An emotional masterpiece of cinema

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2015)

It's takes you on that type of exhausting ride that you get watching Black Swan.
The movie is about one man's struggle to survive the wilderness after being fatally wounded.
The film reminds me of The Martian. Though both movies seem very different, they are both about men surviving in ruff Terran in the worse circumstances, and they both rely heavily on their lead actors. I realize through this movie, I'm a bigger fan of watching Matt Damon for hours, but Leonardo DiCaprio does give an amazing performance. Leo made me feel for this man, who could have given up at anytime and we all would have understood, but he keeps going driven by the love of his son and pure vengeance.
The Revenant makes you feel the cold winter. Every bruise and cut on Leo's body, given to him by a fight he has with a bear, one of the best fights in cinema history I might add. Some of the things that he did to survive will make you cringe, but Leo gets down and dirty in order to make us believe, and I did.
The Wilderness is no joke and The Revenant is no holds bar in showing it to you.
Tom Hardy gives a great performance in the film as the antagonist more concern about his money than the welfare of others. Also enjoined Domhnall Gleeson as the honorable captain of the crew Leo and Tom were a part of. It's mostly Leo in this picture, but he did have a good supporting crew.
The cinematography was great, the visual effects were perfect, the Camera puts you right there in the action, and the action was as savage as the wilderness it takes place in. I am impressed highly with this. Be ready to get caught up in the Revenant, cause it won't let you go, till the end.