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.
#2021威尼斯主竞赛# 班德拉斯的表演空间太大了。
父母离异跟随父亲居住的初中生花音在超市里面偷东西被超市店长抓住，花音在逃跑时横穿马路被第一辆汽车撞到后又被大货车碾压，父亲添田根本不相信女儿会偷东西，去找超市要说法，怀疑女儿在学校被霸凌又去学校要说法，媒体也来凑热闹，但是媒体为了博人眼球对事情进行了断章取义，而汽车撞到人的女司机想要得到原谅却一而再再而三遭到添田的拒绝，而超市店长只想要能冷静的处理事情，可是在无良媒体和过分热情到帮倒忙的店员努力下店铺不得不关闭，一直得不到原谅的女司机最终承受不了自己心里的压力而自杀，一个小小的偷窃如蝴蝶效应一样最终死了两个人，倒闭了一家店，3个家支离破碎
競賽片跟美麗新秩序都是衝撞體制的內涵，前者黑色喜劇有如電影圈的宮鬥劇。
戏如人生 人生如戏
第一次做父亲不懂得爱女儿的父亲在失去之后在抽筋剥皮的痛楚中逐渐学会了如何去爱，可惜一切围绕着这事件的人都已支离破碎。结尾尚有一丝丝的光。为喜欢的古田加一星。
戏写得太平均太满了，虽然理解导演想由事故这一个点出发扩散成网状叙事，但种种社会议题码得整整齐齐还是不太自然，又是窒息父权，又是道歉文化，还得上演释怀老路，全程看得人胸闷，最后就像绷紧的线断了一样，也只能如此收尾了。
#2021年威尼斯主竞赛；黑色幽默，表演出彩，几处声音设计很棒，巨大空旷的空间结构也用得很不错。
上一次让我这么满意的还是《方形》 作为演员也很有共鸣
好看！介于文艺和商业之间，非常电影节的节奏，流畅精彩！
即使是探讨舆论暴力、道德困境这样的话题，内在的情感依旧能保持温和克制，我觉得这是日本文化的力量。这个故事也让我们看到法律或者道德的局限性。以及，艺术对拯救人心的作用。
一帮阿莫多瓦的演员演出一个阿莫多瓦式的荒诞故事，包括金棕榈在内的至高奖杯被粉碎机碎成渣那段真是爆笑又讽刺！2022.06.18
年度迷惑电影，请离开旬报十佳。在每年流水线量产的、翻来覆去那点破事儿的日式致郁家族电影里，这部都算是残次品。
充满喜剧效果的讽刺故事，西班牙式的幽默反转。只是认真思考下逻辑稍稍没办法立住脚跟。
视觉和听觉都非常有趣的电影，尤其是几十支麦克风、粉碎奖杯、吊车悬大石头那几段，好惊喜！但我总觉得这么多“高级”的手法应该不会只停留于我想的那个层面吧，关于电影行业演技和人气的思考和讽刺，结果直到结束发现还真是，对情节的丰满程度上多少有点失望，技巧和形式大于内容
前半段困境描绘尤其给力，后半段解脱和解稍嫌不足。
飙戏精，像煎牛排？3分？5分？7分熟？哈哈哈！喜欢这种调侃，给装B一种理由！
题外话：看到别人在自己面前眼睁睁的死了 还是被撞死的 这心理压力得多大啊..
4.5 “一直以来谢谢你了，然后，也真的辛苦你了。”
这种黑色幽默像是在吐槽很多业内的电影，千篇一律，一个人啧啧称赞，那就大家跟着啧啧称赞，没有所谓的“褒贬”，有的只有“褒”，以及Lola实在太性感了
罗马moderno，三星半吧，癌症之后睡着了一会儿醒来是开机酒会。Cruz还是我心中外国女演员n.1。在等结尾的惊喜但是没有，latino日常的荒诞。
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