Inarritu's Acheivement Will Be Hard To Duplicate

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2019)

Inarritu creates another masterful work of art. This film has excellent direction, cinematography, setting, editing, acting, score and screenplay. DiCaprio and Hardy are phenomenal. The plot revolves around a frontiersman who suffers severe injuries during a vicious bear attack. His hunting partner shoots his partner's son and kills him. After recovering from his wounds with some assistance the frontiersman, utilizing his legendary tracking and survival skills, hunts down his partner on his way back to civilization to seek vengeance for his partner's betrayal. The plot is intense, brutal, captivating, unparalleled, insightful and has a cathartic ending. It's a one of a kind film that is mesmorizing throughout the entirety without barely a word spoken. I've never seen anything like it before. The film does an outstanding job examining man's will to survive and scrutinizing how far human beings will go to enact vengeance. I doubt any artist will ever be able to duplicate or achieve what Inarritu has done. This film sticks with the viewer long after it's ending. Congratulations to DiCaprio for finally achieving a much deserved Best Actor Oscar which he should have won a few times over. It's one of the very best films ever in it's genre.