This document discusses Leonardo DiCaprio and his acting versatility and ability. It analyzes his performances in several critically acclaimed films directed by talented directors like James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Christopher Nolan. It argues that what truly distinguishes DiCaprio is his ability and willingness to transform himself for any role in any genre. It highlights his intense and passionate performance in The Revenant as an example, where he relies greatly on facial expressions and body language to convey his character's suffering. In the end, the document declares DiCaprio one of the most iconic and respected artists in cinema regardless of whether he wins an Oscar or not.

1. There have beensome greatmoviesmade inHollywood,one whichwe alwaysrememberatthe backof
our mindsandnevergetboredwatchingitagain andagain.These moviesare masterpiecesof either
superbcraftsmanshipof the directorsorthe actors involved withthe film.Wheneverwe watchthis
excellentpieceof dramaon the bigscreen,we as spectatorsare justleftspellboundbytheirsheer
brilliance.Whether,itmaybe JamesCameron’s Titanic,StevenSpielberg’s Catch meif you can,Martin
Scorsese’s ShutterIsland,ChristopherNolan’s Inception orthe more recentone AlejandroGonzalez
Inarritu's The Revenant.
These all filmsare stupendousworkof theirrespectivedirectorsandall of thembrilliantintheirown
waywithone commonfactor in eachof them.Bythe time now,youmusthave realizedaboutwhat
commonlinkI am talkingabout.He isarguablythe bestactor thisworldhaseverwitnessed.He isthe
one whois possiblythe mostcompleteactorinall of entertainment.He isthe one andonly Leonardo Di
Caprio.
There have beenmanygreatactors/actressesinHollywoodandall aroundthe globe indifferentkindsof
cinemas.Theyall have proventheirmettleinone orotherkindof genre.So whatseparates Leonardo
fromall these fantasticactorsand hisfellow competitors?Whyhe hasbeensowidelyacceptedby
differentdirectorsfordifferenttypesof roles(characters)?Whatisthatone thingwhichseparateshim
fromthe legendsof thisindustry?Some mightsayitisthe sheerbrilliance of his actingwhich he displays
ineach character he plays.Some sayit isthe directorswithwhomhe hasworkedwithwhichbringsout
the verybestout of him.Well,there maybe endlessreasonsof whyhe hasbeensosuccessful andrated
so highly.However,the one thingaccordingtome whichdistinguishesLeonardofromthe Hollywood
roasteris simplyhisVersatility.If youlookatthe name of above movies,there isnotevenone movie
whichyouwill findisof the same genre;still all the filmsare successfulones. Well successful isnotthe
rightword I guess,theyall are criticallyacclaimedmoviesandnotonlythat,theyare the oneslovedby
the audiencesall overthe world.There isone more movie whichIwouldliketomentionhere, The Wolf
of Wall Street.Thismovie wasbasedon a real-life scenariobutthe wayit waspresentedonscreen,it
neverlookedlikeone.Again,the standoutfeature fromthismoviewasLeonardo’scharacter.Bysaying
this,I don’twantto insultthe otheractors or the director’swork.Hell how canI eventhinkaboutit,
afterall it wasanotherclassypiece of satire bythe greatMartin Scorsese.Thispairhas givenussome
epicsinthe past and againtheyrevealedtheirmagicinthisblackcomedy.So,comingback to mypoint
that I wastryingto explain,the versatilityof ouractor. Now,it’sa prettyknownfactin the Filmindustry
that to be successful andwinthe awardsand accoladesfromthe criticsand audiences,one needstobe
versatile andgoodat all the genres,whetherit maybe action,comedy,drama,romance,thriller.
