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.
彩色修复的效果还挺不错，既很雅致，又情感丰富而高尚，令人动容。
我之所以给四星是因为被最后孙道临淡定从容的态度打动了
如果说当时的主旋律还是克制工整的编排，起码遵循基本创作思路和人物逻辑，那么时下的作品就妄图凭借强刺激的技术掩人耳目，完成一场爱锅Melodrama
李白烈士，您所期盼的黎明，到了。
向您敬礼。
比一般革命题材的人物塑造细腻，隐秘战线发报员的物质场景再现有历史意义，节奏尚可，人物关系可看出之后的【潜伏】对其的参照和发挥。
在那个不玩特技的年代，讲故事的方式是值得现在很多导演学习的
这不比长津湖好看？尽管有严重的意识形态倾向和一些刻板形象，但叙事节奏、几个主要角色的表演很容易让人沉浸到电影中，这才叫红色电影。｜3.5星
时间线没太看懂，最后结局有点仓促了，精神是好的
确实没有想到一部历经岁月的电影如今依旧风采熠熠。那个年代特有的舞台剧风格让剧情整体紧凑扣人，缺点肯定是有的，但我愿成为十一最佳电影。
电影没有高超多彩的镜头语言，绝大部分转场也基本都靠叠化和黑幕，但恰恰是朴素真实的笔触，才能描摹出那个时代最坚定的信仰、最深沉的爱，正如敌人的形容“这般点划清楚，犹如一汪清水。”
结尾与长津湖开头前后呼应，大泪点！
王苹导演，八一电影制片厂出品。最出名的谍战片，原来《潜伏》和《色戒》中假夫妻，学打麻将等情节俱典出于此。叙事细节有些经不起推敲：俩人做情报工作还要用真名？多少年还一直采用同样的发报波长？手上拿枪的老茧和身上的枪伤那么明显，还能被认作重庆分子？结尾煽情还是成功的，黎明和孙道临五官还有点像哈哈
从电影里看，他们在上海的工作作用重要吗？
“同志们，永别了，我想念你们！”李白烈士，出身贫苦，参加红军，走过长征，文化基础薄弱，但勤奋好学，最终成为了优秀的发报员，抗战时期被派往上海工作，和工厂女工裘慧英结为假夫妻，日久生情，结为伉俪，生有一子，两度被捕，前一次经营救出狱，后一次没有活着出来，被杀于上海解放前20天，终年39。上海解放后，寻出烈士牺牲地，敛尸重埋于龙华。现墓存于上海龙华烈士陵园。ps，有信仰，是最幸福的事！孙道临的声音真是好听！
感受了一次爱国主义教育，那么糟糕的画质里我竟然看到了男女主之间浓浓的爱，女主第一次看男主发电报的时候那崇拜的目光特别打动人，还有女反派的配音听起来特别有感觉。
CGV看的修复彩色版，以前我认为应该修旧如旧，现在看来像这类经典的剧情片修成彩色也蛮好，先吸引看惯了彩色的年轻人看下去，如若真的感兴趣，他们自然会选择喜欢的版本来看。这部没有那么多的口号和激昂的情绪，充满了生活化的细节，本来我挺反感以前的革命片的，结果被这几年献礼片给整吐了，所以真香了，宁愿看100遍这个也不想看长津湖，还有就是孙道临也好帅啊，好温和好有气质，他在阁楼里发电报的场景特别让人感动，还有大帅哥王心刚出演反派，这真的令人满意
意义高于电影本身。
总之，我更加喜欢这一部一丢丢。
黑白原片拍摄于1958年，算是《潜伏》的爷爷辈了。电影故事跨度从1938年一直演到解放后，简简单单一部文戏就把共产党人英勇不屈坚定不移的战斗精神展示全面了，根本用不着《金刚川》《长津湖》《八佰》里那样炮火连天血肉横飞的表现手法，却依然让人感动不已。PS：孙道临老师虽然发际线有点高，但整体形象真的是玉树临风啊！
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