The Revenant Remains for Revenge

Release Date:Jan/8/2016
Genre:
Adventure/Drama/Thriller/Western
Director:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio、Tom Hardy、Domhnall Gleeson、Will Poulter

Viola's Rating:8.2







On Jan, 8, the Friday before the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, the Oscar winning director, Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest feature film, The Revenant, was released and is aiming for awards.

This adventurous western thriller was adapted from part of Michael Punke’s well-known novel The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge, which based on the story of American legendary frontiersman named Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio). Glass was on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s, and went on a survival quest after being brutally mauled by a grizzly bear.

After the critically acclaimed Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting ascended to another level by depicting the emotion, facial expression and pain being attacked by a bear. His performance in the film makes the bear extremely lifelike, and the struggle trying to fight against it successfully enhances the tension in that scene.


Shooting mainly in Alberta, Canada and Argentina, Oscar winning Mexican cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, clearly presents both beauty and cruelty of Mother Nature in The Revenant with many bird’s eye views and wide-angle camera shots. This is not Iñárritu and Lubezki’s first cooperation, their brilliant simulating one-take camera movements got them Best Director and Best Cinematography with Birdman. In The Revenant, audiences can marvel at significant sceneries and immerse themselves into the plateau climate.

In addition to the visual enjoyment, the score of The Revenant emphasizes the loneliness in the wilderness. Corresponding to its 1820’s background, the vibe of the movie is a combination of Native American and New England culture. The intense score gives viewers an authentic ambience that they’re by Glass’ side throughout the picture.

Director Iñárritu watched videos of bear attacks online and utilized motion capture to create the CG bear. Iñárritu was not only demanding on this specific difficult scene, but also fastidious on many details such as the survival techniques Glass uses and the weaponry at the time. He made sure that everything is faithful.

Even with some gruesome and realistic scenes that might scare audiences away, The Revenant is no doubt a fantastic feature film in the beginning of this year. For those who are not particularly interested in western films, it can still intrigue them merely with its aesthetic shots.

With four nominations, the crew and fans are looking forward to the Golden Globe ceremony on Sunday to see if The Revenant hunts down the awards, and don’t forget that Leonardo DiCaprio is still waiting for his first Academy Award.

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