Director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu has revealed the reason why his forthcoming adventure drama film "The Western" was shot in a chronological manner.
Iñarritu loves filming a story in a sequential approach. In his interview with Yahoo at the producers' Masterclass panel over the weekend, Iñarritu said that shooting his film in a chronological manner was the only way he understood the story as well as the characters. The director added that that was the way he left the story room to grow and understand it, in addition to applying modifications to it.
Director Iñarritu also said in his interview that as film helmers, they were god at times and a creature of things as well. He also mentioned that one had to be humble to hear what was happening and see the changes, though it costed quite more.
For Iñarritu, investment in emotional effects outweighs visual effects, as he thinks actors understood the emotions more when the film is shot in a chronological manner.
Iñarritu has proved what he was talking about, according to Cinema Blend. The filmmaker is known for his 2014 comedy drama film "Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), his 2010 drama film "Beautiful," and his 2000 drama thriller film "Amores Perros."
Set in the 1920s, "The Revenant" centers on a frontiersman named Hug Glass, who sets forth on a path of revenge against those who left him for dead following a bear mauling. The film stars Paul Anderson, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Tom Hardy, and Leonardo DiCaprio as Glass.
Iñarritu's "The Revenant" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on Jan. 8, 2016.