sharonrota Review of The Revenant

The Revenant (I) (2015)

Nice image, acting and representation of native Americans, too slow and not historically truthful

[6/10 · 19 October 2020]

I liked a lot the beautiful landscapes shown in the movie, the powerful and indifferent nature. I liked the representation of native Americans, the different languages used in the movie (I want to believe they were accurate) and showing cultural things like prayers and methods they had and used, like the shelter built by Hikuc and the scene in which they eat bison together. DiCaprio and Thomas Hardy are both amazing actors and the cast in general is really good. It's crazy that Hardy is an Englishman and he has such a credible accent. That said, the movie is a bit too slow for my taste. Plus, There's something I don't like about using a historical character and change what he represents. I understand that it's nice to have a hero that seems to be a bridge with Native Americans and to respect and know their culture well, but with a quick research we know that the real life Glass disliked the native Americans and that the real story didn't go exactly like this. Overall, still a nice movie