Nostalgic visual effects with thrilling moments

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2015)

Several things made this movie amazing, the demonstration of human resilience, the stunning visuals and the outstanding cast. Despite the minimal use of Leonardo's verbal acting, his ability to display the character's sheer emotions in every aspect was both invigorating and powerful. With every new challenge came the display of pure will power; understanding survival in the truest sense in a way which really transcended with me and I'm sure with many other viewers of the film. Another aspect of the movie I loved was the beauty within the film - the vibrancy of the locations really added that extra "punch."
Although it had its captivating scenes whereas I would certainly place one in particular for "scene of the year" contention, the movie developed slowly with less human interactions than expected. I would relate it to other adventure movies like 'Wild' or '127 Hours'... as the movie did not wrap around vengeance and fighting like I anticipated.