残酷

剧情简介

Constantly  &on ";the "_h >.unt and s="uffering from hallu #cin@ati` ;ons";( =%th^at dr_"iv&&e,_ his v'&>i."-ole]!/nt ;natur[ ])e, an un ('na ``med man^ is captur[/i<>]ng women and sa _vagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a _,wom>!a"- n is> l+(uring me__n into a violent end, by )_@w([ay of her knife. Dr&<_iv+:en*+ by the sa"me fo]>rce to make ?[ t<he oppos*ite sex s;?`<uf]]fer,]? the \:`killers’!) fates intertw/ine. The two must face off\* in", a b/attle to
the death, ]\in w>hi?ch<< t>
hey are forced to [:(reve`al the&\+ horrible truth behind their addict;ion to $m(`urder.　&　“Br+
utal” take^\>s an i! nt%\erest:ing a:[@pp] '@roach? to i ts visuals, drawin=,g heav ;#y influ\enc-e from West*> `)ern “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to '
[=make the footage ap_pear!)`= g \rain y, dam#(aged, a
'nd w)/ith lig@ht .@_+a&nd col^or f'luct&.:_uat@+ions /-. \Unfor,tunately?(, the visual <` st=$ylin/>g en``ds `up fee`"l^"ing <"mi]sg.(uided, as oth
[er than a(?pp` l yin/%g the 
 filter it doe`\]s not imit$_a.te any other aspects < of the :“G] rind+house” *g<enr$$e. Despite +#t&":ryi%ng ' to dirty up ]\"the film, it is apparent it was sh\/ot on digital. The cine \m?ato/^graphy is also a s#<<:tep _ above most)+ ;“G >]ri'^ndhous [&_=e?`” production"$ s, with Takas`!/h"-i ';= Hirose proving he has]$ t(`
alent behind the+/ camera. Ex%+`.terio:%r<< s??hots to t..:+(hose t.aking place in s.mall spa_ces are all ?.:co-m-pet@e -ntly framed, lit, a=(nd trans/_ition.@ =,we-ll. The decision t\;o a&]dd an=# e+.!ffect on top! / [of.> the work hurts the film’s imagery ( ,and( e.%#ve:\"n giv es a $sense of de][),,sperat?]/ion t;(o_ try to captur[e a certain type>/`/ of`! no"<<sta[lgia wit*#]h the audience, instead of relying>< on i@^ts own s: ;t".re
=ngths. It is unfo"'rtu:\na?)t]^e whe*n [ $one creative ?:
c] ho=+i\!%ce can h,urt a production so _much.　　The &story of '-“Brutal” is sim+`(ple but
);+e*ffective+":,_, it @:does att>empt some s! ]]ort of social commenta:[##ry about (>the vi(<_._o@lent nature o [f men*[= and*#+ women, but it does n ot offer e@n))oug
$h d+e_pt h -!into th/<e subject to j +ust>!ify "_,the amount&*! of violence on di_^s)>play. Th e film doe<"s end on a : st!;rong note wi>: %th an interesting >twist, with= a reveal t].hat[,: is b[ound to+ *:gross some out, (wh;]:ile giving ot]('he^rs a& chuckle. In <_\sp*+ite of its s?^imple n .!ature, those $ who e
=njoy films that make them somewha_t u^ncomforta<*=ble and"@=@; enjoy<#/=@ the c&""halleng.`e of getti<ng through(' /''so'"(@m<\e ultra-;"vio*;lence, “Brutal” po !ses \
a f/=un ,!<a_:nd _^ente; r%taining c=[hallenge in that\ regar+ d.