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.
喜剧下的悲剧，光鲜下的肮脏。可惜即使剧本再好、演员水准再高，残酷也不及现实的百分之一。我们都要在“坏人永远提拔坏人”的社会中在内心做出选择，是全面的毁灭，肮脏的妥协还是自我的救赎。
读书才是改变一个人，改变其他人的更好的途径
理想不敌现实，离开理想也许会活得乏味，离开现实连活都活不下去。
政治场永远迷雾缭绕，它不能凌厉、只能含糊是因为转不明白，到最后影子这个符号已经解剖不出什么来了，只剩“光线越亮，阴影越深”的论证杵在这里。
李室长很出彩诶，卞成贤拍得总让我觉得像在看同人2333
“光线越强，阴影就越暗。但我喜欢在灯光下看到你。” “我所有关于正义的想法，被我亲手打倒了。” 薛景求又可以预定今年百想影帝了。
导演好像把所有的能量都用在中场楼梯的“密室政治”戏中，那段的走位铺排，美术置景，寓意内涵，人物关系剑拔弩张，相当精彩，但十分可惜的是，后半段流于形式般的结束，又回到了国际市场那样年代片的套路，而且选举政治的展示是否过于“脸谱化”
民主不能依靠个别人的良心，要争取，争取，还是TMD争取
终于找到精校字幕马上开看，薛都拿影帝了我才补完。
政治从来都不是理想的，有其自身的运转法则，公平、正义、民主……是理想与目标，而政治才是实现这些目标的过程与日常，保持纯洁怕脏了手，就请收起理想远离政治吧。
选题特别好。目的正义和手段正义纠结。政客恰恰又是在两者之间摇摆的特殊人群。没有理想和情怀做不了政客，只能做造王者，没有卑劣的手段，也当不了政客，毕竟在污泥谭里打滚，没点偏方无法立足。
对标其他韩国的政治类电影，这部明显有点弱，但用我们的眼光看，依然相当大尺度。
韩国人太会拍这样的电影，不服都不行，另一个需要佩服就是主角们的对戏，太炸裂了。
哇 太强了 韩国的电影制作 镜头台词太棒了
若政治真到了可以“为达目的不择手段”的地步，那么这些政客总有一天会以国家的名义牺牲人民的利益～胸膛里的良心远比围栏里的鸡蛋更重要～
电影节奏是不是太赶了？衔接有点生硬，怎么说，感觉整体有点别扭，并无太大感受
见惯了打打杀杀的韩国政治片，这也太温柔了，理想主义的惺惺相惜，恐怕是韩国政坛不会出现的吧。。。最后影子还是只能淹没于黑暗中，毫无悬念。双男主演技在线，我就喜欢看韩国型男大背头加套西，面无表情就很有那味道了
4.10下午和mao AA在3段4层会议室观看，字幕太差劲了，勉强看明白剧情了，有点意思。
你不能把一位政治家刻画成傻白甜，你也不能把一名幕后军师刻画成一心想站在光明下的小镇青年，都太幼稚。
正值韩国新总统上任，前后出了这个新片，一个言论不受限制的地方就是这么牛逼
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