With already three Golden Globes under its belt and 12 Oscar nominations, "The Revenant" is prepared to be one of the biggest movies of the year. As a lifelong Leonardo DiCaprio fan, I have been amped for the release of this movie, since I saw the first trailer. After sitting through the full two and a half hours, all I can say of "The Revenant" is wow. I left the theater shell-shocked. Stunned by the brutality, it was all I could do not to screech "Oh, the humanity!" as I walked to my car.
With this in mind, I could not recommend this movie more. If you want a movie that is full of powerful, heartbreaking, intensity, you must see "The Revenant". Leonardo DiCaprio is absolutely breathtaking. He barely spoke a word the entire movie, but he did not need to. The passion of his performance propelled this movie into a category all to its own. The grit and unforgiving cruelty of nature are depicted through beautiful filmmaking and the power of incredible acting. Tom Hardy's performance was also inspiring in its disgusting savagery.
You will leave the theater feeling as if you had just experienced a huge journey through the freezing unrelenting wilderness. I found my mouth agape throughout the movie, in shock of the reality of the merciless violence. If you are adverse to violence, this may be a movie you might want to hold off on, but nothing else should keep you from seeing this incredible epic of a movie.
