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The Revenant is an excellent movie

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UberTag said:
Second screening of this film improved my impressions of it quite a bit... especially with the performances. Hardy, in particular. Love the squirrel god monologue about his father.

It struck me as rather ironic that Fitzgerald's treachery inadvertently saved Glass' life as the Ree (non-imaginary ones) did happen upon their camp long before Hugh was mobile and, had they been loyal to their orders, they would have either died right there (Glass would have been a sitting duck) or they would have fled and abandoned him behind to save their own necks. It was only the act of killing Hawk and leaving Glass behind that motivated Hugh to put enough ground between him via crawling to eventually escape from the Ree down the river.

That said, my rating only leapt from a meager 4/10 to a 6/10 on the strength of both the acting and Lubezki being awesome. Still easily my lowest-rated of the Best Picture nominees... and the one I ultimately expect to win next month.
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Wait, what you mean?
Which were imaginary and which were real?
 
Just came back from it. Technically it was a great movie but considering the trailers revealed pretty much everything (even though I was actively avoiding them), I felt it was more of a passive watch than anything.
 
Just saw it tonight. I loved it, though it could have been about 20 minutes shorter.

Whoever trained that bear for the bear scene deserves an Oscar.
 
A sinister slog of a film that tries so hard it might as well build hemorroidhs (but not even that will stop the protagonist). You have interesting cinematography that the director tries to use in a very Malick way lacking all the poetry, singular acting and thematic to the point of redundancy and the result is a film that tries so hard to be more that it becomes much less. I admire their passion and persevering through harsh conditions, but that does not make a film good. Otherwise Roar would be one of the best films out there.

I used to like Inarritu, but I don't know if he's artistry was spoiled, if he's going the wrong direction or simply this was alsways there and I just didn't see it in the beginning.
 
I'll be honest: I thought it was boring. The action scenes were intense and from a technical standpoint it was well executed, but everything beyond that was sloooow and predictable.

I don't normally say this about movies either, at least not anymore. I can't remember the last time I watched a critically acclaimed movie and my only real thoughts on it were that it was boring. I guess the Social Network.
 
GamerJM said:
I'll be honest: I thought it was boring. The action scenes were intense and from a technical standpoint it was well executed, but everything beyond that was sloooow and predictable.

I don't normally say this about movies either, at least not anymore. I can't remember the last time I watched a critically acclaimed movie and my only real thoughts on it were that it was boring. I guess the Social Network.
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The best scenes in the movie were when the Ree (sp?) attacked for the first time and when Leo was ambushed and had to ride off. It had a few good moments here and there (crawling out of the grave, Tom Hardy seeing the canteen and you're realizing shit is about to go down) but the rest of it was just kinda boring. Fantastic scenery and cinematography but not deserving of a best picture win or even best actor imo


That first trailer though hoo boy, one of the greats.

Edit 2: what the hell was up with the dialog sound mixing? I'm glad I wasn't the only one who had trouble understanding what Fitzgerald was saying.

edit 3 before I fall asleep: why did he decide to try and shoot the bear? i thought it was gonna just leave him alone after it discerned that he wasn't a threat? how much of the movie was actually true? after he got his voice back why didn't he try to communicate with the Ree or was he scared he was just gonna be killed on sight? Also agree that the score should have been mostly axed, final sound would have been better like No Country For Old Men since I thought the sound effects/design were incredible.
 
Not at all. It never occurred to me that the bear was fake. I thought they trained an actual bear. Honestly that's some of the most impressive CGI of all time IMO.
 
I only knew the bear was fake because that scene would have been impossible to film with a real bear. Otherwise, though, the bear couldn't have looked any more real.
 
It's a beautiful, beautiful empty shell of a movie with a great performance by Tom Hardy. That's about it in my opinion, I couldn't get into the movie at all and found the symbolism to be completely superfluous, depending on the scene either overtly obvious (worst offender being
rebirth scene
) or of '2deep4me'.
 
Leo and Tom were fantastic in this. But the way it was shot, my word. One of the best directed movie in years, it's incredible they used natural light. Incredible impressed!
 
CassSept said:
It's a beautiful, beautiful empty shell of a movie with a great performance by Tom Hardy. That's about it in my opinion, I couldn't get into the movie at all and found the symbolism to be completely superfluous, depending on the scene either overtly obvious (worst offender being
rebirth scene
) or of '2deep4me'.
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Yep, that's exactly how I felt.

It's arthouse cinema for the bro-crowd. The type of movie that will get poured over in film schools by the same fratboy filmmakers who think Fight Club is currently the peak of cinema. All surface level pleasures, but nothing beyond that.
 
Some of you seriously didn't know the bear wasnt real? In what way shape or form would you ever risk an actors life with a gigantic killing machine in a scene it's straight up attacking the actor.

Outside of that aspect though,maybe I have an eye for CG because I never doubted for a second that it was CG
 
CassSept said:
It's a beautiful, beautiful empty shell of a movie with a great performance by Tom Hardy. That's about it in my opinion, I couldn't get into the movie at all and found the symbolism to be completely superfluous, depending on the scene either overtly obvious (worst offender being
rebirth scene
) or of '2deep4me'.
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i don't even agree with hardy being very good

Poulter was the best thing in it
 
My wife and I saw it Friday night. One of my favorite theater experiences ever. Just an absolutely breathtaking film. Exceptionally well-acted and it had one of the most tense scenes in a movie I've seen in a long fucking time.

