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The Revenant

Watched this movie during the flight to UAE last month. Well, actually I could have watched it in my previous Malaysia Airline flight to South Korea but decided not to as the subtitle has already taken up quarter of the in-flight screen. Anyway, this is a really really good movie. Probably one of the best movies I've ever watched, although it didn't win the best picture in Oscar. It won for the best cinematography and best director though. Totally agree with the judges' choice. Good acting by the main actor, Leonardo DiCaprio as well.

The movie tells about the survival of a frontiersman, after being attacked by a bear, then left by the team members, witnessing the murder of his son, and then seeks for revenge. At the end, he comes to a clear conscience that "revenge is in the Creator's hands". Kinda bit biblical. It's a dramatic yet adventurous kind of movie. Was very pleasant to follow the entire story.

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