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.
需要再看几遍。不过这一遍的感受就是，鬼马版的霸王别姬。
3.5 新瓶挺好看 但新瓶装老酒怕不是老又老 被看模式下没有悲只有苦 有必要重复诉苦么…又不是祥林嫂 （可能是我期望太高😰？
片子看完只能疯狂赞美。额外想说的是易思成、邱志敏、薛旭春演得好好哇。
个人风格太强烈！太爽了！以及，我想在电影院看完这四个小时！
对比院线版，情节走向完全一致，结合各种预告内容说“80％以上都看过了”毫无问题，由于风格、节奏的变更，说是“完全不同的另一部电影”倒也没问题。很多桥段、设定和梗即便了解也会觉得，过于粉丝向了，而它竟然还只是承前启后的开幕。可惜埋下的太多新坑新线，应该永远不会再补完了。
#BIFF2021 电影时长三小时，个人对这种叙事很宏伟的电影不太感冒，但有几个镜头如剧照一般的确很惊艳
long long long long long shit
其实就是个开胃菜，序章，根据荒原狼展现的实力来说
#SGIFF2021# 真的是很妙，用舞台的形式却能表现这么丰富的故事，还以牛头马面带着走黄泉路来展开，导演还是很有想法的。确实从故事脉络上跟《霸王别姬》有些神似。小小缺点是还是太长了，而且前后半部分风格其实稍微有些割裂。
需要遗忘对话。迷恋过去的...被迷雾遮盖的背景墙...）当我走进坐席,显得有些无措：侧着耳却什么都听不到、瞪着双眼却一片漆黑。不断变换的舞台与其说是美妙的幻影到处游走的地方,不如说是一个充满生机的场所：在这,真实的或接近真实的男男女女；以及观众,不会迷失于梦里。而是对着收音器发出了自己的声音。
制作牛的，很久没看到声音做的这么好的华语电影！！冥界那条线有点被绕晕了（crooky man居然是顾桃演的
我一直都嫌弃扎导太喜欢自我陶醉，也从来都不是DC粉丝，但是扎导敢于坚持自我的表达，DC粉丝敢于反对商业干预下的院线版正联，这些都让我无比尊重和羡慕。 4小时确实有点太长了，但人物塑造和最后的大战真是比尾灯版好了不止十倍。小闪、钢骨和海王的故事完整了许多，尤其是小闪，最后的超光速拯救大局真是又萌又燃，我被圈粉了！！！！！
又臭又长，扎克施奈德真是个自恋狂。这一星就给补拍最后一幕里的大本吧，太帅了！
也许是预期过高，看完略有落空…. 似乎好与坏都是一体两面，一方面感到对于这样的题材，在有限预算下，创作者很天才地找到了最适合的形式，蛮喜欢年幼的邱福酒后飞天，扇子遮镜两段；但另一面似乎形式的外力过强，遮蔽了真正的情感入口，后半段信息给的平铺直叙，有种只是在陈述一段过往的隔绝感。此外一切新鲜的设计果然都会在三小时时长里泄力与疲乏起来…….
2022/5/22于Anthology Film Archives. 三星半。不必慢，戏台上唱念做打嬉笑怒骂，戏台下与时浮沉人间炼狱。
论项目预算，项目分期的重要性以及项目重建的必要性。
我没评这部还是被删了？管它，反正五星打上？
除了扎导的选歌品味，其他都无感。the mortal coil 的 song to the siren, 或者预告的Hallelujah，这种类似MV慢镜头的玩意我欲罢不能。
我人都傻了，这就是导演剪辑版的魔力吗？很久没有看过这种每一场戏的节奏都莫名其妙还让人昏昏欲睡的电影了。
三星半，非常振奋人心的风格尝试，导演的画家身份使其实现了一种以几乎反电影的方式出发的调度，不只是很大程度地取消深焦调度，画面中人物和背景的透视关系也无时不被导演操纵着，于是形成了一种扁平化的，散点透视移步换景的，东方式的视觉空间。而演员在这样空间中的立体在场，则创造出了一种诡异的“德国新即物主义”般的扭曲观感。这种人物空间关系在电影前部和叙述主题高度契合，那是皮影戏台般的历史舞台：三维的“人”无法在一个意识形态及政权斗争主导的二维世界中找到存活空间，于是被挤压，被流放，而当戏子进入戏班，他们则通过一种主动扁平化的方式为自己觅得了偏安一隅，电影动人的幻梦体验全部来自于此。但很可惜也很奇怪的是，中国的创作者好似永远无法逃脱集体叙事的宿命，使电影最终令人沮丧而后几近厌恶地，滑入了陈旧迂腐的窠臼。
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