“There's no regret if destiny says there's no use
I speak from a breeze to a strong wind
Your road has it's reason to be free
Like the seasons change”
Rarely has a movie evoked so many emotions in me. Fear, anger, resentment, joy, sadness, hope and way beyond. I wanted to cry. All the time. No, I wanted to sob.
The revenant is not only a stunningly beautiful movie, it is a story about mankind and all that it’s capable of. About the beast in us all. And the beauty that lies beneath. The survivor. It’s about the wicked and the virtuous forces that pull lives and humans apart and draw them back together.
Since as long as I can remember Indians* have fascinated me. As a child I used to believe that I had been Indian in a previous life. I don’t even know if I believe in life after death. Generally I’m not a huge believer of things I can’t see. I have a skeptical mind. But I am always drawn to the mystery of what is beyond my immediate comprehension. And as I grow older I have an increasing faith in the invisible energies that regulate our behavior, lead our path and evoke our emotions. The Revenant confirmed this. It spoke to somewhere deep within me, somewhere invisible and well hidden. A place where reasoning does not exist - where pure emotions and desires prevail.
Eight years ago I went to the Cully Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Pura Fé was playing. I knew nothing. I had never heard her name, let alone her music, her story or the message she was bringing. But with her spiritual performance she moved me. Her words touched me in that place deep within, and I swirled listening to her strong voice. “Follow your hearts desire”. Even when you don’t know what you want or which direction you should take, you know. Your heart knows. Destiny will take you there. To your right place to be.
There is always a lesson to be learned. No matter where destiny takes you. Hugh Glass was set out on a journey to learn that evil cannot be justified by evil. Vengeance cannot undo the past. It’s a treadmill. A trap. “Revenge is in the Creator’s hands”.
This was not just a movie.
*Indians here refer to Native Americans, Indigenous people of the Americas or Native born American.
