Freezing in a good way

Rating: 9/10 (14 January 2016)

When I walked into the theater my first thought was that it was warm. It was full of men and women sitting in chairs not knowing what to expect from this movie. By the time it started I forgot the feeling of warmth and was sucked into this film.
The Revenant (R) starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Glass) and Tom Hardy (Fitzgerald).
It has been awhile since I wanted a film to win all of the awards that it is nominated for, but this is one of them. The directing was spot on, never have I been so wowed and gut wrenched like I was here. Seeing the bear maul Glass was one of the most intense scenes I've seen in a long time. The lighting in this movie was beautiful, see those mountains and rivers in natural light really added to the immersion of this film, by the mid point of this movie I felt like I was as cold as the character Glass. Leonardo DiCaprio was a perfect choice for this film, he really brought all he could give to this role, I really felt the pain he must have felt when (Spoiler) His son died (End Spoiler). I must also give a round of applause to Tom Hardy who played Fitzgerald. He really made the character an asshole, which he was suppose too, he also gave the character a really good accent with a few lines that did sound a little bit like Bane.
Now this film is not for the sake of fun, it is a very dark and gripping movie. There are many intense and brutal death scenes that will make you feel uneasy, but that my friends is a good thing, for a movie to make me feel sick at the sight of violence is good. This film is also very gory and full of blood, some of that gore comes from (Spoilers) when Glass finds the Native who helps him back to health and feeds him bloody buffalo, another scene is the confrontation between Glass and Fitzgerald. (End Spoiler)
Although this film was very entertaining I felt that it went on a tad bit to long and that some of the scenes at the mid point could have been taken out, and I also think Glass could have used more lines but all in all I really recommend this film, it has a gripping story, some great characters and for the first time in awhile a good January movie.
I give The Revenant a 9/10