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1905 movie network exclusive feature The annual Oscar is not only a great event for American filmmakers, but also a good day for China fans to give directions. This year’s Oscar attracted unprecedented attention in China because Leonardo DiCaprio, a professional running companion, was shortlisted for the best actor again, and finally got his long-cherished wish. revenant, which starred in it, also reported the news of the introduction of a fixed file at the first time. And the speed with which the files are booked is probably related to the fact that "revenant" has a China gold master — — The operation of Aofei animation is related, and it is a great blessing for fans to see the award-winning films in a short time after the award ceremony. At the same time, I have to admire the domestic propaganda companies, and they have done a good job in propaganda and got full marks in wit.
Although Xiao Lizi has already changed from the "king of face value" to a walking expression pack, and the love of domestic audiences has not diminished, "revenant" is extremely cold, without a trace of teasing, and the plot is not tortuous. The film length of two and a half hours makes people gasp. A 156-minute single-line revenge story, what elements should the audience pay attention to besides patience? Perhaps the answer can be found outside the plot of revenant.
A Sketch of Hugh Glass in 1830 and Hugh Glass in revenant
When the story becomes a myth, restore the real Hugh Glass.
Revenant is adapted from a true story, and Hugh Glass did exist in history. This seems to be an incredible and shocking propaganda point, and it has almost become a well-known fact. However, there is a big misunderstanding in this statement. Accurately speaking, revenant is adapted from Michael Punke’s novel The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge, which was published in 2002, and this novel is based on three Grasse novels — — Re-creation of Lord Grizzly》(1954), The Saga of Hugh Glass》(1976) and Hugh Glass》 (1999). Several retelling of the story turned a bear’s death into a revenge legend on the screen today, while the real Glass was partially hidden.
Glass was a middle-aged pirate before he was bitten off by a grizzly bear. After escaping from the pirate ship, he braved hardships to cross two cannibal tribes, but witnessed his friend being burned alive. Of course, this is not seen in revenant. The season when Grass dragged fifty paw prints from the grizzly bear across hundreds of miles of barren territory was not the cold winter in the movie, but the refreshing and pleasant late summer. There is no evidence that Glass had a Boni Indian wife and had a son with her. It is also not credible that he eats buffalo liver raw, falls off a cliff on horseback, and hides in the horse’s stomach to keep warm.
Revenant is adapted from The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge published in 2002.
Hugh Glass was born in Pennsylvania. He may have had a wife and two sons, but he abandoned them. When I was in my thirties, I owned a boat and was robbed off the coast of Texas today. I chose the former between joining pirates and dying. After a year of robbery, kidnapping and murder, Glass escaped with another pirate. Although Glass did have contact with Boni Indians before meeting Andrew Henry’s Mountain Man team, it was the Boni who burned his pirate friend to death.
However, after Glass was attacked by a grizzly bear, there was little chance of survival, so he stayed to take care of his two people — — John Fitzgerald and Brij took care of him as much as possible, waiting for him to die with dignity. After waiting for five days, Glass still didn’t die. After getting the reward, the two decided to leave Glass and let it die. Fitzgerald and Bridger took Glass’s gun, knife, tomahawk and flint, and placed him near the berry bush and near the stream. Fitzgerald may not have thought of burying Glass alive. When Glass arrived at Fort Atkinson, Fitzgerald had already been called into the army and became a soldier.