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.
很喜欢赵婷的镜头语言：把小小的人就直直地放在画面中央，人那么小，背景的大自然那么大。夜深人静的时候看会簌簌流泪，但白天看又会觉得人生本来就是一个人来一个人走啊，孤独是不可避免的；有些人，就像结尾写的，就是“不得不出发”，孤独的同时也获得了自洽的天人合一的自由。片中还提到了美国的社会问题和家庭关系，寥寥几笔却让人思考，整部电影真的是一部很有哲意的电影散文诗，气质绝了。
超过我的期待。不是一把尘土的浪漫，也不是社会批判。自然主义，关于生命，更勇敢更诚实的人。平淡中有生命质感和沉重，但生命承受毫无做作。电影里的人似乎每个感觉都好熟悉，就是北美日常生活中常见到的人。对导演大有好感，看那么多人说，以为她是又一个三毛，比三毛好多了。电影音乐不行，结尾有点太弱，减半分。
镜头语言很克制，人类最大的痛苦大概就是失去了活着的意义却必须继续活着。
不知道这个片在国内能撑多久 很久前我献血时就看过了这个片 觉得还不错 至少这是我的菜 叙事在后端有点散漫 不过音乐和感情真的是一流的
这部其实通俗了很多，但就是那么恰如其分的拍到人心里去了。
Victim of capitalism and intrepid pioneer of a second life. Non-actors convincing. Celebration of wide open spaces, hard labor, a way of life born out of necessity but full of optimism.
观赏此片时，我在想每个人都有 #无依之地#，同时我又感觉所谓的自由也许也是禁锢…也许我们内心都有个“洞”，用不同方式去“填补”。Fern在一次次告别中上路，她与Swankie告别的那一刻，我挂念的是Swankie（她是无奈的）；但之后的一次次告别呢？尤其是与Dave的四次告别，自由、放逐还有家，都无法让她寻求到平和，但至少她知道自己想要什么！
拍成纪录片才是真正有诚意，和国内一片赞美不同，影评人Richard Brody在纽约客文章里写到该片赞美了劳工阶级，却没让劳工劳工阶级真正展示自己，imdb的评分7.6也足以说明问题
双重的mobility，作为赤裸的生存状态和作为粗粝的镜头美学，在这里后者没有剥削前者。
本来以为奖项作品不是我的口味，看完很喜欢。哲学家柏林对我们的贡献之一是把自由分成两块，积极的自由（free to）跟消极的自由(free from），电影里看似逃离实则反叛，即能不被裹挟，又抵达成全各种自己想成为的自由。劳动本应该是人实现意义的选择，却被消费主义异化成通往奴役之路，只有下班后的生活才有片刻的自由（free from）。电影冷峻的描述了无产阶级精神层面难以被资本驯服的高亢。Being human means yearning for more than subsistance.As much as food or shelter,we require hope. | Hulu
奥丽芙·基特里奇的表演。美国西部风景真好。非有独特美学的纯电影，很大程度靠很多美景和摄影提升观感。就很美国。美国文化怎么总是有一种甜腻肤浅的乐观主义？是不是正如齐奥朗所说，深刻就是一种反自然的“病”？
起初以为是命运的安排使人孤独，后来发现是自己选择了孤独，就像狂风巨浪中的鸟，在飞翔的时候才能体会到生命的广阔和人性的不屈，最后才明白，在路上是因为不想与心中那个他的影子诀别，不能停下，因为停下悲伤就会湮没自己。
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孤独感是每个人都有的，所以人类就是群居动物。但是人的进化到现在的人，就是因为有许多异类吧，他们远离人群，也永远在路上。这电影其实还讨论了美国的养老制度，其实我觉得这个是很难解决的，人内心的孤独不是靠养老福利的提高来解决的吧。所以人始终要解决“自我”或“本我”的问题，但是活着还是必须有“他我”，“有人惦记才算是活着”。最终才自由自在的走在路上，完成“超我”。
流浪者之歌，听见了诗看见了光，经历过风霜雨露，无需太多感伤，也不需要抒情，懂得人自然会懂
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Dedicated to the ones who had to depart.See you down the road.
看起来很舒服，隐隐之中有一股说不出来的味道。
剪辑还蛮有灵气的，风景和配乐都不错，只是剧情推动和一些关键点的设定稍显刻意，后半部分不如前半部分好。
7.1 穷山恶水短镜头，所有场景都快得可怕，剪辑彷如害了连贯动作恐惧症，大半部电影的镜头都像是过渡镜头，而且还要念诗秀台词……
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