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.
写实 底层阶级的无奈 无法改变命运 妥协与恶人为伍 成为曾经那个压迫自己的别人 看这类电影挺扎心的
开始看不理解为啥是惊悚片，看完的确……惊悚
现实生活里每天都在上演的东西。没什么意思。果然还是宣扬真善美的片子更能匡扶正气。这...
有韩朝背景、逆袭成果、对功利应试的批判，然而观感模糊，较为平淡，比较深刻的片段是脱北者说出关于数学的思考和乐趣以及脱北者与儿子之间的冲突。
内容有点深刻，类似盲山？穷人有真正的自由吗？
现代版奴隶制的缩影 boss的手段还是高明 用糖衣炮弹分化内部阶级 男主一边享受着权利与金钱带来的满足感一边又被不时涌上的道德感冲击 但利益与自私还是会占主导 老板又是另个大boss的走狗 一代又一代生生不息
一开始的补习班想起九十年代郑智化的 补习街。当然韩国也很早了。我们则是近些年的事。现在没了。剧情没深入的时候，我还以为师徒两人有点类似 阿米尔汗的 来自星星的孩子。
非常平庸，雷声大雨点小，从南北问题掰扯到教育体制和中产固化，底层失语，每个都轻描淡写贴一块标签，导演最终的落脚点彷佛是需要给理想主义的数学求知埋下种子和伏笔，但也是紧急刹车式操作。
这个故事让人背后发凉，已经不是屠龙少年变恶龙了，这是赤裸裸的人间铁律，可惜后面刚渐入佳境的时候就结束了！只是抛出问题，一种宿命感，少了一些戏剧性！可惜啊，这么好的故事。
不忘初心，牢记使命！
剧情ok，节奏ok，就是韩国人的自负还是那么让人受不了
【巴西】到目前为止，留下最深刻印象的一部。整体感觉是面面俱到，并且完全不因为想实现的东西而变得繁赘。聚焦社会讨论（现代奴隶，人口贩卖，青少年伤害 etc.）的篇幅和Mateus最终命运的剧情悬念之间拥有很微妙的折中。角色的工作路线和日常生活，如同一档观察类纪录节目，看尽这里的动荡与置身其中的暗无天日；却又始终为他能否“逃出生天”，进行铺路。哪里都做对了，也就合适了。
学渣在扫地僧的帮助下独立奋强…又扯到南北关系。
看到令人心痛。在贫富差距的桥梁上，走过去另一边需要作出牺牲，很可能就是牺牲掉良心。
个人与资本的斗争注定是会失败的，要么与资本一起压榨，同流合污，或者成为最底层的被压榨人民，但谁能轻易放弃利益和权利。
剧情有点单薄
还行吧，就是感觉剧情有点拖拉就是，一直想让人快进的感觉，后面有被燃到，前面铺垫的时间有点长了，导演如果再精简点，更突然数学上的造诣，会更好 。
如果不考虑政治因素，这片子前1个小时可以看，后面基本上属于狗尾续貂，愣是要升华主题，但实际矛盾和高潮已经错过，1个小时候就会显得很尴尬。但如果加上政治因素……你就看这个名字，就知道棒子们想干啥了
另一个问题是人性蜕化。从被压迫者始，以压迫者终，耐人寻味。
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