Faith and Film: The Revenant
Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.
With the Oscars drawing near, I thought I should check out the movie that seems to be the front runner in the race: The Revenant.
There has been a lot of talk about how difficult The Revenant was to make. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, last year’s Oscar winner for Birdman, took his actors and crew to remote locations in Canada and South America to film the movie. Iñárritu wanted to use locations that would best resemble the remote Western U.S. in 1820. Two time Oscar winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, used natural light for his stunning winter views. Star Leonardo DiCaprio did his own perilous stunts. I certainly appreciate the very difficult conditions everyone endured to make The Revenant. I only wish I liked the movie better. The Revenant would not get my vote as best picture of the year.
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