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.
莫名其妙不是探索 丑陋恶心不是荒诞 拼贴杂糅更不是艺术
看睡着了。真不如去看史云梅耶的短片。简直比纪录片还无聊。两星给道具和美术，怎么说，感觉不适合电影这种载体来展现。
挺牛逼的吧反正，属于打五星的那群人吹得我都看不懂那种
心智正常的人，没有一个希望战争
cult朋克，噩梦都做不出来的场景，好像是核爆之后的地球
疯了，神经兮兮又恶心得不得了的定格动画，隐喻的东西不好妄加猜测。
我得是多无聊，才会把这么一部片子看完啊……
2.前半部被猎奇吸引，后半部已适应麻木；
令人叹为观止的场景设计，前所未有的视觉冲击。第一次看这种级别的意识流电影（主要还是看得少），里面的隐喻懂是不可能懂，但在一知半解中那种讽刺的味道总会缓缓品出来，期待以后二刷的收获。
看完觉得很牛逼！尤其是那个操纵时间的梗，你说会不会有一个宇宙时间是倒流的？
时间轮回更迭，欲望终究会受到惩戒。我只看懂了一小部分，但是大受震惊，太cut了
我看不懂，但也没受震憾，也没看出什么主题，什么内涵。分段式。最后黑石板致敬2001？
如果喜欢cult片，那本片是不二选择。各种混剪和场景的变化，感受时空错乱如梦境。美术和配乐美轮美奂，绝对是区别于好多影片的存在啊。
想象力爆棚，细节精致到令人发指的地狱图景，简直是令人不安的影像大集合。喜不喜欢另当别论，服气是真的服。
特效挺酷的，视觉挺爽的，无对白的设置也是为了更加突出试听，整场电影像是一场噩梦，酷炫可怕又恶心，但是可惜的地方是全片没有特别惊艳的地方。KGN：70/100
BGM不错的。
虽然很掉san，实际上后面还看困了，没想到这也能助眠，可能是太长了后面没啥新意，弄成短片多好
三位男主的颜值，我的鼻血！看到结尾已经YY了两位主角一辈子的故事了。大学时代奠定的友谊，即使是敌对的两国，也是永远最信任的人，这CP！
如果非要拿出一个很显而易见的故事主线，似乎有点太难。内容过于丰富神奇并且荒诞。非要夸一夸的话，只能说动画才是电影想象力的边界。
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