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Why was it called "revenant" if most people don't understand that word ?

posted 9 years ago by monsieurballon
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Hi,

i didn't that film yet and was wondering why was it called that ?
Is there a particular reason in the film why "revenant" was used rather than a full English word ?

Thanks

[–] jasonbourne (1027) 8 years ago

Glass came back and Leo won an Oscar for Best Actor. The revenant.

[–] brux (14773) 7 years ago

Because revenge is clear and understandable and boring ... revenant sounds classier and more high-brow, even though the movie is kind of stupid really.

[–] TimMC (9143) 5 years ago

Before this thang called the interwebz I would always keep a large Dictionary beside my reading/TV chair and when a word would come up in my reading or TV viewing, boom, I would know it in less than a minute. Now I just Bing/Google/Search it.