An epic adventure that's a struggle a fight for survival that's overcome by spirit and faith.

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2016)

"The Revenant" is without a doubt one film that thrills with drama and action and it's filled with blood and it shows that human life can often be pushed to the extremes. It also blends themes of faith, survival and revenge to fine form. Actually the picture is based on the true life story of Hugh Glass an 1820's fur trapper and his quest for survival. And the cinematographer work is well done as the scenes of nature and wilderness is stunning it seems so real as it almost takes a little from the narrative as it seems the images move this long drawn out adventure film.
Anyway Leonardo DiCaprio(in his best performance yet)is Hugh Glass the 19th century hunter who stalks the American west on guard with his rifle. The peace and beauty of the outdoors is shattered quickly in the film as the Glass camp of fur traders are attacked in a blood and gore carnage by Native Americans. This begins a saga a journey mission of search and escape and this all involves Hugh and his son and thru time flashback you find out about the demise of Hugh's wife. And in a fun and compelling and seems like real yet very brutal and blood bath like is the grizzly bear attack fight sequence that leaves Glass to almost die. After this the adventure becomes more about a struggle to survive and a journey that has twist and turns all it really turns into is a revenge hunt that Glass must seek as payback can be hell.
Overall "The Revenant" is a harsh and tough emotional film that proves life is a struggle as one must fight for life all while dealing with faith, and the spirit of believe as it's supported by loving nature and loving family just as Glass did. And the performance from Leonardo DiCaprio is his best ever he pushed himself to the limit for this role nearly transforming his look and enduring the cold and snow type scenes that he had to shoot in, yet all in all that helped make "The Revenant" an emotional drama that shows tough images yet it dazzles.