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.
意外还可以。故事线整体比较完整，漏洞和瑕疵肯定有，但瑕不掩瑜。值得看。
各方利益的纠葛，故事大部分都是用台词来推动，这么有趣的题材视觉上太弱了，显得有些无趣甚至枯燥了。
“Inner beauty”被物化的想法既醍醐灌顶又悲不自胜。
用一种超认知的东西，展现一种陈腐的意义。近未来，当处理肿瘤的各种方式成为了一种艺术形式，人们已经不在乎死与生、爱与被爱，性也在变种，所有都在变种，那人类的认知也在变种。
四星鼓励，有点分段式恐怖片的意思，结尾/彩蛋虚虚实实留悬念。男主没看出来是《怒晴湘西》的小徒弟。
讲故事的人强调狐仙的凶残和强大，把听众带跑偏，将其作为一种手段，只为洗脱自己的罪孽。而村名习惯了靠别人的救济过活，一旦断水断粮就只剩仇恨，有钱在穷人眼里就是原罪。反而整个故事里最仁义的居然是土匪，非常讽刺。
看这个电影我就感叹于那句老话：升米恩，斗米仇。真的是这样啊
非常好看！少有的网大里的精品，除了女演员太出戏！
各方利益的纠葛，故事大部分都是用台词来推动，这么有趣的题材视觉上太弱了，显得有些无趣甚至枯燥了。
最近两年网大电影的质量越来越好，一出“罗生门”故事，每个版本讲的都还不错！可惜结尾有点故弄玄虚或者强行圆满的意思…
+0.5 拍出了posthuman queer body/death theory的烫手山芋lol 蕾老师演技完胜ks... 配乐写的很好唉
最可怕的其实真的是人心。
近乎静止的攻击形态，未见人物动线，唯有场景变换往复；武器来自于观看的权利，而杀伤力则被拥有阐释权的人决定。那些局促但热烈的吻，和急切的告白与质问，不是因为爱慕或渴求，而是极尽空虚后的自怜。蠕动的器官在体内肆意生长，四肢却仍颤动着妄想改造。人物关系的涌动渐渐退居幕后，只剩下绝望自毁的人（器官），被侵蚀仍苟活的人（器官），和尚存旺盛生命力而被剿杀的人（器官）。
一个故事 不同人讲出不相同的剧情
期待落空。全片应有的哥特cult感完全没出来。每个演员的表演节奏都不一样，镜头的感觉与题材也不符。以至于有一种奇怪的感觉，好像一个欧洲大佬（男主角）找了一些他喜欢的女演员，拍了一个他喜欢的题材。小K真的很会演紧张高潮脸，太适合被剪成鬼畜了！！片中的SM行为艺术，都令人印象深刻。不过说artist的次数过多，似乎产生了反作用。connection movie: 钛
好评，虽说是部网大，但成影效果超过很多所谓的院线大片。其实个人认为拍到胡子头拍拍瞎子，恐吓他编狐仙杀人故事，出门来邪魅一笑就结束了效果更佳。从来就没有什么鬼怪狐精作怪，有的只是人在贪念、欲望之下隐藏的自私而丑陋的恶行。
开头还正常，越往后越迷惑，结尾高潮更是像学生汇报表演，还出现明显的定焦不准越轴的技术问题
罗生门式的叙事当时确实跟吸引人，关键是每段故事都能接起来，并且没有大的逻辑漏洞，在网大里面实属难得。所谓的狐仙鬼怪，不过是掩人耳目的借口罢了，升米恩斗米仇，最黑暗的永远都是人心
3.5，我给4，强烈鼓励鼓励～故事讲得还是不错的，妖啊，有时哪有人心可怕。
除了“根本没有狐仙”的设定有意思以外什么都不行，每个情节都设计得用力过猛，极不自然，演员也是一样。
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