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.
对于女性来说，这就是一部真正的现实主义恐怖片。
漫天银河和汽车
空镜什么都挺美的，一到最后就无力收尾，希望nope别走这个路线
布努埃尔的一角两饰到这里的一人饰多角 这里体现共性 皆为一体 借以表达主题 虽然最后那里（大家所说的“套娃男人”）还是看得目瞪口呆 但是整体呈现出来的东西比较浅显
精彩！氛围极佳。加兰和A24有点天作之合的味道了？尤其喜欢这个年度最cult时刻之后突然像是争吵之后疲惫的坐在一起‘look what we‘ve done’的转折，‘what is it that you want from me?’ ’your love’ ‘ha yeah’，极具讽刺效果。在清新日常中加入淡淡的诡异氛围，直到一切升格为不可理喻的恐怖；近乎明示的隐喻；选取有代表性身份的男性并使他们同步，将宇宙星河施于女性的恶意具像化；隧道回声、教堂尖叫和清新又哀怨的主题曲，声效上也很会随着气氛挑动观众神经。内容上我倒并不觉得是多么极端的表达，因为女主仍然处于一个受害者的被动地位。不知道友邻里打一星的是真的觉得拍的不好还是内容有问题hh
前半段很厌男，后30分钟是个啥？？导演真的很喜欢他的“湮灭”风
个人感受，倒没激发我什么仇男的心态，只是印证我对社会安全感缺失，从唐山事件到《男人》，女人还有资格表达情绪、情感而不怕被打吗？
中间她前夫附身各种变态男到最后层层生殖，真的好恶心……
电影毕竟不同于MV或者行为艺术，只用象征就够了
整体的批判有点过于流于表面了，在肉体恐怖的场景里缺乏一种自洽的逻辑，视听还是属于“A24”级别的不错。
和小段一起看。有点类似于《反基督者》，只是两部影片攻击的集体正好相反。最后将所有男人符号化，赋予切开的右手和折断的右脚的特征，连续分娩注定载入恐怖片史册了。
传递出来的男人那点小心思小动作真的蛮有意思
当男人像俄罗斯套娃一样连环生娃的画面，应该可以载入恐怖影视的经典画面之一了。当一个成年男人用爱绑架你甚至威胁你要去死的时候，你一定要让他自便。
A failed attempt of “I’m not like the rest of the men.” 作为男性导演写出的八股文，展现一种对toxic masculinity和女性生存困境完全不理解的tonedeaf。Bravo Alex.
中间一度给我看笑了，主要是男人受伤或者死我都没法共情，干外科又看惯了这些血腥，最后那个套娃可能还真是男人想要的。闺蜜还是很太阳的，但是怀着孕我就突然想到这些傻缺男都是女人生的，这比这个片子让我难受多了。
OMG OMG OMG！我大为震撼，我连续看了三遍，看完动弹不得。最后生孩子那里我被震撼到失语。这很A24。
不是恐怖片，是恐男片，既诡异又魔幻，惊呆我。
女性电影成了这几年的热门了。牧师代表的宗教，警察代表的公权力，小孩代表的与生俱来对女性的追捕与厌恶……整个小村都是男人，代表无所不在的男权社会对女性的包围伤害，而他们还要冠以“想要得到你的爱”的名义。
和妈妈一起看的，皆感慨脚先出来的繁衍想象力
既厌女又恐男的片子，两边都想讨好，加兰还挺心机的。
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