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.
短小鬼故事合集，各种老梗+jump scare。这种鬼故事好像很难找出新角度了。
去掉前因後果，直接把嚇人點子拍出來倒也省事。衣櫃和人體模特不錯。
———————————【2022.07.05观影】
这不就是鬼片吗？？？一个个的小故事，胆小误入啊！
第一次看柬埔寨电影，电影节奏很慢，导演留白太多了，甚至以为是个纪录片，好几次都想二倍速下。朋友的离开，父亲的病，拆迁，梦想，其实想说的有很多，但感觉男主角的视角表达的有点浅。几个印象很深的场景：男主角的梦，在酒吧迷幻的灯光，导演拍的挺好的。
绝大部分故事似曾相识，小故事很多看起来诚意满满，但凑在一起让人越来越不耐烦。
比第一部还难看，就牙齿那个有点意思，结果最后走个丧尸结局很无趣，冥婚的小哥哥长得很帅
5：鬼敲墙（男主认为是一场浪漫邂逅…）
life is life. Endless, meaningless, painful. Lighten &darken, and always dark.
故事没头没尾的 但是扛不住主角团颜值TOP
齿虫这个故事还行，扩展一下可以拍一部丧尸片。人类高质量男性之人体模特故事也还行，密室逃脱也是不错的，除此其他故事太弱了
杀人藏尸后车厢，罪有应得。
以城市拆迁的视角，展示一个少年的生活变化。在世事变迁的浪潮下，个体的无力感，最后都不得不妥协。
莫名想起《夜以继夜》。之前在平遥一天天被新人导演电影所支配的无聊感又再次体会到了。题材非常棒。冗长无趣，剧情乱，摄影差，气氛无烘托，误导的地方太多了。这个男主角得奖是认真的吗，演技在哪儿。见到贾导很开心，实在没想到已经过了2年了。看完短片很感动。
不少故事的构思还挺惊艳，奈何因为单个故事时间有限，都不了了之，草草收场。或者说有限的时间并非借口，即便短小，也能精悍，如果处理得更走心，完全可以获得更高的分数。Ps：话说导演是按青春偶像剧挑的演员？颜值还真都很在线，演技也不是很尬，有点浪费了，稍显可惜。
比第一部还难看，就牙齿那个有点意思，结果最后走个丧尸结局很无趣，冥婚的小哥哥长得很帅
导演个人的成长体验，好喜欢在银幕上看到破败的街道和空间，生活在城市就是为了工作呀不然谁会不想生活在乡村安逸寂静的环境
总共十个小故事，一般般吧，也没啥看头，不过是每个故事做了点留白，做了点让人想象的空间，没有说的那么直白。一般。
#20220108资料馆 平遥影展在北京＃ 典型的电影节项目 影像质感还不错 但故事没讲好 导演可能科长看得太多了（怪不得科长主投）可能这个片子最大的意义在于对柬埔寨这个国家的影像记录
短片合集也还不错，就前几个故事还可以该惊悚的都有惊悚，《隧道》《红衣服》《二手家具》这几个故事恐怖氛围不错的！颜值也很在线！
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