Don't believe the hype

Rating: 6/10 (1 April 2016)

The Revenant was a long awaited movie, not only due to the special effects and panoramic pictures, but also due to the famous role the actor Leonardo DiCaprio plays in it. A strong hype was noticed coming from the fans of DiCaprio, especially when considering, that after many great roles, and 5 nominations, he never got the chance of giving an "Oscar-Winner Speech". Personally, I am a huge fan of DiCaprio, and his work through the last years. He is, in fact, one of the actors that have made nothing but powerful roles, that stick in the viewer's minds. "The Revenant" hasn't failed when it comes to give him a role, that people will remember, but unfortunately not as the best one. In the movie, Leonardo DiCpario plays Hugh Glass, an American frontiersman in the 19th century, who gets severely attacked by a bear, and then left to die by his expedition-colleagues. After this disaster, the remaining 2 hours of the movie consist in Glass trying to get back to civilization by himself, and seeking revenge for his son, who got murdered by Fitzgerald, played by the great Tom Hardy. Although quite original, the plot is extremely empty, which leaves the audience in a constant boredom throughout the length of the film. Despite the fact that DiCpario (and the great Tom Hardy) managed to come up with the expectations for their acting, "The Revenant" wasn't a movie that should get rewarded with a "Best Actor Oscar", not because DiCaprio played Hugh Glass badly, but simply because the whole journey he made by himself, didn't require much of him, mainly due to the lack of dialogue. To summarize, it was a well developed movie, but the 12 nominations it got, were definitely not fair.