That bear scene will be something I remember for a long, long time. It is the definition of visceral. Just...wow.

Acting wise, I think Tom Hardy out-acted Leo in some respects, but I will hand it to Leo for his second-half performance. I don't agree with the notion that it was a physically demanding performance "only." To me, Leo brought Glass to life with a well-acted, incredibly demanding performance. Gleeson was just bad though. As a captain, the dude had zero cojones or intimidation. Should have cast his father instead.
 
Is Bart the bear still working? He was always the go to performer whenever they needed a bear, but I imagine he's pretty old now.
CGI is now stealing jobs away from animals.
He was one big Kodiak, and working with that monster must have been shit inducing.
 
I was struggling to remember a movie that was basically a wilderness survival movie with a bear attack and finally remembered. It was called The Edge with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. The use a real bear in that movie (Bart) and he's pretty damn scary. The movie is worth a watch.
 
Parch said:
I was struggling to remember a movie that was basically a wilderness survival movie with a bear attack and finally remembered. It was called The Edge with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin. The use a real bear in that movie (Bart) and he's pretty damn scary. The movie is worth a watch.
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Bart the Bear (RIP) kicked ass in The Edge. but i don't think he could've been trained to do the things that the bear in the Revenant does.
 
lawnchair said:
Bart the Bear (RIP) kicked ass in The Edge. but i don't think he could've been trained to do the things that the bear in the Revenant does.
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Definitely not, which is why I thought it was pretty obvious the Revenant bear was CGI. They might have done some of the scene with a real bear and the brutal stuff with CGI, but now it's probably just easier to go full fake and not bother trying to make a violent action scene with a trained animal.
 
Really enjoyed the film, I feel it could've been a little shorter, there were some scenes that were just really long takes of the landscape. I get what they were trying to do with that but could've been a bit shorter. Leo again shows that he's a versatile actor and can play many roles. Also I really loved that song that was used a couple of times throughout the film, really captured the atmosphere of it all. Also the camera work was superb, it really got you feeling you're right there than just watching a flat screen.
 
Echoing what a lot of others have said:
  • Beautiful imagery
  • That indian one take towards the begining is captivating even the second time
  • piss-poor plot content
  • a couple of scenes that re-enter the same territory. Leo off the cliff was completely unnecessary. Needed to be fifteen minutes or so of extraneous lingering cut. The current version of the film needs the dream sequences to make the film's plot work, which is why also why the movie drags so much (imo).
  • Wonderful sound design. The wind and creaking of nature, the plopping of dew in the morning, the kerplunk with steps in small puddles.
  • Leo shouldn't get an oscar. He grunted for 4/5ths the movie. Tom Hardy's performance is the stand out
  • Overall a film I'm glad I saw in the movie theaters, but honestly I'm probably going to just watch Jeremiah Johnson when desiring a revenge tale in the frontier country. This movie ended up being the emotional thematic undertow to Jeremiah Johnson's speediness. This movie's going to be hard to rewatch at my house, whereas I could watch Jeremiah Johnson anytime.
 
When Bart the bear stood up he was 9 feet 6 inches tall. Most rooms in most homes have an 8 foot ceiling, so just imagine if Bart was in the room with you right now.
 
I thought that it was a fantastic film, in spite of it being overlong and quite irritating in places. To be honest, if the dream sequences were cut then it would easily be one of my favourite films.

Leo doesn't deserve an oscar though, everyone outshined him.
 
SuperInuit said:
I thought that it was a fantastic film, in spite of it being overlong and quite irritating in places. To be honest, if the dream sequences were cut then it would easily be one of my favourite films.

Leo doesn't deserve an oscar though, everyone outshined him.
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I think the dream sequences are necessary for characterization of Leo (or at least the Director's intended characterization). He's on the brink of death at any given moment, yet it's only the memory of his wife and son that keep him going, and specifically that his son was killed. That's why you seen him scrawl it in the ice when he's healthier, etc. His entire existence is subsumed by his family and revenge.

That isn't to say that it's good.
 
I thought I wasn't going to like it very much. I was wrong, I thought it was absolutely amazing.

Just give Leo the damn Oscar so we can all move on with our lives already.
 
Just saw it and... honestly, i was expecting something "deeper" i guess... After all the accolades i was ready to get on the hype train but in the end i just felt that i enjoyed the movie and that it was good. Nothing more. Not even CLOSE to Oscar material as far as best picture and best actor are concerned. Tom Hardy's performance was the most interesting one in the movie. Not surprising i guess since Leo got a pretty straightforward role where he had to play it straight, and his character really didn't have much ambiguity to begin with so nothing much to work with there.

It was beautifully shot though, but in the end the spirituality felt kind of "forced" and i feel that other movies that came before it handled this aspect better, especially Malick movies like the New World for instance.
 
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