While it proves that these actors are living and breathing in a cold environment and giving it tall in the roles, it mostly just reminds us that this is all for show and is not to be taken seriously. This happens consistently enough that itвЂ™s clearly not an issue for those in charge, and if anything was a conscious decision to let it be. The camera gets close to the actors so much so that thereвЂ™s constant fog on the lens from their heavy breathing. ItвЂ™s all a passive observation rather than engaging participation. The long takes, the beautiful cinematography, the music, it all feels like a movie. The biggest issue is that while it tries to go deep and become an emotional experience, itвЂ™s all just too shallow as the thing it is. The camera gets close to the actors, it lingers on painful moments and ensures the audience is aware of the damage, and pulls us into GlassвЂ™ mind to make for a much more spiritual journey than one might be expecting. The whole thing kind of feels like if The Tree of Life was an action/adventure western, and honestly as crazy as the story is it doesnвЂ™t feel like a story thatвЂ™s necessarily worth telling (at least cinematically).ДЇog on the Lens.ItвЂ™s all clearly deliberate, allowing time for the audience to absorb the crazy situations and admire the incredible drive that this unfortunate individual had to muster to get through it all. When it comes to slowly dragging through the snow and having spiritual introspective moments, things become more hit and miss. When the going gets, everything is masterful and engaging. Unfortunately, that doesnвЂ™t save the whole thing from overstaying its welcome with a lengthy run time and some very noticeably slow sections. The cinematography is gorgeous, the natural tableaus are beautiful, and the overall production quality on display is undeniably pristine. Another issue that plagued this production was the necessary circumstances to shoot entirely with natural light, at times for well-choreographed extended takes, which while was an enormous endeavor during the making of leaves pure beauty for those of us sitting in the nice warm cinemas to enjoy. Everyone who stuck with this picture through to the end certainly did so with grit and determination. Tom HardyвЂ™s performance, however, is what really captivates and steals the show, while the rest of the ensemble does strong work and some individuals have exceptional moments of their own throughout. Those involved do a terrific job all around, with Leonardo DiCaprio giving a performance mostly filled with yelps, grins, and groans as he struggles through the snowy mountains to survive, but a performance that is wholly engaged and committed. The Struggle Is Real.At this point, itвЂ™s well known that the production for this film fell under some harsh conditions, mostly due to weather, which left some crew members to walk away and many actors to admit it was the hardest film theyвЂ™ve been a part of.

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