残酷

剧情简介

Co=:n :s.tantly '_! on the h;'unt a
<nd suffering from halluc(ina"
tion<s that dr' iv^!/\e>^< his v<-iolent nature,
_ an==" u!`)nnamed man i;s;^@ cap^turing w))<om"en and savage]!]ly beating (them`% to dea."-th. Me
a&&]nw# hile, a woman is luring men into<% a violen[+`t end, by way of#_ h@er k nif [e.: < Driven by t he same force t&$o !mak@@>e the oppo;&site sex!.' suffer,& ' the k
;i!);!llers<^’ fate\
s intertwin.e.;" The two=%, must fa ce off\. in^, a ba[),t,;tle to ] ^the de)&ath, in whi<*ch the@_[+y are forced  t,")o ]=rev<(<eal the horrible truth behind their addict/i_o &/n to#+ murder.　　“Brut?$%`al@:” takes.
an inter ] ]es[/
ting app)]roa<<ch to it]s vis#-uals, drawing heavy influe[_nce from Western_`! “Grindhou @se” f

ilms, usin.;,g a filter to make t?)_he footage ,+ *@appea\r gra")*iny,?& dam;a_/ged, #>)and wit<^`*h lig[#$ht .,:and co?%lor `- fluctuation[\s. Unf'%!or\tun-*ately, the v\`(isual st\,,yling
&-%!ends(`:_ \up <?'feeling mis#&guided, as@\ other tha.%&n applying the #[filter * it<`*
do 'es # not imitate any ot'h<,&er aspects o\<^@f the “Grindhouse” -=ge%(nre. ?`Despite try#ing t`o d!\ir)#ty,+` %?up;` the fil^]m, "$it is !^ap?
pare?(.]nt it <#wa<#=s s'<hot on digital. ! T! he( .,c? ine)@mat:(>ogr\ _aph;@"y is als?:o a step ^above"):/ most “$G[!!rin
dhouse”$\@ producti-ons, with Tak%)<a]#shi Hirose
\pr,$:oving#@ he ha;s talent be>h
.ind the:.> cam:^e_\ra. Exterior shots to [thos?e taking^ place in small sp>@'ace"s ar.$-e all co"mpetentl@["y<?_ framed, lit, and% /?%trans $/`ition well. The decision to add an effect on t>op#. of the work hurts .?(*the film’s?` ;imagery-^( % > and even `gi,ves a sense\:  o?f de^["s&?[per ation ;-"to ["try to captur('e  a certa\@?in type of no #sta`+lgia w&$it#>h the audience, inste# ad of r.\e?lying on its^* own s tren$gths/*#. I%*>t is unfortun'ate wh<en]/` one creative choice can hurt a p\roduction>-# so much.　　The story &o`:f “Br=utal” is ]"%simple but eff&ect$*iv#-e,\! it does attempt some [@:[sort'" of^! socia_:l com"`^m") entary  abo>\'@ut "the viole*nt nature!>% of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth i# n!-to the subject to) ju*stify the am @ount of vi@<]olence on di,;-?splay. The film does end o:,@n a strong n?ote with an inte^@_restin!]g twist,  :with a _reveal that*:: is b^:-ou$ nd to gross som^+\e o>.&>ut, whil@ e givi''%\?n]_g ot
-@hers a chuckle. In spite of it#
s si;;=mple n>atu
re,\!" those who (enjoy films that= ma>!ke them somewh^:at unco )mfo:(rt ]'a$ble and !* en:*@=joy the)= [challenge of
# get$ting$`` thro,,u&>gh some ult
ra-violence,&,^ “Brutal” poses a] fun and]
</;entertai[(ning ,`chal:"lenge i`)n t"hat re/[ ga-@r% &]d.