The Revenant--Back from the Dead

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2016)

By now almost every movie lover knows that The Revenant , winner of 3 Golden Globe Awards, and nominated for 12 Academy Awards, has been described as an endurance test so tortuous some crew quit. "Revenant" connotes bringing back from the dead and that is exactly what happens in this three-hour film. Hugh Glass, the real-life tracker and fur trapper, managed to survive what was almost unsurvivable, but permanently changed. Pushing the boundaries of physical stamina, Leonardo DiCaprio is almost certain to win the Academy Award for his raw and harrowing portrayal of Glass. The viewer comes out asking "How could he possibly do that?" But The Revenant is so much more than a struggle of man against nature, primal and intense, or a tale of vengeance. Read the entire review at: www.unhealedwound.com and let me know what you think!