Amazing film about man's role in nature

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2016)

I'm going to keep this relatively short, but if you haven't seen this movie, go see it. It is one of the greatest odes to nature I have seen, and makes you think twice about human impact on it and each other.
The scenes in this movie are long and beautifully shot, though occasionally they are drug out a tad too long. However, you can sense the characters' emotions, not just through the fantastic acting on behalf of DiCaprio and Hardy, but also through the cinematography. It made for realistic and thrilling set-piece moments, putting me on the edge of my seat. One of my fellow theater-goers even screamed during one (non-scary) scene.
You've probably heard of the bear attack, and it is as (I don't know if 'good' is the right term, but I can't think of another way to say it) good as they say. I felt genuine fear for Glass, and cringed during his pain. It was scary, tense, and worked well to invoke a feeling of terror, more than I feel in a lot of modern horror movies.
One of my only complaints with the movie is that, although they tried to patch it, and it was no fault of him, Hardy's character Fitzgerald seemed a tad too 'moustache-twirling' to be realistic. It wasn't over the top, but it was noticeable in some scenes.
All in all, it was a good, if overlong movie, and one of the best I've seen in the past year. Go see it; you won't be disappointed.