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.
谢谢所有点燃我生命的火花，拥抱所有点燃我生命的火花。
“人活着是为了感知生活”是能打动我的，尤其还是纽约的地铁，悬日，落叶，甚至嘈杂，但仅仅就为传达这个而且是作为核心是否太简单？皮克斯一向擅长的恰是相反的，把宏观抽象的命题用具象构建，用浅显易懂的冒险故事讲，所以蜉蝣撼动大树时才有这么震撼的效果。以小情绪为原点构建了一个大世界观，其实有点割裂和用力过猛，说实话还有点矫情（数数槭树种子落下用了几次）。而且死后的往生世界，精神世界，都是用过的，给不了什么惊喜，呈现也远不如inside out和coco……爵士乐还是OK的，却没有在这上面多延伸。
2teach。所有的伟人都教不了22，也许她缺的正是一个平凡的老师。
终于明白我为啥不太喜欢动画片了，它始终相信对话的力量，坚信这是个解释和交流就能改变对方的世界。这很难让我信服。
即便在心灵神殿，给人打绩效颁奖的HR/管理层依然是熟悉的味道，面目和善却可憎，底层搬砖的还是要日复一日地做着最繁琐的脏累活还要亲自下场擦屎，摊手。以及欢迎肥肠豆瓣气质的22号投胎到地球学哲学
虽然喜欢TinaFey，但是看了半个小时就看不下去了。尤其这个投胎世界的设定，啰嗦、无聊。
生活之美在于其在平凡之下蕴藏的无尽可能性，而并非某种轰轰烈烈。当然，这套说辞成立的前提是你在转世托生时千万不要降落在鸡国。
都是鸡汤，皮克斯熬出来的就是好喝还赏心悦目，尤其适合中年危机患者服用。然后有个事情困扰我很久了，动画片在除了生命体以外的事物环境上呈现得和现实一模一样，其意义是什么呢？
人生从不来不是宏大的命题啊，是生活探出的每一根触角。
看预告以为是和《头脑特工队》很像，但看下来发现并不尽然。非常简单又细致的笔触，让你从另一个角度看待人生和生活，regular old living也可以充满美和感动。中间一度让我泪崩。PS：电影有一段把尼克斯黑出翔了哈哈。PPS：片尾最后字幕写“The Production of Pixar Animation Studios”之后有一行小字是“…and in homes at least six feet away from each other."看到之后会心一笑，这一行字可真是在2020年末时节对这一年最真实的心酸写照。PPPS：全部字幕出完之后只有一个彩蛋，是吼你“The movie is over. Go home!”所以往后迪士尼的电影彩蛋都是喊你别等彩蛋赶紧回家了吗哈哈……
四星半，一部很聪明的积极心理学电影，生命的火花不在远方，不是目标，也不是意义，而仅仅是当下，享受当下。
继头脑特工队以后，皮克斯又一部力作。最近皮克斯的电影无懈可击，已经不是童年电影，就连这个三十+的老大人都在思考，人生到底为了什么，你苦苦追求的就是你想得到的吗？地球通行证上缺的不是你对某样事情的热爱，是你对生活的爱。
2020.12.27 我一定会记住观看这部影片的上午，在生活无意义消解的时候，就当历经过生死，在死亡中寻找灵魂的火花，再死而复生，重又活过，忘了那来时的路，但记住未来的承诺。
之前好评看到太多了期待有点过高，实际看下来觉得还行吧....不过是和阿叉第一次看电影！也是今年的第一场电影，所以五分五分五分
每一缕秋风，每一片落叶，每一段旋律，这才是生命的全部。
It's not earth, it's New York City in the fall, 或者《海街日记》中的镰仓。
Coco里多彩的死后世界+Inside out里拟物出的思维世界，两部大靓电影的结合体当然不容错过。不过我的关注点瞬间歪了：最后22号归去的故里，那个地球上越来越大的轮廓，不正是我们地大物博的神州大地么😂
生命的好体验并不是一块披萨能搪塞的 秋阳下的翩然落叶只是自然之美 无关俗世 有人觉得笑比哭好 但我以为笑和哭是一样的不好
你的人生每一天都是新开始，不要自己感动自己。
我们俩都看哭了，pixar又做了一部讨论生活的意义的电影
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