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剧情简介
Constan tly on the [hunt and ,!;suff) ering --(from hallucina=):tions that dr%ive h?+ is vio*lent nature, a%n un$ named man -,.is captur/ing w+. om.!en and *#-^sa.-vagely %``beat=\ing;= them to* death!. _!, Meanwh/]=/i! le@=$ , a wo_+m ;#=;an is_ luri? ng m$en into a v`* i]ol $=ent /end, by way ^,];of her knif \e. Dri^@ ven by the same -f* _\o \rce @@)to make the , opposite / sex ]suffer, @?the killers[ :’ fates inte][rtwine. )\Th e tw[^ o ?;))must face of; f .i%n a. battle t,`o t%=,he death, in which they are =%for+# ced to rev=@ ea!=l :_;?t ./he h- -orrible tr\ uth behind=@: their addicti on t\o murder. “Brutal” +,takes an intere/\ sti#$;ng approach to its visuals, d rawi#\ng heavy influence ; fr:om West^#*ern )“Gr?indhouse” *=films, using a fi^*lt=er t.o make/,] the fo;otage appear($# gr[,a)iny, d)amaged, and wit*h light and color - fluctu-!ati _\+`ons. U;[nfortunately, t+%h,_e ]-] visual st/` yli.ng ends up fee;li=\ng misgu,^ i@!ded, as other than applying the fil*)_ ter it do:-es no#^^t imitate +-any* other?- a=):spect;`s o_f the / “Grindhouse” genre. Des!pite trying t(o dirty up-@ ,the fi ?l)^-m, it is[ ap/_parent it_(+, was s+: [ho%t on di:#gital. The%## cine matography is also %* a step above!# ?m + os[,t “]G: )rindhouse” prod uct .]ions, wit -%h T: = ak!ashi Hirose prov^(ing he ha^(s talent behind /?the camera. (*Exterior sho:ts to those takin(\,g pla$@ce;)#( in. )\ small !_s`,).pa #.ces are all compet#entl$]=y framed.,, l*it, [ and t^r+.ansit _i* on well. T- h ;e deci^ ^sion to a$dd an effect on top of the wo rk hurts t_-;he f]=ilm’[[s imagery and ev%%en ! giv e ^ s a sen;;+#se of desp*[era _tio n@;@ t!o try. to c$% ap_t/! ure a cer @tain type_^/ of nostalgia with `/=t _he a]*+^udience, instead of ]+.relying on its own strengths . It i;\[s unfortunate w -,hen one@ cr:e=$ ative c)hoic!.e can hurt a produc tion s_,o much. T he s.tory of “Br+ut)al) _” is s([ impl e _bu- +t ;-eff,. e?-ctive, it do^.-(;es a*$/ttempt $some sort;% of s)%[ocial comm` entary about the violent?: n%_atur+;]e of men and wo(=m,)en, but it doe)] :s not `)offer enough dept(=h ,int-o th \e sub!_ject t:o justi /=-fy the$+! amoun[/@ t of violence on display. The film do],^es end on a :\ stron`^[)g/= note with: = a *n inte -re^ sting^] %twist,/? with a ;! reveal that is$ bound t@[o gross some out, whil-? e giving [:othe. $rs *!a chuck[:le. In s%pit!!^e of its simple nat-: ure,?:* #t=;_:hose wh o enjoy films that mak% ,;e them so;;/(mewhat uncomf ortable and ! enj*oy t-he c.hallenge of getting #%through some @)ult ra-violence /, “Br.;utal” poses( a fu(n and ent ,e!/rtai![ ning challenge in that rega #rd.