The Revenant is a Ghost Story

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Video essay exploring The Revenant as a metaphor for a soul’s odyssey through America’s Purgatory.
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I know this is a rather specific interpretation of the film. If you had a different take, I'd love to hear it! :)

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[@KnightLincoln]

I can't help but think that this was very "action movie way" of letting go of his vengeance. Dropping wounded Fitzgerald into arms of natives like that. From what I heard Hugh Glass never got his revenge because Fitzgerald joined military and was under their protection. Now that would be very unsatisfying for a viewer, but wouldn't that be closer to letting go of that toussaint mentality of entitled conqueror? Food for thought.

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Watching this helped me decide to apply for a job helping protect the environment. I was on the fence about taking a position in environmental organizing, but it's what I can do right now. Sometimes, that's the only thing any of us can do. Thank you for your wisdom & insight into one of my favorite films.

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Please do the great gatsby! Not only the visuals are magical, but it touches deep existential themes of freedom, will, transformation, love and suffering.

[@Nerdicaful]

Based on your interpretation, I think this story is also about overcoming grief. Glass goes through all the stages of it literally and physically, and finally accepts himself, his fate, and the loss of his family in the end. I like that the director took this true story and made it a statement about the hell you go through when you're trying to put your life back together after it's been destroyed.

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The take on hunting and spirit animals is brilliant; inspiring stuff.

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Absolutely mind blowing

[@thedoruk6324]

The historical American ''Purgatory'' is; was a truly terrifiying place to exist; apart from the endless skirmishes of mexicans/spanish; french; english; usa' and the hundreds of Native tribes; to the several hostile conditions such as the diseases; the wild animals; and even the terrifying legends such as skinwalkers/yenaldooshi and wendigo

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It’s like ever since the first Europeans came over, it just brought out the grim darkness in both sides( both European action and Native actions). NA be HELLA cursed

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@@justinchalifoux4424 You'ld be suprised how many french brought with themselves endless Lycanthrope myths; as well as the natives already've their own myths about sasquatch; and their war againts the ''Red Haired'' cannibalistic Giants

[@VIK_1903]

@Nick Smith I was about to point that out. It's not like human nature isn't human nature after all... Also, I don't condone all the pain and destruction that the European brought (as I'm sure you don't yourself), but to think that the natives weren't flawed in their own sense, and that Europeans were who brought brutality in a land that knew nothing but peace, flowers and rainbows... it's just plain stupid.

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Nick Smith Yea, man, shit happens.. a little genocide is nothing but a nuance of history. Of course smallpox covered sheets weren’t chemical/germ warfare.. that was all coincidental. That’s all.. Settlers weren’t THAT advanced, nope. Ppl need to get over it, that’s all. Yup.

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@@shadowronin2943 ​ @shadow ronin No... not right, just not unusual among most cultures, therefore undeserving of special condemnation. The unusual part is that Western cultures were the first to stop such practices.

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Our time here was never about survival of the body, it was always about the survival of our souls. We are spirits having a human experience, but not all of us will remain in tact at the end of it. This perspective was beautifully told. ❤

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I got stoned for the first time in years and watched this last night. Idk why, but the weed made me sympathize with Glass and his family so much more. I was in tears at several points in the film, from the tragic story and the raw beauty of the cinematography.

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I was expecting to learn about a moive, instead I was taken on a journey that I'm really happy that I went on.

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Craig Brown So you haven’t actually watched the movie?

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