The Revenant

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2017)

Film "The Revenant" by Alejandro González Iñárritu is highly acclaimed for its realism combined with almost fantastical landscapes. The film is incredibly beautiful and was shot using natural light and with minimal special effects.
There is a conflict in the film between the beauty of nature and the ugliness of human relationships. Cruelty and intrigues set against the background of majestic mountains and forests. The talent of the cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki without a doubt deserved the most prestigious film awards.
The director was obviously influenced by Andrei Tarkovsky and Terrence Malick, who also took a lot from the great Russian director. Some scenes from the latest movie with Leonardo DiCaprio have copied from the works of the Soviet director. The similarity is evident: people are composed similarly and matching cinematographic techniques are used. The scenes for example where the protagonist is dreaming about ruins of a castle or sees his levitating wife are taken directly from the films of the Russian director.
The acting of Leonardo Di Caprio is one of the strongest sides of the film and combined together with the unique cinematography of Emmanuel Lubezki made the film "The Revenant" a masterpiece of modern cinematography.
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