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.
未来罪行，概念先行。吃掉塑料，净化垃圾，保护地球，不是罪行。故弄玄虚，不明所以，明星扎堆，也救不起。
So the future belongs to heavy-breathing, lip-licking orgasm fakers who cut flesh only to feel nothing, duh
人均喉癌气泡音搞得我大约30%没听明白… surgery is the new art & sex的概念出乎意料地好体会，以至于我觉得中间小k的old sex行为是最creepy的。选角我都好爱，完美符合未来的激情的冷漠的前卫的美丽的人们。Howard Shore配乐好棒。
柯南伯格难得出山，而且视听和故事把控力还在。道具实感重，破败的后现代风格场地本身就蕴含着许多含义。故事虽后现代，但社会隐喻、探讨议题以及黑色幽默都很明确。
4.5
们逐渐失掉各种可能性，刺瓣的是一个被塑造
像是吸了一个多小时的精神鸦片，看完飘飘欲仙。当疼痛成为主流性爱，一定有人选择拿起工具控制性爱。
没有去查编剧，盲猜也是非英语国家的吧，通篇短句搭配上众多小语种国家的演员使所有对话都简洁凌厉，和镜头中大量的黑一样有吞噬力。
他注定孤独呗。有没有人听他讲讲，可能也很骄傲吧。
求求小k别再演戏了😭
7星，去掉性感的概念底子里是现实主义，手法大于内容。实践理论而非解构和讨论。不过柯南伯格能让小K把长久以来的表演缺陷发挥到极致形成一种人物风格，挺厉害的哈哈哈哈。
越来越觉得给电影打星没用，同意很多打低分的朋友说的缺点，但就是喜欢啊！！
未来人类生理追随技术的进步，不再感受疼痛。快感的阈值不断攀升，需要靠手术才能满足。女一女二被男主吸引，不像是艺术上的共鸣，更像慕––残。
在未来人类没有了痛感，可以生长出各式各样的器官，并且还能给这些器官来个专属的定制纹身，整容手术成了在身体上搞出各种丑化的花样，切割手术也成为了新型性爱，从传统美过渡到内在美完完全全就是对审美模式的反叛。而人类的进化居然是吃塑料！这样的异类也许会成为地球生态的拯救者，然而对于手握权利的当局而言这却是离经叛道的犯罪，所以人类未来究竟要何去何从？
实在看不到任何导演的才华，就是把一个idea用干瘪的对话包装出了100分钟的视频 ，除了一点点猎奇的画面外，大部分时间都在进行不知所云的正反打念台词，抛了一堆莫名其妙的设定也讲不出东西。Viggo和Léa都带来了上佳的表演，但和导演有什么关系我很怀疑。
医疗剧粉无法接受这样不严谨的手术流程。。。
there is no art in disemboweling people in this movie. the way they take out internal organs is disgusting. you don’t have to literally cut people open to look deep into people.
Body is reality. Camera is guilty.
目前为止最为复杂的一部柯南伯格。无论是原始的性-欲望还是相较更结构化的现代性的权力机制都有着多层次的展开，关于“审核”的阐释算是妙笔——它的存在反而生成了新的刺激；有待重看。
『8.0 “Surgery is the new sex”脱离了身体恐怖成为了肉体之美，半截身体艺术，半截身体政治，痛苦着难以入睡，死亡才是新的艺术（好想看那两个女杀手，早餐椅没懂有啥用）』
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