Saw The Revenant yesterday with some friends. Pretty good. I had heard some complaints about its story and how it was too simple, but I didn't find that to be a problem at all, mostly because it didn't really need a complicated plot for it to be a strong movie. I also looked into the actual events that it's based off of and (according to the Wikipedia article, at least) it seemed pretty accurate for the most part, excusing a lot of the dramatizations and other aspects that were included to make a stronger narrative.
Also, the cinematography is pretty damn good. I had heard that most of the shots in the movie used natural lighting and if that's the case, then that's pretty impressive. My friend also seemed to have a problem with Glass surviving at the end of the movie, and thought that the Arikara Chief should have also scalped him despite saving his daughter - mostly because he thought Glass should not have gotten a happy ending for pursuing a quest of revenge, and because he thought that it didn't make sense for Native Americans to feel the need to spare a white man. Can't say I really agree with him, though.
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