User blog comment:BrianBerta/Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won an Oscar for Best Actor. My Reaction:/@comment-25941663-20160229225602/@comment-25941663-20160301141217

There was hatred, rage, determination. I've seen many revenge movies, but this is the first time I was 100% convinced that the character wanted real revenge. Actually, I can't think of one where the character shows his thirst for revenge without character interactions/talking/doing stuff. Here he was all alone, and he still sold me.

Also, you are forgetting the little things. Usually they are what shows one's true character. Unfortunately, they are easy to miss/forget, but I remember a couple occassions. The scene where he was eating that liver, the scene where he finds his son dead, when he is hiding from natives, when he found that native man hanged, the ending. In all these scenes I remember I was captivated by his performance, which came solely through subtle facial expressions and body language. There he shows a wide range of emotion, ranging from fear to hopelessness.

Sure, with another actor you could still have anguish, hatred etc, but you wouldn't have the little things.