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.
年近30艺术家面临事业友情爱情三重考验 歌好听 演的也好
电影的剪辑和镜头切换是极致。音乐不错但是作为音乐电影来说的确偏弱。
2比1有趣诶，看着看着发现老夫人是真的要去世了，提到马修猝不及防但是，马修真的是玛丽唯一真爱吧。再拍就又要打仗了，应该不会再拍了吧。看到最后的葬礼，一下子想起看唐顿故事有十几年了诶，故事中的新时代真的开启了，故事外的观众也能接受结局了。
2022-03-22 人与人之间的时间比例并不一致，于是终结的时间节点也是错落的，蛮残忍的。
半自传式呈现音乐剧作家的艺术人生。故事和音乐都不太出色。
bravo！21年年度十佳影片！影片展现出一个完全不同的加菲，通过双重视角，台上音乐剧式的内心独白和台下舞台剧式的人物发展，演化出一种独特但精准的视觉语言，拉森原作的配乐更是加分。90年代特有的对同性恋和艾滋的病态政治凝视在当今视角下看来更加讽刺。第三幕的钢琴独唱极为感人，相信一定是颁奖季的大热门！
如果说Company是30岁群体的情感焦虑，TTB则像要补足他们的职业焦虑——在我看来他们来自于同一类人。必须要赞叹LMM的导演处女秀，把这部作品做音乐电影其实很容易变成煽情MV，但是ONE MAN SHOW式的旁白穿插，起到了一定的调和作用，最终也可以哀而不伤。若说不足可能是前边有点细碎，后半程更流畅情绪也更浓烈，整体有点过盛。加菲和演员们的在线不多吹了，SUNDAY的大合唱很有百老汇重聚的感动。最终最终一定要说每吹Jonathan Larson或者LMM都会感叹桑爷是永远的神，我相信他们所做也是为了证明自己的偶像足够伟大，一切成就皆是向光的结果。
艺术的职业道路太难走了，经常需要在追求艺术和追求面包的路上反复纠正，才华不仅重要，还需要制作出符合大众口味的商品，好不容易做出来有可能命都快没了！生命有限，才华耗尽，创造的激情不能磨灭～
why do you write like you're running out of time...
艺术家特有的脆弱敏感和理想主义 jon是千千万万个纽约看似光鲜的人儿们 名为艺术做着餐厅侍者的工作 这是一种让我警醒的生活 但隐约还是有种意志 盲信 被痛苦敲打却不愿意彻底迈入舒适区 却时时需要placebo 最让我难忘的场景是jon在focus brainstorming 旁边一群正襟危坐的套装男女给出一些毫无创意的假正经点子 而jon的思绪飘到窗外 就是那一刻你明白公众宣扬的每样好东西都要有一定的欺骗性 灵性被商业思维淹没 平庸被普罗大众拥戴 你瞬间长大/workshop前一晚写歌 拖着电费账单怒吼 水池子里的脏碟子和逼仄厕所里的黄色杂志和猫砂 编剧也是太懂nfp/无论如何要保持健康啊！高产才有希望 jon larson和宫崎骏我选宫崎骏
hope you’ll be as happy as our cruel world allows
有的人30认为自己时间已经不够多，有的30真的时间不够多，后半程后劲真大，差点哭了……想起来瓦妮莎·哈金斯是我18岁之前最喜欢的欧美女星。片子如果不是舞台剧感那么重就给五星了……
可能是这类故事我真的看太多了，不管有多喜欢seasons of love，对这部的感受也只是一般【当然有的歌还是不错的】
口水歌真不好听，故事线和情感线毫无波澜，技法一般，言之无物，题材吃香是唯一的亮点吧。加菲猫煽情起来，他不尴尬，别人很尴尬。
有说世俗的成功能给人带来不被指摘的自由，
又丧又燃
为今天歌唱，为明日而活。Thank you, Jonanthan
没有共鸣 唱的也感觉不咋好听。 6.5/10
始于婚礼 终于葬礼 时代远去 让我安静的死去
四星吧，但是也愿意多加一颗星给加菲。（加菲算得上是欧美除了甜茶之外我第二喜欢的男演员了……（加菲给我冲奥斯卡男主！！！
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