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.
抬头，象征着科学与事实，不抬头，代表着资本与利益。最后还是利益赢了，一个资本家的利益，让所有人跟着陪葬，这是表层。
傲世独立地弹琴，还是拥有普通庸俗的生活？
（圣经《诗篇》22:20）
BEST of the year. Adam McKay never let me down. Human civilization is a fucking joke.
醋王大战同妻！ （我就是爱看卷福演Gay，欲罢不能）
还挺喜欢的。讽刺得火力全开，每一记都是直给球。低级黑没问题啊，关键有黑的自由，何乐而不黑？地球另一侧的素材，扫一扫够黑10小时的，试问谁敢呢？评论区说什么“后疫情时代”，这才哪跟哪，还远着呢，明年也不一定能“后”。经历了两年新冠肆虐，我唯一不怀疑的是：再来一场全球危机，人类照样还是这副无药可救的德性。彗星洗劫后的太空，犹如一场欢乐嘉年华，人类文明的团灭，只是洪荒宇宙放的一个屁。最感动的时刻，居然是“天上一轮才捧出，人间万户仰头看”那一幕。另：全台班卡司能不能搽点润手霜啊？一个个的，瞧那手干巴的。马克.里朗斯的假牙一说话都快掉出来了。
能把西部故事拍到这个程度，牛逼啊...别看坎皮恩作品少，一出手就知道有没有...
非常沉穩壓抑，最後設局成功，反而有點悵然若失——不知道在氤氳的烟霧中有沒有過一點感情。2021.11.23，MUVIE CINEMAS TITAN，金馬影展。
娱乐至上，反智主义，键盘侠，短视频，表情包，社会割裂……这一定只是在讽刺美国，一定是的！不管你信不信，反正我信！
衣冠楚楚的现代性年轻人取代了老派牛仔还隐喻了文明社会与蛮荒的冲突，整立意不可谓不高。
适合我的幽默，以后有这导演的电影都不会难看到哪去的
不得不承认最后一段拍得太牛逼了，马厩内抽烟的手指上全是戏，单说人与人之间情感的微妙含蓄高级感，这一段真是教科书中的教科书。
密云下暗流涌动，演员们的表演太好了，都是不动声色的那种
前面节奏缓慢，看着是西部片，后面开始又像是同片，结果是悬疑片。恐同即深柜，菲尔似乎跟他弟弟有点不伦，或者是互相陪伴太久了，对于女的加入，是强烈抵制，显得就像是吃醋的风格；后面光屁股那里，又对死了二十年的故友性明显，后面又看上了被他鄙夷的娘炮小朋友……结果被小朋友设计炭疽杀了。主角非常厉害优秀，但强势倨傲，不仅仅弟媳，连整个家人都不舒服，最后死了，似乎大家都松了一口气。彼得外表娘，却被他父亲评价强壮、劝他要善良，显然他父亲才懂他。而对他母亲的守护，也有点别样的味道。新西兰拍的？风景真漂亮
你把陨石当新冠一样来看，就能懂里面的笑点了。
如果所有的蠢和恶都像丑角一样浮于表面，这个世界哪至于如此糟糕？
把它当做普通讽刺搞笑片可太屈尊了，但那些骂它不够严肃深刻的也完全正中下怀。这是麦凯最 meta 的作品，创作过程本身和它所有受到的批评，其实都如社会实验般在为它的气候恶化母题做注脚，他明白只有以激昂、犀利、娱乐满点的全明星阵容加上血脉喷张的表演，才是最符合当今深受舆论和社交主导的时代脉搏的讲故事法。世上还赞颂沉默吗？不够爆炸怎做大娱乐家。我愿意豪赌一把：它将是我们新世纪第二个十年的《社交网络》。
很喜欢。女性凝视下的男性人物在背景性格上的对比表现得很有意思，角色刻画含蓄沉稳不动声色但处处充满戏剧张力，跟让人紧张uneasy的配乐形成对比。Jane Campion真是从不让人失望呐。
如果世界毁灭是这样，我希望是真的。完全是时代情绪，又烂又卷。这部片子给我的感觉就像一张考卷，每到题都答对了可是字迹奇丑无比。要素过多，还挺好笑的。
看了开头，以为是粗鲁大哥和风韵弟妹同一屋檐下从水火不容到干柴烈火大搞不伦之恋这么俗套的剧情，特别弟弟胖蔫胖蔫的选角更让我坚信他很快就要绿油油那群牛不愁口粮了，没想到剧情往意想不到的方向发展了，大惊喜，结尾再来一黑化暴击，过瘾了！幸亏看之前没瞄到电影类别有同性，没看评论什么断背山等被剧透，祝福看到这条的你已经看完片子了。
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