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.
极尽讽刺之能，很适合在这个可笑的年代，可笑的民主社会里结束2021。
期待2022，还能什么更荒诞魔幻的事情不能在地球发生
把職場性別壓迫放在sm關係中倒置解放，想法還是蠻有趣的
这个伪纪录片看着有点无聊。看完觉得这个世界真的是越来越烂了。
跟去年的2020形式差不多，但能看懂的梗更少了，看来与外界是越来越割裂了
电影本身没太多看头，跟去年相比无论卡司还是投入都小了很多。不过是在茶余饭后帮助回想下去年国际上都发生了什么大事。看到美国撤军阿富汗才忽然又想起还有这么一件大事啊。人就这样，越活越麻木。
这个伪纪录片看着有点无聊。看完觉得这个世界真的是越来越烂了。
2022观影第一部，比较全面的年终总结。语速飞快，台词量密集到爆炸，根本跟不上节奏，短短60分钟我暂停了几十次
一年大盘点，希望以后年年拍下去。不过2022压力很大啊，毕竟这么奇葩辈出的年份不是这么容易追赶的，今年能不能再创新高啊？
每年来一集吧，目前看来以后几年的素材只会越来越多……
what I learnt for 2021 is that people didn't learn anything from 2020
又损又句句到位，辣得人肝肠寸断，就是说3年前也断然不会有人预料到世界会演变成这副样子，可以这么悲观地想，这个系列可能会一年年拍下去，且愈演愈烈，对立，分化，直到世界崩塌。
很讽刺的，人们一点也没从2020的教训中学到任何东西，对中国的偏见依旧是不变……甚至还和印度相提并论了……
我发现了，这片子光看字幕get不到笑点，不够了解欧美文化也get不到笑点，我真应该放弃跟我爸妈一起看这个系列。
这个系列要拍下去啊！人们如何才能同时拥有戴口罩的自由和不戴口罩的自由，是这个系列的内核了
2021领悟到的东西就是，人们并没有从2020学到什么。这一部果然还是不喷老拜，民主党剧无疑了。
（ps：个人认为影片整体传达观点全面而客观，但其反讽演绎形式需要观众有独立思考，不易愤怒的基本素养）
今年这版更多的是讲美国的社会现象。不过还是很适合以这部作为自己今年在豆瓣的最后一个标记，来表达自己对于今年的心情：fucking 2021
然后就是里面提到的很多事我真的没啥印象，就仿佛不是生活在同个世界...
We end this year as we began it, polarized and divided. Nobody learned anything in 2020.. 2021年结束了，还是如同开始时那样，两极分化，四分五裂。没有人从2020年中涨一点教训...
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