The Reverent is so real looking it is almost scary

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2015)

Alejandro González Iñárritu is solidifying himself as one of the finest directors of his era. He has directed two aesthetically beauteous chefs-d'oeuvres in just a two-year span. The first was the 215 Oscar winner for best picture, Birdman, and now the The Revenant – another Oscar worthy movie.
The Revenant is straightforward from a story perspective. The story is about a protagonist seeking revenge on an antagonist for his malevolent, self-indulgent and inhumane actions. However, Iñárritu evinces the story you tell does not matter. What matters is how you tell it. The story is brilliantly structured. Every scene amplified the suspense and intensity of the movie, and it was sprinkled with just enough plot twists to keep us guesstimating how it would all unravel. It was difficult to guess how it would end, yet the journey of how the character would will himself to get there and how the climax would play out made the movie keep its vigorousness. Behind the disheartening tone constantly following around the characters, is an inspirational story. A story that demonstrates how much drive and perseverance we as humans have. All we have to do is dig deep to discover it, and if we do it can make us dangerous beyond belief.
The directing, however, is what makes this movie stand out the most. It is so natural and so realistic that it blurs the line between reality and fiction. It is almost as you are in a virtual ride or playing a video game as the protagonist, feeling every inner-emotion the protagonist feels.
The Revenant takes its audience on an aesthetically stunning expedition with meticulously remarkable directing; beauteous cinematography; thought-provoking, ultra-philosophical and metaphorical dialogue; and an exquisite, way-too-realistic method acting-esque performance by Leonardo DiCaprio.