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.
桑婆演得不错，故事后半段全线崩盘，落于俗套中。
“一位女性以近似恐怖袭击的方式，完成了一次直达天庭的上访。”说的太对了。
虽然但是 就真的完全想到了《三年A班》啊 艺术创作真的太好用别人的创意了 😭
人世间的苦难是什么，也许是你往往不知道失去了什么，却又一直在找寻着什么……为亲情宁愿含冤入狱二十载却无悔，戴着有罪的标签而负重前行，世俗中遭遇的仇恨之恶更似镣铐般举步维艰，在周遭的一切都与之格格不入，人与人之间哪怕是一丝一毫的善意示好竟也是奢求的执念。
这是一部观影后内心起伏的感受大于电影本身的电影。就是说终归它的现实意义是大于电影的。那些逻辑不逻辑的，我也就忽略了。
跟误杀很像，但比误杀更深刻，对社会的意义也更大一些。当弱小者得不到保护，只能通过极端方式伸张正义的时候，这个国家和体制便到了无可救药的地步。
与今年的开端有异曲同工之处，似乎解决社会议题最硬核的方式不是问题本身，反其道而行之的放大却成了正解。这种社会根部的病态在放大镜下被暴露的体无完肤，犹如这部电影突如其来的一个个印度式切镜，闪的你不得不心中有数。
印度类型片，女性议题牛逼，希望有人效仿并祝成功！
“Emotion can be an asset”
It won't be real
复仇剧 女主策划绑架，只为见总理，以自身为视角揭露印度强奸的严重性
一个有法律知识的女性受害者，孤勇的用自己的方式去抗衡国家的不健全法律，给她给所有受害的女人，一些能依靠的肩膀❗️
题材很有社会意义，但情节逻辑上还是有不少漏洞，以女主这般被听到以及与总理见面的诉求来看，按剧情中的计划来走要成功的概率太小，不稳定因素也太多了…以及结尾实在太理想主义，现实依然充满残酷，当然电影这般美好的展现，也许也是表达一种对女性境遇改善的希冀吧。另外始终还是觉得印度电影的通病就是节奏太拖沓，并且过分煽情和戏剧化的对话和表演，会弱化整个主题的冲击性以及严肃性。
桑德拉布洛克用演技撑起的大女主戏，故事很简单，但是张力很强，最后的真相略牵强。
难怪了难怪了。。。。
正因整个社.会习惯性的对一些声音置若罔闻，有能力者也习惯性的事不关己袖手旁观，才让施暴者总能逍遥法外，而受害者却要承受或许一生都难以愈合的创伤甚至干脆把命赔上。当谈及女人在整个社.会中要面临的处境时，它不仅仅只是女性意识的觉醒，更应该是整个社.会的反思。你希望自己的母亲或女儿能在怎样的环境下生活？希望她们被怎样对待？
以看似支离破碎的时间线穿插，逐步道出争相，桑德拉这回全程落魄，扮演负罪之人，被世人所不理解，甚至谩骂殴打，也调侃体制笑话，悲叹命运颠沛，简单的故事让导演的手法烘焙的更有看点，曲折乃至深刻，但本身文本回转欠缺，惊喜度大打折扣，只凭一己之力演技支撑，复仇那条线本来也很鸡勒，线里的出轨段落更狗血，总归，一切一切的一切，只为让血缘关系的重新交错，跋山涉水的努力靠近，只为结尾那一次轻轻的拥抱，熟悉又陌生，疏离又亲切，模糊的记忆瞬时清晰可见，牵盼的人就在一线之间，对角色最好不过的关照和慰藉，难能可贵的是，如此克制却又如此动人。★★★
同样是封闭空间，绑架人质，提出要求，但这部电影显然更高明一些，作为一名衣食无忧、生活幸福的幼儿园老师，她的动机一直保持到影片尾声才揭晓，悬念十足。
还可以吧，但火候欠佳。说不上来，哪儿块有点不得劲儿
拜托国内的导演不要翻拍，不要去消解女性的苦难。
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