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.
有原作故事我还是愿意看一看的 电影这个表现形式实在是不喜欢
有展示奇观的嫌疑，毕竟有些情节好像欲言又止，给出的信息不够。尽管如此仍然展现了人向内寻找“非人”的一面。柯南伯格给出了认知与感觉的一种割裂，正如《欲望号快车》一直讲性却给人一种性冷感，本片人体切割也没给出痛感。失去疼痛的人是否有了更多可能性？可以理解本片不可能斩获表演奖，这完全是因为柯南伯格风格过强。
不理解！柯南伯格是不是预算没批下来，哪有奇观（器官）？哪有震惊
@AMC 不能说看懂了也不能说没看懂 很多隐喻的部分有一些超乎我的理解范畴
并没有看不懂，但是也真的不好看。一直絮絮叨叨在传达，却被我的器官（脑子）所拒绝。疼痛感是有的，属于直接的生理刺激。美感的话，抱歉感受不太到。
人类的（起码西方人类的）焦虑就是一定要do something（to change) 以至于越做越多 西方艺术越繁锁 越radical的行为艺术 同时反复标榜的inner beauty 充满了讽刺 就是说明人本质上很蠢 我们都很蠢 就像我们无法停止猎奇目光 不过蠢很好看 也是一种人造自然激素
为。。的实践。仅仅从这一点上来看，我们确
肉体恐惧上升为肉体崇拜。壳是后期作品（《大都会》《星图》），核是早期作品（《感官游戏》《欲望号快车》《录像带谋杀案》），解刨具像化的 “内在美” ，享受创伤和痛苦带来的快感制造未来的新型性爱和人类。在这个时代还能看到保持自己独有风格的电影实属难得，老爷子再接再厉！
1. “surgery is the new sex”这个概念的提出令我相当佩服!
大闷片，文戏冗长，讨论议题谜之过时，怎么看都觉得应该是导演20年前的作品。《裸体午餐》里的奇异器官，《欲望号快车》的性爱观念，《感官游戏》的骨头工艺，放在2022年就觉得有点吃老本了。
蕾老师和K老师都拿捏。
纯属来恶心我…我认了
大概看了71%？？真没看懂19July2022
1. “surgery is the new sex”这个概念的提出令我相当佩服!
一场美丽的绮梦，维果莫滕斯每一道皱纹都在吸人。关于人类的未来，惊悚又现实，是进化/医学问题更是哲学伦理问题。
一些奇观化的表达…剖析人体…美名为新式快感性交……大可不必
同样是body horror 这部没有钛那么引起不适 可能是因为surgery is the new sex的理念 所有血淋淋的手术场面都充满了x张力 这不是在切割器官 这是在doi 这是艺术 这是人类思想与审美的前沿 当然这与Viggo和蕾老师的精彩表演有很大的关系 两人在里面so hot
无论科技，人体和性爱如何相互裹挟着不断进化，最动容的还是两个人肉体触碰时的那一吻
听不懂，看不懂，
在柯南伯格眼中
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