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.
最后和妈妈在竹林那段看哭了，好熟悉的窒息感，但我选择自私点
作为华东地区长大的人，真的不太懂那个ritual，一下子有些割离感
制作上pixar从来不让人失望，这一家子小熊猫实在太萌，完全无法抵挡，两眼冒星星。华裔元素也恰如其分，完全不夸张也没有太刻意，相当舒服。主题嘛pixar也从来不往大了走，只是这次的表达有点浅了，有家人关系和自我表达，也加入了华人家庭的一丢丢死要面子的特点，不过我总觉得有点两边不靠，略敷衍了，pixar不常见的低龄化观感。这只华裔小熊猫不能在天朝院线上映实属可惜。
在取材、人设和内核上都很Chinese的美国动画，把青春期的生理变化和叛逆心理与民族传统文化在现代化过程中的矛盾结合在一起作为叙事冲突，故事并不深奥，但已经是一部成功的跨文化碰撞作品。
仪式和幻境段落还算有趣，整体不如预告片。可能总有一天东亚的女儿要鼓起勇气对妈妈说，我没有那么完美，让你失望了。
—埃隆·马斯克(特斯拉创始人兼CEO)
#ABC研究# 最后男团hiphop驱魔大法太牛逼，真·fusion
三星半吧，新奇的故事设定，但骨子里还是老套的，还有父亲作为最后那根稻草的关键点，似乎来得太过突兀，和母亲之间的故事其实可以再多铺垫一点的。
这选题绝对是99.9%人的遭遇，但这剧情也确实单薄到不是很有说服力……
可爱疗愈，简直想给女主角一个抱抱。妈妈的设置在东亚文化里就更有代表性了，对孩子自私而无私，期望甚高又只希望她平凡。女性间的相互懂得，接受成长的独特，拥抱自己，给互相空间，拥抱上一辈的隔阂，情节是老套的但都圆得很好
小熊猫飞跃的样子太萌了😭可能因为太过有共鸣，导致全程哭了好几次，尤其是最后一刻钟。认识自己，接受自己，与家人和解并脱离他们的束缚，是我们成为真正女人的开始，然而我自己还没有成功。有一部华人亚裔女性主导的动画片还是蛮值得鼓励的。
“我们都有潜在的野兽，很多人都没让它暴露过，但我做到了”
full of f*cking stereotypes
PS.我也想抱抱红色熊猫
靠，梅梅冲回去抱住她的小红熊猫的那一刻我果然没忍住又泪崩了，皮克斯可以，算是把中式母女关系嚼巴明白了//不过这不还是跟Encando讲的一个故事吗？连获得奇幻能力的原因都一样，不过小熊猫实在太可爱了。
挺不错的合家欢电影~牙套这个东西在美国这么普及啊，涉及到青少年的影视剧几乎都会看到戴的。
但是依旧很多刻板印象～
1. red panda里面，外婆=本我，妈妈=自我，所以在情绪失控的时候才会出来，
我咋觉得有一点点教中国小孩不要听妈妈话的意思呢🧟
哪个furry控看了不想原地打滚尖叫呢？但受制于串流定位和“萌即正义”视角下的野心滑坡，仍遍布预期中套路和1.0的地方（缺少“魔力”的东方景片陈列，公式化命题写作，闹腾的叙事节奏），以至于最后把少女自我成长和跨代际沟通衔合起来，是有些顺拐也说服力欠佳的。从《包宝宝》到这部的母女冲突矛盾，能看出石之予在真诚自白跟迎合好莱坞工业标尺间的试探，还是希望她下次放手做些更有挑战性的项目，毕竟作为皮克斯首位华裔女导演，值得带来更多低回流连的表达。
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