Revenant and Relevance

Myfirst movie for 2016 is "Revenant". This movie based in 1824 in the upper plains and Rocky Mountains starring Leonardo DiCaprio.  After reading about this true story I bought the book and finished reading two days prior to the movie opening. The book is a story of Hugh Glass an explorer, fur trapper and former Captain of ships. The book mixed what was known and documented of his life and filled in the gaps with fiction. It is a supreme story of survival and vengeance.

Let me say from the beginning the Movie is great. The action, the photography, and the attention to detail was outstanding. The acting was supreme.

The story opens with the Grizzly bear attack, one of the best movie scenes in history. The bear is digital but like Jurrassic it is totally believable.

Unlike the book the bear scene is the "only" true event in the movie.

SO friends you have a two for one: a book and a movie with the same name, many of the same characters but two different stories.  One does not spoil the other because what happens is totally different while sharing a common theme.

Revenant: "a person who returns after a lengthy absence; someone who has returned from the dead.

2016 movie #1  I give it ****1/2 stars and the book *****stars