I was already sold on this film by its amazing trailer. It completely immersed me in the world the film created and I was very hopeful for the film itself. As from my previous post on movie trailers, this was a perfect trailer and I was ready to see this film in its completeness.

Alejandro Iñaritu’s “The Revenant” is yet another masterfully directed and gorgeously shot film that truly pushes its cast to their limits, with marvellous results. It has all of Iñaritu’s trademarks you might have come across in his prior work, from the meditation on the environment of the film to his signature camera work that places his subject uncomfortably close to the viewer while also letting us see the landscape surrounding him/her. I think he uses some sort of fish-eye lens to achieve this effect, but I’m not sure; No matter, the effect created by these type of shots works perfectly to achieve his vision.