The nature covered in white snow and the forest background is perfectly captured on camera.
And the scene of DiCaprio's fight with the bear is one of the scenes of the year, the shots seem to come alive due to the captivating graphics.

The two main characters in the movie are Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, so there is nothing to say about acting. Tom Hardy was serious enough in his negative role.

Caprio has taken his acting talent to another level in this movie. For instance, the character of the dying patient or the character of the childless vengeful father, he has portrayed everything perfectly. He ate raw fish and raw animal meat, drowned in frozen ice, and slept on the backs of dead horses.

On the one hand, such an incomparable performance and on the other hand, there is no strong opponent, made him more successful.
The Revenant : the tale of a vengeful surviver

Along with the survival adventure in the movie, some more parables have emerged in the movie. There are love stories of father and son, love stories of husband and wife. The son's best efforts to heal his father when he was injured.

There is no dialogue in the movie. The story is told in several subplots, a perfect blend of a revenge plot in the western form with survival plot. There is no action scene. Acting is all about being with expression.

However, the main attraction of the movie is its technical aspect, all the captivating locations, the cunning manipulation of the camera will all keep you stuck towards the movie.

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