I watched the epic wintery odyssey "The Revenant" over the break. This film was directed by Oscar winner Alenjandro Gonzalez Inaritu( I'm not sure if that's how you spell it, but for the sake of brevity, I will refer to him as AGI). AGI won best director at the Oscar's last year for his film "Birdman." A bit of stretching is going to occur, but here is my comparison between the films.
(Also, I don't remember the characters' names, so I will refer to them by the names of the actors)
Main Character struggling to return to former glory- Michael Keaton is attempting to revitalize his fame in the show business industry. Leonardo Dicaprio is fighting to rejoin civilization.
Mystical Elements- Keaton floats as he meditates and hears the birdman poster talk. Dicaprio see visions of his deceased wife and former home.
Distanced Child- Emma Stone is a drug addict and withdrawals from conversing with her father. ----SPOILER ALERT--- Tom Hardy murders Dicaprio's son
Broken Marriage- Keaton has separated from his wife. Dicaprio's wife is dead
Drawn Out Shots- AGI will film a shot at extended lengths. In Birdman, we see the theater crew navigate the halls in one long shot. In the Revenant, one shot lasts the entire finale brawl between Dicaprio and Hardy
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