My Favourite Film of 2015 so far

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2016)

I am a 13-year-old student so I'm not able to see as many movies in cinemas as I'd like to so I missed this one. 6 months I waited to see my favourite directors next film after it had already come out and wow, was I stunned after I finally watched it on a large television with surround sound. The cinematography beats Birdman for me.
Is this better than Birdman? Probably not, but Birdman has never been the same than in the movie theatre. I think the setting alone, and the way the brutal action sequences take place really give this film opportunity for some beautiful shots. The film is emotional and you understand Hugh Glass's motivation as a character and even though the revenge story doesn't kick in until the 50-minute mark what leads up to that is only excellent cinematography, brutal battle sequences, character development and the setting up for the character conflict and Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass and Tom Hardy as Fitzgerald really sell their butting of heads. They are both fantastic. Both are great. I would say Leo has been better but it's not like he wasn't absolutely incredible in this one. His physical performance alone is extremely impressive and the range of emotions he is able to display on his face comes as no surprise. I haven't seen enough of Tom Hardy's films to say this is his best performance but this is definitely his best from what I've seen. Everyone else is brilliant and you care enough about every one to genuinely feel concerned about what is going to happen to them except Tom Hardy as Fitzgerald who you will definitely hate.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is excellent at displaying tone and atmosphere and through the aesthetics, cinematography, the music and the fact that they are on location filming with natural light makes you truly feel like you are in this cold, brutal environment.
I also love how the Revenant changes up it's story before any segment gets either boring or tired which is why I was always engaged and never bored.
There is one technical flaw that I noticed and it's probably about 1 minute of the film spread out in about a 20 minute segment and that was how the dialogue only just didn't match up with the lips of the actors. And a flaw in the presentation was any time Hugh's dead wife is doing something inhumane in one of the dream sequences it's kind of hilarious but those flaws really only take up about three minutes of the movie in total.
To sum it up, I loved this movie. I thought it was an incredible experience with amazing visuals whether practical effects, long, beautiful shots of physical brutality or an amazing looking CGI bear, it's themes were presented in a visual and non- preachy way and I loved at the end where it suggested Hugh's in-capability to die through his continuous breathing despite being so severely wounded thus the Revenant and once someone pointed that out to me it made me appreciate the film even more. This film was an experience, something this incredible film-maker does so well and I cannot wait for his next film and that is why I'm giving the Revenant the first 9/10 of 2015.