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.
男话说日本人同质化的角色怎么这么多，男主演过多少个这样温吞内敛好揉搓的角色了？虽然我真的很喜欢看小杏演少女，但是JK的角色也真的很多……
后半段还是有蛮多思考，可能腐女作为爱好的喜欢BL和大部分作为女性的喜欢男生这点本身就是存在矛盾的，但也正是因为不同视角与场景的代入切换才有更多乐趣吧。观看途中一直被现实观点影响，感觉应该更专心一些，拍得还不错。
节奏很好，原型改成女性不觉得是zzzq的妥协，女演员也演得很好。
超棒！觉得有启发我很多点，让我思考新的东西，以及“复杂”才是现实，不要逃避，不要伤害，不要简单化。
我记得我有看到过还搜过但是同性就没看了
男主虽然很帅，但是因为希望有家庭有孩子甚至有孙子，才和女主交往，真的太伤人了，看的我非常来气，如果想要做homo拜托不要伤害喜欢你的人
被厚重刘海遮没的睫毛，关于摩擦力的例子，暴力的对立与和解——都好熟悉，都不想再看
从第一秒开始到电影结尾，气氛一直紧张到不行。非常好看。
这种电影从电影工业角度没什么可说的，无非就是在有限的场景里依靠演员和矛盾冲突把故事与观众紧密的带入到一起，引起共情，达到最佳的影像效果
对照网友提供的事件真相，这电影改编很大，与真相相去甚远。特别是杜撰三人组释放所有人质，彰显MK的正义，就属于编造的谎言了。
总是被感动😭
7.0 2022.5.23
7.1，真实事件改编，但南非还是那个南非。
自由主义爽片，概念没问题，但是剪辑节奏和转折都太理所当然了，好多人物都很有问题…
三星半，中规中矩。基于真实故事能促使去了解历史
Everything.
对于同性恋这种敏感题材，这部电影可以说是非常正能量和政治正确。但真的好伤心呀，周围人对安藤很好，但他内心的失落是永远无法弥补的，这就是命运的沉重吧。
i know that all the colonial shit and apartheid were very brutal, might be much worse than the time of Hitler, but movie wise, please give a rest.
三个恐怖分子为了自由，不被人种压迫，制造动乱。被队友出卖后逃到银行。最终放了人质，自己战死
这个故事真的不论看了哪个版本，都会流泪感动啊。
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