Weve heard a lot of things coming from the set of leonardo dicaprios new movie the revenant. The guy is so talented, you read his bio, and its like he has two lives, said. The makings of a western classic, michael punkes novel the revenant provides muscle and sinew to the vengeful and epic tale of mountain man, hugh glass that even a sow grizzly couldnt rend asunder. The revenant has become one of the most talked about films of the oscar race, in part because of the extremes actor leonardo dicaprio goes to while playing a fur trapper who survives a bear attack. Smith and inarritu is based in part on michael punkes 2002 novel of the same name, describing frontiersman hugh glasss experiences in 1823.
The revenant is based on michael punkes 2002 novel of the same name and inspired by the life of frontiersman hugh glass c. You enjoy it, glass, cus aint nothing gonna bring yer boy back, to which. Guy lodge about the author guy lodge is an author, entrepreneur, and devoted father, who has been successfully homeschooling his daughters using an online platform for the past seven years. The revenant isnt the only book about the legendary hugh glass. Well, seven months in the wilderness with leo dicaprio helped guy lodge. Much of the shots didnt seem to have much purpose beyond just trying to be flashy. Tom hardy plays bad guy john fitzgerald in the revenant, a role thats earning him oscar buzz in the best supporting actor race. Unlike the revenant, man in the wilderness isnt based on any official books about hugh glass. Leonardo dicaprio sleeps in a horse carcass in the. While the revenant is many cuts above that career nadir, it does mark. Ostensibly an intimate story of suffering, the revenant takes on a biblical scope when leonardo dicaprio and tom hardy are doing battle in the backdrop of a budding avalanche.
The truth about the revenant, hugh glass and his rifle. Film adaptations of brooklyn, the martian, the revenant and room are among the best picture nominees at this years academy awards as hollywood shows its bookish side. Before the revenant, there was man in the wilderness. The revenant author michael punke has a day job the. Man in the wilderness, the 1971 precursor to the revenant, is the better movie richard harris starred in the best cinematic version of hugh glass epic survival story. In short, the revenant must be appreciated first and foremost as a sensory. Immediately after viewing the film i wanted to book travel to sarasota on the next available flight. Hugh glass is among the companys finest men, an experienced frontiersman and an expert tracker. Based on a true incident of heroism in the history of. Inarritus film will see that it is based ina very smallpart on the book. After a hallucinogenic experience in the lodge, glass emerges to discover his wounds healing. The revenant movie amazing survival challenge khayal jalilov. Craig johnson, author of the walt longmire novels a superb revenge story. How the revenant became the next great revenge film.
Hugh glass was a fur trapper, one of the harddriving mountain men of the early 19thcentury american west, an obscure cousin to more mainstream american. Three books on the life of hugh glass were written long before michael punkes 2002 novel, the revenant, including the closest thing to a historical account, the saga of hugh glass, which was. Jackson reads new quarantine book stay the fck at home. Goodreads members who liked the revenant also liked.
Find books like the revenant from the worlds largest community of readers. The revenant is a 2015 american epic adventure drama film directed by alejandro gonzalez inarritu. American rifleman the truth about the revenant, hugh. The revenant movie amazing survival challenge youtube. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The real history of the revenant and explaining the ending. The revenant fox, 15 is a panting, lavishly muscled frontiersman spectacle that recently won him a second consecutive best director oscar and its easy to see why.
That novel is in turn based on the 1915 poem the song of hugh glass. The revenant 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The revenant is a 2015 american drama film directed by alejandro gonzalez inarritu. Although the book itself was tame compared to a political tellall you might read todaymorgan gave a wordforword account of a rather dull lodge. The bestselling book that inspired the awardwinning. In contention critic guy lodge reveals the second and final part of his best of 20 countdown, with films including blue is the warmest color and frances ha. Leonardo dicaprio is brutally savaged by a grizzly in his new film the revenant. Leonardo dicaprio breaks his silence on the revenant bear rape is not a sentence anyone ever expected to read, but the actor has finally been asked the question we all.