Unlessyouare a Charlie Chaplinora certainMalcolmMcdowell,youcannotsucceedatthislevel unless
youare an all-rounder.Leonardocomesinthe all-rounder’scategory.He isthe bestatwhat he doesand
I can bet youthat once yousee himplayinga character,you can hardlyimagine anybodyelse inthat
role,forgetaboutthinkingthatsomebodyelse couldhave playeditbetterthanhim.That’sthe kindof
aura thisman possesses.He justdwellshimself intothe characterandmakesitlookall so simple and
elegant.Whetherhe maybe playingthe chocolate boyJackDawsonfromTitanic,the fraudsterFrank
Abagnale Jr.fromCatch me if youcan, a Professionalthief DomCobbfromInception,the Wolf (of wall
street) JordanBelfortorinthat fact playingalovingfather(HughGlass) inhislatestadventure,The

2. Revenant,he simplydazzleseverybodywithhisstellarperformances.He playsthe role insucha way
that more oftenthannot he takesus to that place and makesusfeel like we are notwatchingamovie,
but are actuallya part of that scenario.Suchisthe intensityandthe passionof thisgreatactor that he
bringslife intowhicheverrole he plays. Moreover, he keepsonrepeatingthisdayafterday, againand
againin whatevercharacterhe isportraying.While watchinghimact,youcan be intwostates,either
speechlessorsimplyamused.
Nowas a Leonardofan,I have triedto catch mostof hismovieswhichIcould.Andof all the moviesI
have seen, Ioftenwonderwhichone washisbestperformance andwheneverIreachto a conclusion,he
comesup withanothermind-bogglingact.The latestbeinghischaracterof a frontiersmaninThe
Revenant.Thismovie setupinthe early19th
centurywasa story of how a mountaineerfightshisway
back againstall the strugglesanddifficultiesafterbeingattackedbyawildbearandleftto die byhis so-
calledfellowteammates. Now,Iamnothere to narrate the storyneitheramI goingto write abouthow
the filmwas.However,Iwill discusssome of the sequencesfromthe filmwhichisneededtoexplainthe
amazingactingskillsof thisfine actor.The veryfirstsequence of the film, inwhichthe troopof which
Leonardoisa part of is attackedbythe tribal army.In thisverysequence,the conversationbetweenhim
and Hawk(the one whohas playedhisson) isjustso muchintriguingthatyoucan literallywitnessthe
love andcare of a fatherforhis son.Nextcomesthe veryfamoussequencewhenHugh (Leonardo) just
go on wanderingaroundtohuntdowna wildanimal andisattackedby a grizzly bearfrom behind.This
isprobablyone of the mosthair rising,goose bumpingsequencesof the film.The tussle betweenhim
and the bearfor the survival lookssomuchreal that you can hardlymake out whetheryouare watching
a movie or a live attackby a wildbeastona human being.Here isthe actor,who convinceshisaudience,
whatreal painandsufferingis,justwiththe mere helpof hisfacial expressions.Thencomesthe scene
whenFitzgerald(playedbyTomHardy) plansto cheat onhim andkill him.Unfortunately,hisidea
doesn’tworkoutand Hugh's son,Hawkcomesto his rescue.This doesnotgo downwell with Fitzgerald
and to safeguardhimself fromthe wrathof hisfellow teammates,he goesaheadandkillsHawk.The
tyrannyof hissongettingkilledinfrontof hisowneyesandhimbeingable todonothingto helphisson
because of hisinjuriesdisplaysthe factthatthe feelingof beinghelplessisone of the mosttragic
feelingsone caneverexperienceinhis/hers’life.TearssheddownHugh’seyesandthe expressionof
angermixedwithfrustrationisenoughtoshow the feelingshe wasgoingthroughwhenhissonwas
beingkilledandhisbodywasdraggedand thrownaway.In thiswhole movie,there are hardlyany
dialoguesthatLeo’scharacterspeaksbutwhoneedsthe wordswhenyoucan expressyourself withthe
powerof your gestures/expressions.There are manymore sequenceswhichprovesthe above fact.
Sometimesyou thinkthatthismovie isonlymade justtoshowcase the skillsof Leo.He isequallywell
supportedbyhisfellowactorsandcreditcertainlyhastogo the directorAlejandroforgivingussucha
exquisite filmtowitness.
What more can I say about thislegendaryactor!He has achievedandearnedalmosteverything,which
an actor dreamsof, probablythe onlythingexcludingfromhisfeathersof achievementisthe golden
ladyand I hope that thistime roundhe isable to capture that also.But Oscar or No Oscar, he will
certainlyremainone of the mosticonicandwell-respectedartistinthe whole of cinema.Period