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.
三星半。还不错。人类在疾病面前真的太渺小了，所以心态要好，尽力享受当下所拥有的，就算没有辜负这短暂又平凡的一生了。
披着恐怖外衣的文艺片。近乎全程的女巫独白，很催眠。为了体验不一样的人生，一种探索。突然想起《鬼魅浮生》，但那个比这个更精彩些。
对父权的抗争很浅显，但镜头是如此动人。像河流一样生活
看不懂女巫电影 这种中世纪破衣裳慢节奏的确无感 烧的还不如寂静岭女警肉疼感人 是我俗了
节奏缓慢，肮脏又干净的环境，野蛮又细腻的成长，所有的肌理都包含盎然的生命力。
当无法通过外物得到共情的状态之下，如何学会笑，学会哭，学会感动，学会不接受，学会如何自处，又或者当以无尽的生命去体验各种人的时候，又会以何种心态陷入循环，女人>男人>孩子空白的生命也知道无限趋向于高位或者纯粹。
老女巫对女巫说：“你为什么就这么简单？！”“这世界灼烧着、痛苦着，这世界令人刺痛、让人恶心，然而、然而……”
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（话说我发现，好像所有演“痴呆症”的演员都能够贡献神演技？！）
生肉，没有台词加持，使得这部风格另类的“恐怖”电影观感不是特别投入，有不少堪比生吃的内脏血腥场面，但是这部有点像抒情散文，没有很密集的剧情，或者恐怖场景，反而被很多空境淡化。这种类型不是很能接受。
一会想讲女性主义，一会想讲爱和原谅。 什么都无法改变，无论你是男人还是女人。手刃老女巫的那刻，你只记得她剥夺了一份真情，却忘记了她也只是个受害者，她曾给了你力量和旁观世界的自由。
跟老谢前些天看了一半看不下去 然后今天我们分手了
韩国拍这种原生态的现实主义一向很有一套，当身份互换，没人逃得了这种强加的苦难。是的，超越苦难。
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
恐怖外壳下的女性成长文艺片，真真1.5倍硬撑着看完
可以跟《钛》对比一下有意思。沉浸式视听语言很有代入感。如何能体验别人的生活，在这个维度上，人才不会孤单
几乎放弃了讲故事，冲突点都服务于氛围，尤其是背景音乐，像是在引导我进入冥想，感知到的只有愈发痛苦，太痛苦了，痛苦到只希望快点结束让我醒来。
有猎奇，有血腥，但全然不像B级片，不能很好地归于某个类型，用纪实的镜头记录一个女巫，拼命的想掌控人生却难逃宿命。段落分的很棒，旁白也好，前面怼着女主拍深得我心
我怎么感觉，老女巫杀死知道小女巫真面目的男人，不是出于妒忌，而是了解人性：你有把柄在人家手里了，人家现在不怕，不代表永远不会把你交给宗教裁判所……“纯真、太纯真了”和用爱化解咒诅什么的理念，只有文艺电影里才有啊！！！
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