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.
一年一度的国外重大新闻回顾，今年的评论家字字珠玑！
感觉比上一部好点儿，讽刺的点更有趣了。如果想知道米国去年有啥热点看这个就好了。自嘲的精神值得学习。what did I learned is 2021? I learned that nobody learned anything in 2020.
Unfunny mockery, why did I watch this…
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……
特拜大选，好友问“你这一票会投给谁”，我答案跟电影的观点近似，“拜登很了不起，因为他没叫所有美国人漂白自己，嘲笑残障人士或吹嘘性侵”，两个竞选者都不看好，但可以投给相对比较像个人的拜登。所谓“大事记”，不如说是政治议题的列表：菲利普亲王对有色人种的言论歧视，热门纪录片《渔业阴谋》对海洋生态失衡所敲响的警钟，马特达蒙、罗琳等文化名人所触及的身份政治，乔治弗洛伊德之死的“黑命贵”，超级富豪的“太空秀”，东奥会中退赛的体操选手是“伤心的人做不好侧手翻”，塔利班接管喀布尔，德州干预女性堕胎的《心跳法案》，《无暇赴死》厌女情节降低65%，反乌托邦的《鱿鱼游戏》，脸书崩溃和“元宇宙”，26届气候变化大会中国和印度拒不合作。西方“年终总结”揶揄的意义是“前事不忘后事之师”，第三世界却以示弱绕行于议题之外。
I love annual review and Lucy Liu.
暗讽2021荒诞的黑色political和主义幽默对着现实犹如隔靴搔痒。没关系，等这两年过了以后就知道这两年有多好了。Death to 2021, death to everything Yeah. :)
“2021年结束时还是如同开始时那样，两极分化，四分五裂。”“从2021年学到了什么，那就是没有人从2020年中涨到一点教训。”这样看感觉世界人民都挺没救的
what a year. 被吐槽的有一些，没被吐槽的更多。
各种网上小视频拼凑的年终总结……这居然还是个连续剧……我们从2021年学到了什么，就是我们从2020年什么都没学到……
Isn’t human race fucked up as a whole and too late to be saved when a streaming platform feels the need to document and summarize all the batshit crazy shits that happened in the past year because they happen more often than should and no one cares any more
明明同在一个地球上，却一无所知而且无法理解的2021大事件。世界上除了美国以外的地区也会有同样的感受吗，还是只有我被蒙在鼓里？
居然是定番，惊喜。两个感悟:1.病毒肆虐与极端气候真的不是地球在试图清除人类么？2.社交媒体发展十余年到现在一以贯之的就只有激起观看者的愤怒以增加参与度，多看无益。
和《2020去死》是一样的套路，再看就没意思了，而且2021所发生的事并没有2020那么离谱
每年来一集吧，目前看来以后几年的素材只会越来越多……
……種草了 Bridgerton _(:з)∠)_
🤤🤤🤤姐姐俺来了
Delta. Meta. No Planet B. Omicron.
我真觉得，全球化反人类行动，已经让最好的编剧都无法复述的更没人性一些了。
继承上一部death to 2020的风格，只有这种介于真真假假直接，荒诞的喜剧才能让人笑对又一操蛋的一年。
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