As long as the breath survives, the battle will continue.

Jarvis 2022-03-22 09:01:11

This is a movie that makes your heart squeeze, short of breath, but you can't cry. This is a movie that makes you feel complex human nature and obsession with survival. Those scenes of killing, whether it is killing people or animals, do not just cause physical discomfort, but they are closely connected with emotions, allowing you to experience vicious helplessness and condensed love hatred. They touched certain strings deep in the soul, and faintly resonated and sorrowed.

Deep in the subconscious, Glass may be expecting death. However, he must live because his son is still alive. The son is the only person in this world who is connected to his wife by blood, and all he can do is protect and accompany him. So he suppressed all the emotions related to love, because once it appeared, it was too painful. So he became a person who didn't care about anything. Don't care about your body, don't care about your life. He doesn't hurt or cry.

At the end of the film, Glass completed his revenge plan. All the damn people have died, and all the loved ones have left. What about him? What should he do next?

His wife’s chattering and phantoms reappear, but that piece of comfort is only a temporary warmth. All the carriers have disappeared. Where is the meaning of being alive?

He cried.

Maybe this will be a rebirth.

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The Revenant quotes

  • John Fitzgerald: [to Glass] Look at me scalp.

    Andrew Henry: That's enough!

    John Fitzgerald: [to Glass] You're forgettin' your place, boy.

    Hugh Glass: As far as I can tell, my place is right here on the smart end of this rifle.

  • Hugh Glass: [to his son] They don't hear your voice. They just see the colour of your face. You understand?