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.
青少年的爱情电影容易拍得轻浮，多数角色不能说服观众他们的happily ever after。这就使得他们的海誓山盟像过家家的道具，他们的聚散离合不过是一次对成年生活的模拟。这部电影保留了青少年电影的青涩和单纯，但是借由信仰的差异把二人的爱情塑造得超越了年龄。Marike和Jaime跨越了宗教信仰的相互吸引拍得太真，Jaime以旁观者的姿态疏解Marike压抑的家庭生活，却是一步步沉沦，直到幸福与信条再无可能共存。克制和激情结合的背德感，真的是狠狠上头了
贤二说 跟男朋友去京都旅行是少女的憧憬 之后立刻去挑内裤 啊哈哈哈哈哈哈笑死 美食很好看 也直面了家庭问题 内野圣阳穿条纹西装一秒破功 啊哈哈哈哈哈哈
因为没有了解其中的宗教成分，因此它对我而言只是宏观抽象的阻碍。还是把电影简单当作teen story去理解的。
- 2022/05/28，看完。真好呀，看得超级快乐，心里暖烘烘。いいな★～ -
撑长版的剧集，可还是好温柔好治愈哦。而且真的好多无厘头的搞笑片段，夸张又好笑。贤二一家子都是女王耶ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ，充分说明了少女攻也是攻，卡哇1也是1啦～
配乐加一星。结尾的配乐真是绝，那么悲伤的基调下，忽然涌起那么新快而充满生命力的音乐，毫不违和，把爱的意义无限扩大。
剪了短发染了头发的贤二好像装A的O啊😂尤其是在西餐厅里贤二穿着西装、戴着墨镜、拿着餐刀对史朗开玩笑的说：‘我要杀了你’时我满脑都是lp你好辣~
this is what you get for falling in love with a cult girl I guess
很难让我不联想到Disobedience，不仅仅是题材的类似，当我思忖Marike的信仰究竟给了她怎样的力量以让她坚信时，我也想到了Esti，Esti的信仰赋予她选择的能力。结局停在那处，那我就当主创鼓励观众畅想她们会选择违命了。
“看风景时有人在身边感叹好美 这种感觉真好啊”
本人的年度最佳！！！不仅是故事很吸引人，两位女演员之间的火花简直烧到了我的心里😭宗教信仰、婚姻孩子都不足以成为阻碍，只需要一句想念我们就能一起奔赴新世界😭看到最后泪流不止，一想到本单身狗顿时更想哭了，我的Marike你在哪里？(╥﹏╥)
i think about you all the time，about us，do you？
“你去过我们说过的那些地方，和我们想象的一样好吗”——“你应该也在那里的”。两个爱而不可得的同性被迫分离后再次相遇时的对话，让人很伤感。
女1甚至长得有点像瑞秋麦克亚当斯。本来我以为是一个假期结束了我们就要分开了的故事。原来这么伤心啊。还好在严苛的宗教下有温暖的人，虽然这个设定有点不可信，只能说创作者很温柔。
她在车里握住了她的手，我的世界突然安静了两秒。
当她父亲在教堂大谈特谈爱是忍耐和包容时，宣布了女儿订婚的“喜讯”，宗教下的多盲目和“虔诚”，只不过是为了自己的目的而美其名曰。两个女孩子的交往和大多数人的经历都差不多，初见的惊鸿，相处的融洽，爱恋从懵懂到每天想你无数遍，悸动的青春，拍的很好啊，只是在宗教背景下，那定是没啥好果子吃，you can live forever，在心底吧。
搞笑又温情的中年大叔恋(纯)爱
ps：结局看到那么憔悴的女二心都要碎了，跟她走吧，fuck Jehovah
好多好吃的啊，日常的生活，人活着，先满足喜欢的胃，一起赏樱花，风动，情动，相守的日常
一如既往的温馨，两个大叔在一起的相处，就是日常的幸福，让人觉得，啊！这样的生活真好啊！好希望也有这样一个人能够和他一起慢慢变老。
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