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.
密云下暗流涌动，演员们的表演太好了，都是不动声色的那种
摘抄一个评论“这两个人物承载着矛盾复杂的性别意识，主人公是外表粗犷却内心柔软的同性恋，侄子则是外表阴柔却内心阴险的异性恋。最终由侄子击败代表父权的主人公，相当讽刺，不止是对父权制度的一记耳光，也无情地讥讽了大男子主义。这种刻板观念统治着整个社会政治结构，既压迫了女性也束缚了男同性恋，被压抑的同性性向与恐同意识往往是相通的。”
Jane Campion显然是智慧型 on masculinity
坎姐一如既往的克制，视听语言更是棒极了，特别是卷福“骚扰”rose那几段
把火山般的段子讲成了打火机般的效果，说得就是这种。6
故弄玄虚，接受无能。最动人的一幕是新婚夫妇在旷野中跳舞。另外，不露屁股就会被英国男演员协会开除对吧？
戏份分配过于不均，导致小男孩在前半部影片基本没有表现空间，只有最后25分钟比较值得玩味。所谓的“克制”，更多表现为半遮半掩，不用对白直接表达是可以的，但是镜头明明应该给到更多信息，比如小男孩当着卷福的面绞死兔子的画面，现在这个半遮半掩的镜头语言既没有冲击力，也没有含蓄的韵味
男孩这个演员挑的不错，神经质又病态。Rose确实看起来让人不爽。这个弟弟从头到尾就不知道在干嘛。不看影评的话基本就没看懂。
太晦涩隐喻闷平的电影了 看了解读才深刻地理解了男主 与暗恋之人共拥一座犬之山的回忆 生活中处处都在掩饰 却从未得到过 这片真可谓是一道超级难的阅读理解大题 当突然有一个人也能get到你与他之间才懂的秘密那或许就是遇到了对的人了
知道此剧最扯的地方是什么吗，就是如果真有这么一个撞向地球的彗星，美国的反智行为很可能是和此剧一模一样。
奥斯卡瞎了只给了最佳导演，还欠最佳改编剧本和最佳男配。（搬钢琴想起《钢琴课》，原来是同位导演）。每日所见的门前巨山，暗藏张口欲吞的黑犬。人性裂缝里的巨大阴郁与暗火幽微，磨爪，绷到最后一环才释放张力，赞最后一夜那幕马棚点烟，又一史册级含蓄拨炭火撩欲不脱衣的名场面。。各怀孤独，各去乖僻，蛇吞大象的果断，野兔也没有逃路。能看的出后面有个优秀文本支撑，已经很想看小说了。因为看到打了同性标签，打算看色情戏的人会失望了。。。可以二刷的片，4＋
摄影和配乐都很喜欢
电影像一把手术刀慢慢划开伤口，从层层剥开到缓缓缝上，看完那些暧昧，克制，隐忍和不可说，最后发现是关于暴戾的艺术。这可能是我印象里最好看的深柜片。
名场面：phil（Benedict饰）摸花 ； Phil与Peter私人对谈、二人点烟小动作； Phil死后Peter在深夜里一个人露出得意的笑； 这部电影让我感受到了：爱与犯罪 文明与蛮荒 两者之间从来不冲突——我想看原著了！！
电影像一把手术刀慢慢划开伤口，从层层剥开到缓缓缝上，看完那些暧昧，克制，隐忍和不可说，最后发现是关于暴戾的艺术。这可能是我印象里最好看的深柜片。
演唱会直播那一段给我看乐了，杏菜女士可不能白请。
前面节奏缓慢，看着是西部片，后面开始又像是同片，结果是悬疑片。恐同即深柜，菲尔似乎跟他弟弟有点不伦，或者是互相陪伴太久了，对于女的加入，是强烈抵制，显得就像是吃醋的风格；后面光屁股那里，又对死了二十年的故友性明显，后面又看上了被他鄙夷的娘炮小朋友……结果被小朋友设计炭疽杀了。主角非常厉害优秀，但强势倨傲，不仅仅弟媳，连整个家人都不舒服，最后死了，似乎大家都松了一口气。彼得外表娘，却被他父亲评价强壮、劝他要善良，显然他父亲才懂他。而对他母亲的守护，也有点别样的味道。新西兰拍的？风景真漂亮
4.5 冷血人手持温柔刀。贵族农场主戏谑暴虐下却掩盖着跨越数十年的深情，纤细又冷漠的少年剖尸杀伐好似折纸花般轻巧。非常喜欢，没有看过原著，但电影本身非常有文学感。
疫情前拍的真有先见之明啊。资本>意识形态>真相。地球被他们玩坏了，但他们活下来了。
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