Tuesday, 1 March 2016

The Revenant : DiCaprio's Oscar

Directed by : Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 
With : Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson 
Film genre : Western, Adventure 
Nationality : USA 


Description : In a wild America, Hugh Glass, a trapper, is attacked by a bear and is serioulsy wounded. Abandoned by his team members, he is left for dead. But Glass refuses to die. Alone, armed with his will and worn by the love he dedicates to his wife and his son, Glass begins a journey of more than 300 km in a hostile environment, on the runway of the man which betrayed him. His thirst for revenge is going to be transformed into an heroic fight to defy all the obstacles, to return at his home and find the redemption.


My opinion : Finally an Oscar for Sir DiCaprio in The Revenant ! And he truly deserves it ! From a cinematographic point of view, this movie is a little jewel : first of all, the story takes place in stunning and spectacular landscapes made in Canada, which cut the spectator 's breath. Watching this movie is like watching a paint, Emmanuel Lubezki, the image director did not use artifical lights but only the natural light which make us feeling the nature as we were inside ! Innaritu, the director, wanted to recreate the life's conditions of the trappers in the old and deep america of the 1970's and he created a kind of natural hell, which perfectly shows how the fight of Glass is difficult... These conditions make the acting of DiCaprio again more spectacular, and behind the screen, the spectator feels how hard it could have been to shoot this movie. The movie starts with the attack of Glass by a bear, which is one of the more spectacular scene I have seen and everybody should watch The Revenant at least for this scene ! From this moment and until the end of the movie, we feel the will of Glass, his suffering, his hatred and we want to fight with him ! To resume, on a cinematographic plan, the movie is quiet perfectly directed, and the acting of DiCaprio is upsetting. 
However, the bias taken by Innaritu to act in a so hostile environment creates some long and slow scenes, which slows down the story and the spectator sometimes waits for more action. Last but not least, I expected a better and more spectular end, but that is only my opinion, it is your turn to give your by commenting this post ! 

Rate : 7,5 /10


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