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.
正是低饱和度的暗色画面，才更好的凸显了人性的光亮。
这部影片着眼于弘扬挺进精神，表现手法非常有新意，审美高级令人耳目一新，美学战争片实锤。
在接近黑白画面风格的处理下，最后下的血雨，画面转成红色真的有被震撼到，这场雨是有多少无名英雄的牺牲所换来的，极致悲壮又饱含希望。
战争使敌人丧失人性，也使我军战士变得忠诚，星星之火凝聚成燎原之势，没有人能阻挡住我们赢取胜利的脚步！
看到大家都说差我就放心了，我坐在电影院如坐针毡，一想到一会儿导演编剧过来大家还要奉承几句…整部电影最好看的应该就是片头了，越看下去越想睡觉。融合了（自以为）诗意电影的风格，山水意境，我只看到了各种格式化，整个故事情节一眼看到底但是过程又演的让人不知所云。本来想打个新主流和诗意电影的结合招牌，没想到弄成个四不像
无论从摄影调度还是内在表达来讲，都是很中国式的。水墨一般的静谧山水，直面残酷的信仰铸成，都有一种很强的张力。
北京国际电影节 首映 ｜ 一部突破传统的战争片
看到片尾的挺进师阵亡名单，心情久久不能平复，可能很多人不知道“挺进师”，但我有幸去参观过挺进师纪念馆，看着馆内资料和文物，真的很触动，因为有他们的巨大牺牲，才能坚守住浙南革命阵地。我辈真的要致敬这些平凡而伟大的革命英雄为我们换来如今的幸福！
黑白色调凸显战争的残酷，战争越残酷则显得人性越温暖，对比之下更觉得挺进师精神的可贵之处，致敬英雄，学习挺进师精神！
3.5星 应该看一看的战争片 最后一幕被震撼到
全片基本上可以说是零血腥刺激镜头，但整体悲壮凄美的氛围却营造的很足很足
可以看出整个制作团队在艺术上是有一定追求的，努力尝试着从很多方面打破人们对战争电影的固有印象，在我这里，他们做到了。
这部影片处处彰显氛围感，无论是黑白滤镜，还是水墨画质感，亦或者空灵的音效，都会让你有种忆当年的感觉。
视角独特，透过普通士兵的跋涉与抉择，去展示那段我们不应该忘记的历史。
回忆录式的叙事风格让故事线清晰易懂，但还是略显紧凑…而且不太喜欢原田导演对女性的描写…
电影感和年代质感有了，动作打戏和镜头运动也有设计感，就是这个剧情过于流水账，情绪始终没起来
方言台词很有特色，再搭配山水环境，浙江味有了。
画面很有美感，战争片还能这么拍，诗意的镜头语言绝绝子，黑白碰撞很有力量感，直击心灵了属于是。
其他角色也都很到位。歷史劇的配角很容易淪為劇情道具，但是這部電影裡都有把各自的個性好好演出來。
我愿意称这部电影是对革命先辈的艺术献礼！画面颜色不多，但在近乎还原真实的拍摄处理之下，尤为触动，看完真的想说那句，“如今的繁华盛世，如您所愿！”
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