Excellent cinematography work

Rating: 6/10 (22 September 2019)

Well, the feeling while watching this movie is like traveling around with the main character in north american landscapes along 1800s. The plot is really simple and not much explored despite its length (around 2h30) and even some acting problems because of the lack of plot elements and excessive emotional distances presented for the characters, in such a way that I didn't personally get convinced of Di Caprios acting as Hawks father, except on the scenes that depict him as a kid in his village. Apart from that it felt like watching Rambo/Terminator like movies due to the craft of strong/appealing scenes in order to catch the viewers attention during this looong movie. Would say a film made just for Leonardo DiCaprio act during 2h30 and possibly win the Oscar - as he did. Not say the depiction of french as rapists, americans as men who work for their families and of the native americans as part of the scenario only.
Besides the pointed not so great and worthy of any film prizes the strong points of this movie are its scenarios, camera work, photography, and atmosphere created that really pushes the viewer closer to the hardships experienced by its characters, which gives some substance to the movie.
As Inarritu did before with Birdman - also a film crafted for Oscar Awards community - I would say he masters the hacks and drills to direct the movies to win this prize and that's it.