Review of The Revenant 2015 Full Movie: A lot of the scenes are handled great in terms of tone. However, there are also some scenes that are quite hokey and with DiCaprio, in the lead, these do stick out a little bit as the actor is known for occasionally being over-the-top and corny. Everyone is saying the film is brutal and there are parts that definitely are, don't get me wrong. An anecdote I would like to relay in terms of my qualms in the film involved the time my mother was watching Donnie Brasco; I was 10 at the time. There was a scene in which some mobsters were shot before being dismembered with a saw. My mother looked away in shock and I remarked: "what are you turning away for, it's not that bad".
My mother said, "Lach, in real life, you would freak out if someone pointed a gun at you." She was right. And since then I've had a strong appreciation for films that have made me feel shocked, horror, disgust and even memories of physical pain from an injury during moments of violence. Examples of how the Revenant succeed in this manner involve the bear mauling scene, the opening fight scene, many of the hiking scenes where characters massage their blistered bruised feet, as well as the cauterization scene. The death of the protagonist's son, as well as flashbacks of the death of the protagonist's spouse and son's burning injury, did not conjure the reaction. These were somewhat glossy and unfortunately did seem to sort of romanticizing the events in an attempt to be a tear jerker. Other than that, a very strong film for the most part.
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a man wronged in CinemaScope. In many ways, this is to DiCaprio what Dancing With Wolves was to Kevin Costner, but differs in a crucial respect that it challenges the bogus philosophy of the noble savage. Instead, we see cruelty and kindness as individual traits rather than white man bad and Injun good. As expected, it is loaded with visual imagery and metaphor. It's certainly grim up north and the spectacular and unforgiving scenery is superbly filmed.
I half expected David Attenborough to wander on set at times. You feel the cold and pain and despair of Glass as he undergoes his dreadful journey. The bear scene is, without a doubt one of the most awesomely harrowing bits of cinema I have ever seen and I doubt I could watch it a second time. Given it will haunt me until the day I die I won't have to. Ultimately though, I found the whole to be less than the sum of its parts, at times just wishing he would get on with it. Despite its obvious big screen merits, I'm glad I watched it at home so I could keep putting the kettle on. It's hard to judge a film like this. Is it artistically and cinematically important? Yes. Is it entertainment.? Not so much. It's value being more intrinsic than instrumental. One gripe. Tom Hardy was almost unintelligible. It seemed odd that given there was an English accent in the cast that Hardy didn't go with this too. Trying too hard would be my guess. Overall, a long, arduous film that will stay with the viewer long after seeing it.
Other than it's beautiful direction and cinematography this film serves nothing more than to be eye candy. At 2 hours and 36 minutes, it's a slow burn which is fine if there is something happening to hold on to except there isn't and what exciting events do occur are boring to watch as well. I would say there is something to the praise behind the acting performances but honestly Dicaprio and Hardy are laughable at best in trying to play masculine frontiersmen. Overall this is a film of style over substance that left me with a headache and $10 I wish I could get back from seeing it in theaters.
I was kind of bored the first time I watched it, but the second time I understood the message a lot more and was far more engaged by the story than the first time I watched it. The cinematography in this movie is just outstanding: long takes, engaging shots and very pretty pictures. The performances were also exceptionally good, Domhnall Gleeson falls a bit short next to the performances of Tom Hardy and Leonardo DiCaprio, but that wasn't too distracting. The Revenant is a must watch!
An acting masterclass by Leo di Caprio. Ironically, though, this was because he said so little and was barely recognizable as the teen screen idol so many have come to know. I've always believed that Di Caprio has 'suffered' throughout his career for his extraordinary good looks which have tended to prevent his acting skills being taken as seriously as they deserve. It's been the sting in the tail of his whole career, but at last, people have woken up to his true ability and given him the Oscar he deserves.
I suspect that as he ages gracefully and takes on even more challenging roles, he will be rewarded with several more best actor academy awards. His performance is really what this film is all about because otherwise it can be somewhat bleak and is a bit too long. But it's absolutely worth sitting through - the realism is so overwhelming that you might even want to wrap up warm and equip yourself with weapons in case you get attacked. Definitely, one to watch on a cold winters night
Leonardo DiCaprio delivers an Oscar-winning performance as a man wronged in CinemaScope. In many ways, this is to DiCaprio what Dancing With Wolves was to Kevin Costner, but differs in a crucial respect that it challenges the bogus philosophy of the noble savage. Instead, we see cruelty and kindness as individual traits rather than white man bad and Injun good. As expected, it is loaded with visual imagery and metaphor. It's certainly grim up north and the spectacular and unforgiving scenery is superbly filmed.
Other than it's beautiful direction and cinematography this film serves nothing more than to be eye candy. At 2 hours and 36 minutes, it's a slow burn which is fine if there is something happening to hold on to except there isn't and what exciting events do occur are boring to watch as well. I would say there is something to the praise behind the acting performances but honestly Dicaprio and Hardy are laughable at best in trying to play masculine frontiersmen. Overall this is a film of style over substance that left me with a headache and $10 I wish I could get back from seeing it in theaters.
An acting masterclass by Leo di Caprio. Ironically, though, this was because he said so little and was barely recognizable as the teen screen idol so many have come to know. I've always believed that Di Caprio has 'suffered' throughout his career for his extraordinary good looks which have tended to prevent his acting skills being taken as seriously as they deserve. It's been the sting in the tail of his whole career, but at last, people have woken up to his true ability and given him the Oscar he deserves.
I suspect that as he ages gracefully and takes on even more challenging roles, he will be rewarded with several more best actor academy awards. His performance is really what this film is all about because otherwise it can be somewhat bleak and is a bit too long. But it's absolutely worth sitting through - the realism is so overwhelming that you might even want to wrap up warm and equip yourself with weapons in case you get attacked. Definitely, one to watch on a cold winters night
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