Is this much Violence Necessary

Rating: 6/10 (11 January 2016)

While my review of the Hateful Eight gave it some latitude since the violence was, at least, directly tied to the plot, The Revenent is a movie whose violence is over the top. We cannot fault Leonardo DiCaprio for his excellent acting, not the special effects that allowed much of this movie to be filmed.
But, how long ago do you think it was that this movie would have been X-Rated? We have become inured to violence and that is a bad thing for all of us but especially the younger generation. Seeing extremely violent movies is NOT the same as the imaginary characters of comic books 50 years ago. The movies are SO real that the line between violence in the real world and violence in the movies has blurred.
Have we inadvertently caused the more violent culture around us. I think we have and we should be afraid of the consequences.