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.
既像托卡尔丘克的文字幻化为具象的神秘鬼魅翻飞在眼前，又像是《第二性》最为诗意壮阔的影像阐释。走过身不由己的少年时代，成为她或者他，都难逃既定社会法则的压制。学会流泪后重新从孩子活一遍，在善念中滋养出一条爱之河，平息老女巫的悲怆。以极现代性的概念传达对未来的希冀：剥开自己的皮囊，以血肉哺育彼此，孕育一个不分你、我、他与她，甚或是它的世界，偏见与残害将无立足之地。
爱无所不能。
忍不住想象，女主和她一出生就成为女巫的女儿接下来的生活会如何。担心小女巫会控制不住露出黑色的尖指甲，害怕她们未来的生活会更艰难……
这个女巫牛呀，男女老少的人生都体验了一遍。
漆黑的夜空中有最亮的仙后座为我指路，茫茫的人群中有父亲的关心，父亲的耐心，父亲的爱让我不在惧怕遗忘。是，还是会忘记，但心中已经养成的身体反射，让我知道他还在身边，就不用害怕。徐玄振的演技太棒了，有爆发力，也能很好的收住，每一滴眼泪都滴在了心上，女儿抓住胳膊的一霎那，真的哇的一下哭出来了。今天苏州在下雨，可以用力的哭一次。
（话说我发现，好像所有演“痴呆症”的演员都能够贡献神演技？！）
最温柔的光打最血腥的画面，镜头好美！
她被囚禁，跟随女巫学习生存，变成被压迫的女性，变成没人注意的狗，变成被社会宽容对待的男人，可她依旧不觉得自己是“真实的人”，因为所有的不过是通过模仿得来的技巧 经验。直到重新成为一个小女孩，感受到真正的母爱，家人的爱，她才找到自己的归属之地。
没想到是以巫女的视角看人类的悲喜，不断转换身份之间，竟然有点泰伦斯马力克的味道，本以为是一部氛围独特的恐怖片，没想到基本算一步文艺片了，3星半
触摸着，闻着，感受着，模仿着，体验爱，学会哭，流淌着的生命气息，无处不在
导演可以啊，处女作就这么厉害。结尾不太喜欢，略略有点俗气。“当男人在房间里，你就不是女人，而是餐食、茶水。”20220604
节奏很慢，但却不觉得囧长，她是女巫，但那些人比女巫还危险
到了最后食狼女，发现了母爱的伟大，为什么她能比我当初做的更好，这也诠释了电影的内涵，女巫从被母亲抛弃的那一刻开始，就失去了世界上最重要的东西，而她在人间不断地改变自己，体验不同的生活，感受不同的人生。
生命何其短 视为珍宝者 亦具无一之天赋矣
始终隔着一层纱的感觉。
「就是在假装很用心的样子活着啊」 这种疾病题材的真的是看的人心里很难过 无力 绝望 没有好转的那一天 只有getting worse
明知道会哭还是要看的电影，电影把一位早老型阿兹海默患者面临的一切失去尊严，会面临的危险都讲出来了，可能因为不能太残忍了，就都戛然而止用童话以修饰，但现实呢，现实永远是恐怖的……
节奏有点慢 但故事整体还是蛮不错的 温情又感人 看的好难受啊 徐玄振演技太牛啦
是我自己的问题，情感接收器部分失灵，就觉得…好像没那么感动，内心还有点想吐槽
年轻人得阿尔兹海默症确实更令人心痛。特别是父亲看着女儿如此。女主感觉过于用力，父亲又太克制。这个病真的太可怕又可恶，记忆被一点点吃掉。最难熬的是身边人。22.6.28
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