THE REVENANT

I know that 'The Revenant' party was about a month ago, but i'm a busy woman. Obviously I wont rave on about shit that people already know, but woahh I reeeeally loved it, and if you haven't seen it yet and you have the chance to go and see it on the big screen then definitely take the opportunity before it's too late. The cinematography and picturesque scenery is just beyond anything I've ever seen and i'm so glad to have seen it at the cinema, no matter how late. As expected the acting was amazing, and the sheer naturalism is what I feel makes the film so good. Some people have criticised it for having a lack of dialogue, yet should the circumstances the main character is left in be real (and the film is based on a true story), there would be very little room for speech, and Leonardo Dicaprio captured the pain and struggle of the main character so perfectly through everything but words. Similarly, Tom Hardy who plays the rival of the main character literally astounded me with his versatility. His thick Southern American accent was such that you would never guess that he was not american. Having only recently watched him in 'Legend' where he plays a cheeky clean cut English gangster, I found it hard to believe the gritty hardened character he gives in the revenant is even a reflection of the same person. Actors who can switch between infinitely different characters with such fully fledged vocal and physical changes are those to be admired, and I think Tom Hardy's performance in this film places him even more solidly on the actor map.
The other truly amazing thing with this film, and one of the main reasons why I found it so fantastic, is the fact that the actors genuinely traveled and worked in these vast settings in which the film takes place. There were truly rolling around in snow and mud in freezing cold conditions, sometimes totally exposed, and no doubt completely physically tested. They truly swam in the waters and had to walk such long distances in their colloquial heavy furs and that is something to be totally admired. That level of dedication is REAL ACTING and films like the revenant is where acting reaches its summit. If one day I could be in a film which requires even half of the talent needed for this, I would be happy.