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.
普羅米修斯盜火種式的故事，包裹在充滿東方美學的京劇美術中，毫無違和感。只可惜現在拍不出來過不了審，最起碼寺廟的那段戲，就會被佛教協會叨逼叨。
近四十年前的魔幻现实题材神作，如今是否还会再有，那为人间盗来天火的袁公？
这样伪科学、反廉政、毁三观的动画真的适合孩子看吗？
被4K修复版片尾的幕后部分打动了…不仅仅是一部动画，更是这群人的青春…
小时候觉得这部动画片怎么就那么“特别”呢？现在回想起来，可能是“诡异”吧
最为一个动画片 罕见的几乎没有展现任何 人性 之美。看后面剧本是和BBC合作是受到bbc赞赏的 了然了 哎
当年中国本土动画水准绝对一流，再瞅瞅现在...中国动画的出路就在这些老动画身上了...
小时候看不懂，只是记得很恐怖；现在终于能看懂了，好看！画面、剧情、对白都是一流的。极喜欢。
老狐狸：妖怪，偷抢拐骗计谋多，怪力乱神领贼窝。
上海美术制片厂的动画就是有味道呀。。又是古代神话故事改编。。像大闹天宫像哪吒一样。。还有上译的老配音。。看了听了都很舒服。。
中国动漫走了这么多年，还是要靠老一辈的工匠精神来打鸡血！不知是喜悦还是悲哀？！
哇，小时候就是这个风格的动画伴我很久~fancy那时候的动画和电视剧~现在的小孩太可怜太可怜……
“奇、趣、美”，“探民族风格之路，敲喜剧样式之门”；
燃炸，甜炸，好看炸。最后居然泪目了。青春是铁面具，青春是恋爱，青春是闪闪发光，青春是自卑感，青春是后悔，青春是道义，青春是孤独，是狂欢，是曾经，是当下，是 fire……中二的非常合适。画面和配音也都非常舒服，是享受。
美术设计太过精致好看，剧情细节也是太传统和太中国的，八十年代有这种动画而现在呢。
一起看过的。《蜡笔小新》的剧场版到底给豆瓣er下了什么降头，它不难看，但绝对不是一部9分的动画电影。
那时候拍这种带着浓厚“反封建反官僚”味道的动画是很普遍的，也才会出现这么有意味的戛然而止、带着崇高性和悲剧色彩的结局，如今怎么敢这么拍，美其名曰怕孩子们看不懂，其实是权力象征转向了，那时还好说自己是老奶奶那一帮的，现在却会被观者想象成是县太爷、小皇帝一帮的。
结尾又燃又好哭 我可能到50岁还是会很爱看蜡笔小新
作为一个80后，小时候没看过，现在回过头来看，根本看不进去啊！远不如《葫芦娃》和《大闹天宫》精彩！
云梦山上白云洞，洞中石壁，刻有天书，袁公将其传与蛋生，造福百姓，吃了仙丹的三条狐狸，招摇撞骗，偷了天书，从百姓一路骗到县令、府尹、小皇帝，蛋生与狐母斗法，不分上下，终得袁公出手，改编自平妖传，钱运达所言奇趣美，不能反驳。
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