The Revenant: Why did Leonardo DiCaprio deserve an Oscar

Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar in the Best Actor category for the film ‘The Revenant.’ The actor was at his best in the film which highlighted survival of the fittest. While ‘Baahubali’ director, SS Rajamouli, has promised action scenes similar to Leonardo’s, ‘The Revenant’ for the sequel, it isn’t a surprise as to why Leonardo seriously deserved the Oscar for this one. Know more…

Being buried alive

‘The Revenant’ is the story of a man’s survival in the hardest of times with not just physical suffering but mental suffering too. Leonardo, who was terribly injured after the bear attack, was tied to a wooden staff inorder to be carried ahead. However, when Fitzgerald realized that dragging him tirelessly was of no use, he tried to bury him alive. The ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ actor made his fans weep as they watched him struggle helplessly to come out of the grave with his hands tied up after he had already seen his son being murdered in front of his eyes by Fitzgerald.

Living inside a dead horse

One thing that remained consistent throughout the film was Leonardo DiCaprio’s survival instinct. One of the scenes that made some loathe the gory sight and some repel the idea was when Hugh Glass cuts a dead horse in order to save himself from the sub-zero temperatures. He cuts the animal’s stomach and pulls out the innards to create a cover for himself and sleeps in the carcass to protect himself was too hard for the eyes. Leo – the fighter was at his best yet again.

Hunger

Worn out, injured and hungry, Leonardo DiCaprio discovers a shallow spot on the riverside and just leaps on to catch a fish. How he just starts eating it raw, tearing it with his teeth showed what hunger is. When a human cannot afford the luxury of taste and survival becomes the only aim of life, he wouldn’t delve into the frivolities of cooking. In another scene, Leonardo (Hugh Glass) is also seen searching for something to eat in the grass. A man of high position, Leonardo also laps up the raw bison meat thrown to him by Hikuc, whom he befriends later. As they say, hunger first, honour later.