Is Your Favorite Movie Historically Accurate?

The Revenant (2015)

It’s the movie that finally got Leo his Oscar! While his performance was certainly captivating, how truthful is the tale of Hugh Glass in 1823? Well, it turns out that Glass was actually mauled by a bear and left for dead by his group. Wow.

Hollywood intervened a bit and wrote the motivation about avenging the death of his son by the hands of Fitzgerald. This is to give the story more of a drive and keep us wanting more from the character by producing a satisfying end. We think it worked!