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.
在这个时间点很难有什么东西让我对美国的未来重拾信心, 这部电影做到了.
两个正面双男主都是英国人演的，这要放到中国不得被骂死。这类型的历史最好还是看纪录片。看完电影后在维基百科翻阅半个小时，得到的信息都比看这部电影多
精彩紧凑，1.25倍速就会跟不上只能一秒一秒看的程度。差得那点是无处不在的价值观，不反感但很有压力，各种意义上的irony让我很崩溃，一边看一边OS i really dun know……一方面我感叹他们至少拥有这样滑天下之大稽的机会，另一方面我否认历史可完全复制。很难不流泪，但我想这激烈情绪来自矛盾和反省，而非the whole world is watching的从众心。电影只是表面故事，历史却如滔滔洪流，再做一万次选择，倚仗的也只有但求无愧于心而已。
熟悉的快剪辑风格，最后的庭审戏还是挺燃的。
犀利的文本无法掩盖镜头语言的贫乏，导致说教变得刻意而令人难受
喜欢小雀斑饰演的汤姆海登这个角色，有克制，有理智，有热血，有情义。
当七君子的形象取代了严肃的议题，就无所谓对错了，历史总是这样，当真相借由更易传播的载体，往往稀释甚至转移了真正的焦点，但如果没有更大众的视角，普通人不会对没有生活重要的事分散注意，就像片中说的，一些人活在50年代，一些人活在60年代。我不喜欢群众运动的主要原因在于，因为容易激化和被引导，到最后都是形式和手段变成了主角。
The whole world is watching.
全世界都在看？只是在看，并不能帮我们什么…
sorkin真的是讨厌留白，密密麻麻中的明明白白，刚看完fred hampton的另一部片子，今年academy award居然还内部联动起来
依然是密集的对白，超多信息量，关键是把故事还讲得挺精彩就很牛皮了。不过故事本身就很不错～
剧本真的赞，好电影就该是多元多视角两方理由让观众觉得都有道理的。看似疯癫的嬉皮士其实聪明克制，循规蹈矩的好学生却是骚乱源头心机深。也就美国有这种庭审，要在某地。。。。
一星祝愿我们也能有这种社会进步 拍出这类电影
“It has been years since I had no ideas what was going on.”
JerryRubin
如听仙乐耳暂明。这种各个维度都拉满的电影看起来好爽。
给6星。今年白宫暴动又上演了。1.在麦卡锡出现前黑豹党没有被肃清时，也是难得一见的想要copy我们国家红色政权的革命组织。2.爆炸头其实非常聪明。3.居然看到了金斯伯格出境。青春期最喜欢他的诗《howl》了。4.美利坚想要缓和资本集团利益和无产阶级的矛盾，就对外发动战争，把无产阶级搞到前线去牺牲，然后抢夺来的利益部分分配给无产阶级以缓和阶级冲突遭到了强烈反抗。5.以列侬为反战斗士被枪杀落幕的时代。垮掉的一代。6.穷命贵。7.在西方的海洋强盗文化里永远找不到答案，在东方文化里有了回答。
电影编排铺陈和混剪插叙都很漂亮，意识形态倾向过于明显，不过能拍出这样的电影总比被过分压制好。
精彩紧凑，1.25倍速就会跟不上只能一秒一秒看的程度。差得那点是无处不在的价值观，不反感但很有压力，各种意义上的irony让我很崩溃，一边看一边OS i really dun know……一方面我感叹他们至少拥有这样滑天下之大稽的机会，另一方面我否认历史可完全复制。很难不流泪，但我想这激烈情绪来自矛盾和反省，而非the whole world is watching的从众心。电影只是表面故事，历史却如滔滔洪流，再做一万次选择，倚仗的也只有但求无愧于心而已。
“果蝇的一辈子，周末愉快。”
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