Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck.


The Revenant is based on the real life story which follows Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) and other explorers as they travel through Montana. When Glass gets attacked by a bear and his team leaves him for dead, he uses to survival skills to make his way back.

If you're looking for a great cinematic experience, then you definitely need to watch The Revenant. The production, the shots, the cinematography and of course the acting was all outstanding.

The film had arguably one of the best opening scenes I have ever seen. It was shot so smooth and started the film off the big lead it deserved... both story wise and with regards to cinematography. The scenes that were produced were captured so perfectly. The colours did wonders for the emotions and seeing the bold red blood on the crisp white snow was beautiful. The scenes that stood out to me most though were the extreme close ups. The shot where Glass is laying on his son Hank (Forrest Goodluck) and you can see his breath steaming up the camera lens in the cold, it was so stunning.

As expected, DiCaprio and Hardy put on brilliant performances and it was a pleasure to get to watch them work together on screen. They really owned their characters but who stood out most to me was Poulter. He added a lot of honest and sincerity to his character which it made him seem very real. I can 100 see big things coming from him in the future. I also really appreciate that a Hollywood movie finally casted actual Native Indians to play their culture.

Whilst the script lacked a lot of conversation, it still said a lot. There was so much emotion and thought that was portrayed merely by the characters actions and expressions that you got so much out of them, more than words could offer. I love that the script also included a bit about the Pawnees and Native Indians loss. How white people took every single from them and they still wanted more. I feel like that was a very poignant moment in the film and I'm very happy that point was raised.

Although I don't fully know the original story, this adaption was very touching. I think they added a lot of really well thought-out touches and made it very unpredictable. There was never really a time where I knew what was coming next and it gave the film a whole other experience.

Overall, The Revenant was pretty flawless. Every single part was 10/10. The only real complaint was that I would have love to have known more about Glass's life before, his child and his wife. Other than that, it was a very captivating, engaging, touching and visually impressive film which I'm sure will take home many awards and possibly earn DiCaprio his first Oscar... finally.