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.
形式上大作文章，从简式的舞台风，莎翁的经典台词更加重这种舞台感，摄影与布光很强，科恩嫂的表演也可以，但内容还是太敷衍了，和《蜘蛛巢城》一比的话，就更显其次，差还不止一点，科恩兄弟还是得两兄弟一起才行啊
就像是用电影化的镜头语言、声效特效等呈现一出在比较真实场景演绎的莎士比亚舞台剧。—— 自己平时耳闻目睹，再加上观看这部电影时偶然了解的一些情况，越来越觉得TA们曾经说的话还蛮真实的。然而，这种真实有时却是不被某些人接受的，有些人只愿相信他们想要相信的事物，哪怕是虚假的？！
戳爷真的好可爱好适合，又是夏天，夏天真的是青春的集合
三个月，年轻人的生活真是日新月异。年轻人，家人很重要，扛不住的时候，真的可以依靠。
凯莱布是一名高三学生，在他即将开始人生的新篇章时感染了艾滋病，与此同时，他也经历了一场新的爱情之旅
在洛杉矶的明媚阳光和棕榈树之下，上演有关悸动、悲伤、愤怒等等五味杂陈的青春故事～
“但你必须举着拳头等待”
光明之中的黑暗，灰色的世界，黑与白……
感觉与这个时代格格不入，像属于旧时代的作品。摄影布光这些太强了。
十分精致的实景舞台剧，对白，走位，布景都是舞台剧风格，只有更精美的构图属于导演，但是对于½的科恩，这点也完全不够啊
这里面的丹泽尔华盛顿，表演是一种怼到我脸上的烂……前30分钟左右表现麦克白的犹疑与欲念交织，简直是一种可怕的摆烂式演法。乔尔科恩，不能打动大众，不能表达内涵，没有什么自己可说，无法丰富语法，不能推动技术，你在干嘛？？？？？？？
从纽约搬到佛罗里达有八个月了 看着caleb从佛州去了纽约 羡慕。对死亡的认识：死了就什么都没了，不要让爱我们的人什么都没有了。estha真够绝的，和marcus有点像，我也要和Marcus分了，他完全没有想搞浪漫的打算。这部片子给予人力量以及对生活的信心。不枉我guilty pleasure看它了。要是内容能更丰富些就好了。等我买车了 也可以经常去海边了 躺在沙滩上 让大海陪伴着我。
黑白冷峻的舞台剧风格，比恐怖片更恐怖。
虽然充满话剧感的莎剧确实让人犯困，但绝妙的黑白光影，冷峻简洁的建筑美学和两位主演神经质的表演又令人看的心旷神怡。
NYFF首映/科恩的绿衣骑士 更宿命论更精神分析一点 中世纪的冷峻感已接近第七封印 鬼魅感借由光影和建筑实现 medieval brutalism让画面更流畅更冷峻 与戏剧腔形成反差 但科恩没让美学大过故事 秘诀在于denzel washington和fran极致神经质的表演 暗黑低灰度画面结合二人沙哑嗓音更加质感/但科恩兄弟早已不是科恩兄弟了 命运捉弄的巧合感和黑色幽默减半 但符合A24一贯挑片 后现代解构经典和神话 文本里却满满是现代人的困境
题材多匮乏才又来折腾麦克白啊？！摄影什么的都很棒，黑白影像和“悲剧”也很搭，可是故事太家喻户晓了，实在也玩不出什么花样了。倒是丹泽尔·华盛顿和弗兰西丝·麦克多蒙德演技很过人。
#NYFF59# 主演演技封神！科恩兄把莎士比亚直接搬上荧幕，配乐和镜头都非常赞。奈何没有字幕的古体英语我只听懂了50%，好在知道故事梗概，但仍需要看字幕再来一遍
22/1/19：能唬电影小白们又方便影评人士一起糊弄门外汉的
and第一次无字幕看的全英电影
电影的调色好好看啊～故事的最后完全不知道是什么
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