The Revenant Review

The Revenant has already been nominated for 12 Academy Awards. So writing a review for the movie is very difficult and kind of irrelevant. Still I will try to do justice to the movie with this review.

The Revenant is a movie about survival and revenge.  The movie starts off with a bang with its beginning reminding you of the beginning of Saving Private Ryan, though with lesser blood and limb shed. After the beginning the pace of the movie slows down but it still progresses at a continuous pace. The pace is right for this kind of a movie, but at 2 hours and 30 minutes, the movie seems a bit long. You cannot help but feel that with a few cuts and smart editing the movie could have been made more interesting. What is commendable about this movie are the locations where it have been shot. These locations give the feel of the 19th century and lend credibility to the story. The movie has gruesome violence which may turn your stomach while watching it.

Alejandro G. Inarritu, the director of this movie, has already won an Academy Award last year for Birdman, which was one of the finest directions I have seen on screen. Compared to Birdman, the director seem to fall short of the expectations from him. However if we look at this movie in isolation, then the director has done a very good job at directing this movie. He has made the movie on a huge scale with every scene speaking of magnanimity. The cinematography is superb and makes you gape in awe at the screen. The dream sequences of Leonardo De Caprio leave a mark on you, though they seem to be inspired from Gladiator. Alejandro has created another gem with this movie, though it is not his best.

This movie has one of the best performances from Leonardo De Caprio till date and this movie is made worth watching because of his acting prowess. This movie is about Leonardo as he is seen in the frame for most of the movie. However the other characters do not seem to be fleshed out well due to which other actors do not have much scope for acting.

Having already read and heard a lot about this movie I would urge all Leonardo fans to go for this movie experience. You will not regret it.

Rating - 3.5 / 5