I'm confused by the hate for this film.

It's way, way, WAY too long, I could hardly understand what the soldiers were saying, the plot is all over the place(one moment the 2 guys are walking endlessly then suddenly they appear riding 2 horses, where did they get them from??) Extremely disappointing, 1 out of 4 stars at the most

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It's the kind of bad film that a small group of Kool-Aid guzzlers like to convince themselves they're smart and eclectic for enjoying it. It's the worst kind of bad film Coppola had feared making his entire career. A pretentious film.

You want smart cinema watch Apocalypse Now. You want a film that thinks it's smart cinema, watch The Revenant.

Officially Canadian for 27 years. Never heard "aboot."

It is the best movie on frontier life and death

Not that there is much competition

BUT if you compare this movie to similarly rated imdb movies, like a Clockwork Orange, Scarface and Braveheart, it falls well short

I thought the script was stupid. Not believable, exaggerated, purposefully and gratuitously violent and gory, stereotypically PC in its depiction of the "savage" whites and "noble", "enlightened" Indians. I thought it didn't work as a drama at all, I thought it lacked any kind of substance. The visuals are the only positive thing about it, but that's a given with a Lubezki film.

imo it was a good movie, not amazing. It certainly isn't perfect.

Loved the movie. Best movie in years. Will go down as a classic. So, no hate here.

"Hated it!" - Many explanations for about 85% of those who hated it:
1) IMDB Fanboys trained / indoctrinated solely by Hollywood in movies and moviemaking - they play right into their hands;
2) Like deeply-insecure pre-teenagers, this type will ALWAYS use Superlatives and extreme language improperly, will exaggerate and over-exaggerate without knowing what they are even talking about "Worst I have seen in my entire life!" "Literally the worst 2 1/2 hours ever!" blah blah blah... LOOK UP the word "Superlative"; learn how to write properly!

The list goes on and on - we all know the type ( good example, they talk about "Cinematography" without even knowing what the word actually means, without knowing the true pioneers in the business; without much of any knowledge at all (Knowledge being far different than mere "Information", etc.)

MOST of these Fanboy types do not realize how ridiculous they even sound - their No. 1 Whining Complaint about any movie is "Boring!" - OK, Does this mean that their daily Lives are truly more exciting and interesting than such movies?

When they stop talking like pre-teenage, deeply insecure types, start using the English Language LITERALLY and can truly say that their own lives are far more Exciting than these movies (and prove it), then we will listen. Until then?

Nobody with half a brain takes them seriously - as if a movie like this can be admired by thousands and thousands of people with actual Educations in the field are ALL wrong; and they are the only ones who are Right? Um...

PS - they all hate like poison any kind of accurate criticism - which makes it easy to push their little buttons; just sound a little pretentious and assert a superior education and intellect - that drives them crazy! Has it worked just now?