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.
和新的我的立场上
导演对科技的幻想不够充分，又对人性的美好过于乐观。事实上，没有人会希望自己被“另一个人”彻底取代，甚至连自己的死亡都不在这世上留下任何痕迹。
也许真的到了未来那个世界，情感只需要存在于意识（或数据）中延续，本体反而是随意可以置换的有机体（用废即换），元宇宙的世界也可能就是人类的终极世界。
闷。
通篇大特写，一演二，阿里的演技可圈可点。每个微小的表情的细腻且完美。
但也没有太过敏感的人
虽然文本有些僵硬但也不乏巧妙，意识形态内核不可深究，却比前作要好出不少
节奏太慢了，部分场景很漂亮，故意设计了一个看似美满的结局。#20220203
喜欢Mahershala Ali但这片子节奏有点问题。
老土。每一步都是意料之內卻又意料之外——意外劇情文本的幼嫩和無聊，極度堆砌的感動其實會令觀眾反感。
RJ说这类型电影是在给AI做宣传，光看了开头就说不喜欢主题不看了，但我看完之后感觉，其实重点不在于AI的合法和合理性，而是如何对自己的爱人和家人进行告别，以及如何平和的处理被遗忘和忽略的感受，RJ说这种感受不需要去了解，但我确能体会到自己在group chat里失语时的落寞和无奈，注定是一部属于“自我”的电影。
导演像嗑药了一样，拍的太嗨了，各种小包袱抖得真是喜欢极了。
要是“我”做得更好
1、WTF的高能叙事，开篇伪小队全军阵亡引出真小队，这打脸打得真叫一个爽，而且这种诡叙一直延续到最后，会玩会玩；2、有趣到极致，浪漫到极致，连血腥暴力和密集恐惧都能被治愈，化成烟花看到光。
终于调对了节奏，可惜江山已经丢了大半，整体还是有了一丝久违的快乐
群像戏确实拍得好看，每个角色都有亮点，无论是人物性格还是技能展示都非常出色，上校、和平使者、血腥运动这三个角色的理念争斗浓缩在硬盘抢夺战上，鲨鱼负责可爱，哈利奎因算是传统招牌，总体来说这电影能拍出这效果还是多亏了滚导，华纳本身是真的不行。
太R级了，惊掉下巴！纳纳威蠢萌蠢萌的好可爱。Harley依旧slay全场，美翻天，我太爱她了！没有比Margot更适合这个角色的了，好好给她拍一部单人片行么？最后结局——蚍蜉可以撼树。
Apple所以自然也是浓浓的性冷淡风
若是交给维伦纽瓦拍出来会是什么样子。
美术真的是最喜欢的科幻电影类型了。就是你愿意相信它会在短期内实现，而不是离现在过分遥远甚至根本就是胡编乱造的超级脑洞而已。写是写不出来这种画风了。不得不承认，影像创作是文字创作的升级。不过“影像”本就早于文字。
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