Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo Di Caprio in this film is the person who has returned supposedly from the dead.
One understands that initially 'The Revenant was only to be filmed in an extensive area near Calgary in Alberta, Canada, plus a scene shot in the neighboring state of Montana in the USA. But due to the lack of snow, the production had to move to southern tip of South America in Argentina'. Having been to the area near Calgary in the Canadian Rockies recently, and also having gone to the incredibly snowy areas of Patagonia in Argentina earlier, I just loved the stark beauty of the locales.The entire film was shot in natural light
I found one aspect to be a bit jarring. Loud background music of beating of drums when Glass is fighting, was totally unnecessary and takes away from the seriousness of the movie and the particular sequence.
Leonardo is just excellent throughout. By the way, there is no female lead in the film and Hugh Glass does very little talking.
From 'The Titanic' to 'The Island' to 'Revenant'- it has been a steady upward climb for Di Capriao whose looks reminds me of a hero of yester years, Clarke Gable. The acting styles of the two being totally different.
Ultimately weather Leonardo gets the Oscar or not, I would give the film all the stars in the sky.
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