Revenant

I have to admit the only reason I watched this movie was because it finally got Leonardo DiCaprio the Oscar he deserves but at the same time, it spoilt my viewing pleasure.

How? You might ask.

Well I spent the whole movie analyzing and watching every speck of emotion on Leonardo’s face.

Was it the directing? Was it the theme of the movie? The director did seem to spend a lot of time focusing on Leonardo’s face. Was this deliberate? At the shooting of the movie, did the director say to Leonardo, right, let’s go and get you that Oscar? Was it simply because the director knew that Leonardo was that good and hence concentrated on the facial expressions?  Was it the story line? And that’s something you have to say for Leonardo, down the years, he has always been able to get good movies to act in, some story lines that would just blow your mind. Inception, anyone? What of Shutter Island?

Lest I forget, (movie theme) the movie was set in the 1800s in America, and Leonardo led a hunting expedition that was ambushed by red Indians but managed to escape with some of the hunting party. With the red Indians on their trail, Leonardo led the party through the forest but while scouting ahead was mauled by a Grizzly Bear. Almost half dead, the party had to leave him behind with his son and two others to watch over him.

I am trying to summarize this as much as possible.

Continuing:

One of the two left to watch him, killed his son and lied to the other that the Indians were coming and left Leonardo to die. What follows was an incredible display of will to live and to avenge his son, as he continued to surprise us all by surviving each death attempt while chasing the killer of his son played by Tom Hardy.

There. I hope I did a good job of summarizing without revealing too many spoilers.

Back to my earlier rhetoric, at the end of the movie, I could not say why he was given an Oscar for this and yet was not given for any of the other incredible movies he’s acted in over the years.

My name is Oluwole Murray Bruce and I’m just trying to make common sense.