The Revenant
Leonardi Di Caprio is Hugh Glass, part of a group of hunters navigating their way through the Louisiana Purchase in 1823. Glass is severely injured after being mauled by a bear. After assuring his captain that he would stay with him until his death, John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) leaves Glass for dead in a shallow grave and kills his son. Remarkably, Glass survives and he heads out into the wilderness in pursuit of revenge.
I saw this film on Saturday and I really wish it had made a greater impact, as it hasn't really stayed with me. The Revenant's main asset is it's stunning cinematography, as it beautifully depicts its icey North American landscapes. The story leaves something to be desired. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with any of it. Hardy and Di Caprio put in fine performances and one does appreciate the extent to which the latter puts himself through the ringer. Kudos too must go to Will Poulter as Jim Bridger, the young man who struggles to cope with his role in his proceedings as he's intimidated by Fitzgerald into complying with his plan.
There's some hallucinatory sequences that feel a little clunky, but largely Alejandro G Iñárritu dials down the self-indulgent flourishes of his previous work "Birdman"*. What we get instead however, is some very clunky CGI. One shot in particular featuring Glass' deceased wife looks comically poor. The outcome doesn't deviate a great deal from what you would expect and at 2 and a half hours it does test the patience. What you're left with is a movie that's as emotionally cold and desolate as the terrain it depicts.
* A very pretentious film but one I liked more than this one.
I saw this film on Saturday and I really wish it had made a greater impact, as it hasn't really stayed with me. The Revenant's main asset is it's stunning cinematography, as it beautifully depicts its icey North American landscapes. The story leaves something to be desired. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with any of it. Hardy and Di Caprio put in fine performances and one does appreciate the extent to which the latter puts himself through the ringer. Kudos too must go to Will Poulter as Jim Bridger, the young man who struggles to cope with his role in his proceedings as he's intimidated by Fitzgerald into complying with his plan.
There's some hallucinatory sequences that feel a little clunky, but largely Alejandro G Iñárritu dials down the self-indulgent flourishes of his previous work "Birdman"*. What we get instead however, is some very clunky CGI. One shot in particular featuring Glass' deceased wife looks comically poor. The outcome doesn't deviate a great deal from what you would expect and at 2 and a half hours it does test the patience. What you're left with is a movie that's as emotionally cold and desolate as the terrain it depicts.
* A very pretentious film but one I liked more than this one.
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