Intimately powerful

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2016)

This movie was literally tailor made for me. The opening quote about keep breathing and don't give up resonates with me so much. My favorite theme to movies. Then the beautiful all natural lighting at the beginning when they shoot the moose. I absolutely love nature movies. Then we get to see Tom Hardy start complaining about the gunshot and see the primal nature of the fur traders. Being from Oklahoma, and remembering football camp, that's exactly like what a bunch of guys act like without women haha. As they're giving bridger crap, I could totally relate. I'm thinking they totally got this right, then the arrow goes through the dudes neck. Then the attack at the beginning. I absolutely love extended scenes. I love the gore. I love the realisticness of the battle. There wasn't any choreographed long sword fight. Glass swings his rifle and misses, next thing you know he's being choked to death and just gets lucky that someone saved him. literally the best opening a movie has ever had. I think it put such a positive attitude on the rest of the movie. When I walked out of the theater, I already knew it was my favorite movie of all time. I've watched it three times by myself in the theater, it's that good. And each time I understand Tom Hardy's accent better. Also I thought Tom Hardy stole the show and if anyone deserves an Oscar, it's him.