The Revenant is a 2015 American action drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke’s 2002 novel The Revenant, which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass’s experiences in 1823, and which is based on the 1915 poem The Song of Hugh Glass. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. The film is also considered a remake of the film Man in the Wilderness (1971).
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I first heard of this story when I read it during college, Michael Punke’s version. I do enjoy a good survival story, and this one is somewhat historical. The basic storyline is that Hugh is out with a party of frontiersmen and gets attacked by a bear and left for dead by his party. When he awakes from his attack he wants revenge on those who left him behind. What follows is his journey back to their camp outside the fort some miles away.
Good Ol’ Leo is back for this one, and maybe it’s because I read the book, maybe it’s Leo, but I really do like this movie. Its different from the book of course, what movie isn’t? There’s still something about seeing a book you’ve read on screen and enjoying the story a second time.
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