Set in 1823, it was amazing to see (in this depiction) the general level of tolerance to discomfort in the form of continuous snow, rain, mud, icy water and cold back then.
I'd find it pretty uncomfortable if I did a three hour Scottish winter climb without gloves never mind waking up in the snow, jumping off a cliff into a tree and then spending the night naked inside the carcass of my dead horse...
I found it to be tedious, lacking in a distinctive storyline or distinctive characters (even DiCaprio was dull), And the ceaseless violence ultimately led to tedium. I went to sleep in the end.
On the whole, I enjoyed the film. I thought the bear attack was one of the best attempts at a wild animal attack I've seen. There was the odd Hollywood bit in it, but you expect that.
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