Summary The Revenant's ending brings Alejandro González Iñárritu's harrowing and Oscar-winning survival story to a close. The Revenant is one of the most critically acclaimed and memorable films of the 2010s; the movie that finally won Leonardo DiCaprio his Best Actor award at the Oscars. The Revenant has managed to maintain its status as one of the iconic modern Westerns and revenge stories, but the deep themes leave a lot to be unpacked.
Related Where Was The Revenant Filmed? Alejandro Iñarritu's The Revenant incorporates a range of spectacular landscapes into its story, making the movie's locations a crucial element. Does Hugh Glass Die At The End Of The Revenant? The Real Glass Died A Decade After The Events Of The Movie The Revenant ends on a strange note, with the final scene featuring Hugh Glass as he talks to the spirit of his wife. Although his wife is mentioned throughout the film, this ghostly apparition has some odd implications, possibly hinting that Hugh Glass actually died.
Instead, Glass decides to send Fitzgerald down the river, allowing the Arikara to do the job for him. This proves that Glass has realized that vengeance is not the key to happiness, with his desire for revenge only leading to disappointment. Although Glass does know that Fitzgerald will end up dead, the decision to leave him for dead does parallel Fitzgerald's decision to leave Glass for dead, with Fitzgerald's arc acting as a foil for Glass' arc.
Related Film Disasters: 10 Things That Went Wrong While Making The Revenant Filming on location can often cause all sorts of problems, and here are 10 ways in which the production of The Revenant was a complete disaster.