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.
2022-04-21
整体路子还是比较正，血腥程度不高，也不是特别野，但是杀素食者实在是大快人心，我也想尝尝那些素食者的肉
黑色幽默啊啊啊啊，哈哈哈，黄秋生，哈哈哈哈
女人是动力之源？
吃人是真是假单说，吃素的这套理论吓到我了是真
反素食主义恐怖喜剧，很久没看过可以算得上清新的恐怖片了。
22-02-05 19:00 @戀愛電影館
不管什么情况，最后被击垮的是精神，然后就什么也没有了。
反极端动保黑色幽默的B级cult片，很黄很暴力，但整体氛围却很轻松愉快。涉及的政治正确敏感议题也很多，讽刺拉满，导演很是敢拍。
是一部还蛮有趣的黑色喜剧,没有很血浆,很多桥段会让人...噗嗤一下笑出声
大部份很有趣，黑色幽默，很讽刺，比起网络骂战，现实站队，把这拍出来多有趣，里面好多梗，好多歧视，电影框架虽然简单但可以，虽然无厘头但在剧情里有依据，埋了不少伏笔，但后期走向怪怪的，既不艺术，又不恐怖，作为一个不惧怕血腥片的，看完有点生理反胃
爽片一个，充满法国的黑色幽默，让人反感不起来的法国夫妇
女人是动力之源？
很多cult片的侧重点全在暴力血腥上，故事完全没了逻辑可言，十部有九部我看完只会觉得被耍了，然而还不好发作，因为是cult片，cult仿佛成了一切合理不合理的挡箭牌。但这片子的血腥情节是就着故事发展很自然而然出现的，至少对观众的脑子态度放尊重了不少，我难得的能像看剧情片一样看一部血腥电影，并且还能随着对白发出爆笑，我还要什么自行车啊！
为什么才7.4？这么好的电影，反战、反迫害，哪怕就当悬疑来看，也很优秀啊。比小说留下的空白还多。我也喜欢小说
够讽刺.素食者挺惨的.那么快就能做成火腿了么？也有点扯.
所謂素食者就是一幫小丑，己所不欲勿施於人！荒誕得來有點搞笑。
怎么说呢…剧情不错，主演二人演技也不错，声效配乐满分，有一段插曲还很好听。
欢乐却深刻，荒诞却真实，用疯狂的杀戮回应沉痛的伤害，用戏谑的笔触剖开人性的丑恶，酣畅淋漓的享受肉食的美味，喋喋不休的讽刺虚伪的世界，无人是旁者，他人即地狱。贪婪的欲望最终也与极端的末路殊途同归，原来我们都是时代的牺牲品……
FA（四声）国电影总局，你们是这么把关的，这是什么导向啊？还喜剧标签，谁喜了，啊？！！小朋友看到了，还怎么长身体？只有大饥荒年代，才会偶然出现“易子而食”的现象，只有乱世才有极个别“孙二娘的店”、“龙门客栈”，在新冠都快消停的新时代，传播这些，是想要干什么，嗯？！！哼......
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