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.
男主身材好好，好狗。姐姐帅。见缝插针讽刺职场垃圾老男人，女导演真好。亚洲人也能搞这种素材，谢谢韩国人！
确实就是观察者网（美国）拍的，解构性基本就在即将马上无铲大联合的状态，不过从吐槽角度来看，它的另外面相也不会有那么强的效果，只是腔调让人厌恶而已。
2021年和2020年的区别是希望越来越渺茫。
相比上一部少了些尖锐多了些人文，可能是想继续这个系列而避讳，却又本末倒置
一年一部黑色幽默总结报告么，美国那点事儿，不得不说美国人自黑自嘲还是很有一套的
去年看了2020去死，片尾说会有下一部的，没想到还真是……今年估计还会有新的。期待今年会更好一些。
这年头只要看一部剧，能吃的东西就少一种… “没有人从2020年中涨一点教训”
不如2020好看，看完电影还特意去看了google 2021 in review，同样的感觉。
有些地方还挺好笑，气候大会处不忘记黑中印，工业化的末班车，印度也不知道有机会赶上不
7 丨 很标准的爱情轻喜剧，还带点字母圈科普，价值观很正：接受每个人内心的不同吧，无论是看别人，还是看自己，都不要戴有色眼镜。（男主真的很像片子里那只金毛！）
去年刚出的时候感觉蛮新颖挺好玩，但今年在炒一次冷饭就明显觉得无聊了~
但世界不是比烂，我们做得好不好不是问美帝人民，而是问我们人民。
对于3月到5月生活在上海的中国公民，这部电影实在太轻飘飘了
人类从2020学会了什么吗？没有。这个世界还有救吗？没有。
还不如Death to 2020，不过有句台词说得对，We end the year as we began it.
三星半 当所有人觉得不能比2020更荒诞的时候，当自己也觉得个体我不能比2020更难过的时候，就离谱。就hold on。就得撑下去
So true! 人们在2021年结束时并没有和它开始时有什么进步，世界还是那么糟，人类还是那么愚蠢。
淦，2021就和这片一样，比2020更加无聊了，希望2022不要更糟吧😅😅😅
2021真是太难了，戏谑调侃一下，反衬一下那些经历过的人间不真实，才能更好地反省这个真实的世界到底有多荒谬
21/12/31：伪纪录片形式点评一整年的时事，机灵得很啊。
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