Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
人一上了岁数就容易回忆往昔的青葱岁月。。。
在社畜这条路上走了好久，我迷失在了长大的路上。现在的我真的是我想要成为的我吗？
两个小时的电影，节奏真的慢，而且不断的倒叙、换装、变换角色对待脸盲患者真的是太不友好了…“你身体里有未成佛的诗句”好像什么都懂了，又好像什么都没懂…真正离别的时候是不会有告别的。
开始是倒叙有点看不进去，后面再回到当下时间点时，突然有恍然大悟的感觉，原来那个人是那个谁。最后我们都无法避免地变成了普通的人，有什么可遗憾的呢，当一个普通的大人已经很难了。
普通是唯一的终点，啊哈，我在电影里看到了堕落天使的海报了，在日本叫天使的泪～
很有个性的笔友哈哈哈哈哈哈哈谁本人 您这不是成为社会成功人士了吗 另一边也结婚生子过上普通生活了 哪里没成为大人了
有点意识流，导致分两次看完；日本人的思想和我很像了...男生是不会这么怀念初恋的
你的身体里，充满了尚未成佛的词语，我能做的，也只有解读而已。
好久没看到这么喜欢的电影了。时光的洪流把一切都冲散，剩下慌乱的自己在原地久久没回过神。
剪辑方式造成一些观影难度 只看一遍怕是难完全理清楚故事线。
唉好容易吃这一套，无法抗拒的时间过去自己无限停留在某些节点无法长大。
世界上何止80%的人都是垃圾，至少98%吧，想说99%，但这个数字看来太吓人。
看了一半，无聊翻了翻影评，有一句话感同身受：被资本主义下小布尔乔亚的辛酸给整疲了。确实。
会比失败更让人感到挫败。
如果看见身边的人一点点被磨掉曾经的光亮
高级的倒叙，开始即是结束，收尾呼应的真好。我们就是忘了在哪个时刻就放下了坚持，变得普通了起来，而那个觉得普通最棒的伴也突然消失不见，像做过一场梦，泪留在了枕头上。找到了片刻《火花》的感觉。
很喜歡片尾的閃回，還有電視上播著小混混的新聞，回憶過去是萍水相逢幫過自己的好人。
适合有一搭没一搭的看着，就像人生有一搭没一搭的过着。你以为的刻骨铭心，都是幻象。
多年以前加入了一个 终于变成自己最讨厌的样子 的小组呢
标准日影 意识流小清新 只是这样的故事已经不太能有共鸣了
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