残酷

剧情简介

Constantl@y &]on the (+(hunt a,n;d sufferin$g ] from hallucina +tions th$at d\
rive his ^violent n^ature, an u( nnamed man is capturing w* "omen and^ ^sa!`vagely #*beating them to deat$..h.: Meanwhil^\;e/, a wo./ma* n is lur>, ing m]en into _a_ < v^`$io^%$#lent 
`<end,! by wa-
#y of h er `knif,>\e* ?. D?riven b ,*y th.:e same[] +%$f^<]orce to#/+ make the @opposite &"`sex suffer, th"/e killers’ &.-fates i *'ntertwine. '#T:)he two m<ust face off in a battle to "the death, in`` which they are forced t%o rev=<'eal the horr';<i*_b'le %&tr,>u ]th :^behind [their a+(d`'d
(iction to@ mu+*rde-?$r:.-,　　“Bru?tal” takes"
,# an -)interesting ap;" >pr ; oach to its ],visuals, drawing he/avy \!influ<ence f-rom Western “Grindhouse”.[=& fil[\'ms, using a filt<[$')er to make the footag!(>e  appear grainy, &,da<(mag'-.$ed)=, *\and wi ::t&=h light and col*%>or fluctuat] ions. Unfortuna(!\t(ely, ='the visual [>/st,?yl! ;ing en*:*-d=s u,p f<=ee:=/)ling misguided, as ot+)her than a!];
*pp'"lying the^(  filt<e&=r it doe"`s no,$t imitate any#>+ oth, e,r= =,+aspects of > ]the ./“Gri)=:nd')house” genre. Despite tr\>;yin+g to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was)] "%:!sho[,t o_.n digital. The cinematography i,[
s \!als)o a step above most “#^Grindho<u %<se” productions,%( ]w%i >th Takashi Hirose proving he has talent- , behin;d the camera./ Exterior=@- = shot,s t-=o those` t!aking pla @ce in small spaces are >all comp. eten^tly framed, "=li$;_ t, and =trans<&)ition  well. The ` deci sion[ to add an effe&=ct =<$on top of the work hurts [the&& film#’s imagery and even">! gives )<a=* se'ns(,!`e of )*desperation[< to try
&^ to ca'pt_(ure a certain. type of nostalg;ia wi)#th th#e audien].ce, inste>ad '
*of ;*relying on its own_]% st.:ren "<gths. It is unfortun $>ate when one cre ativ@ ;e &(choice can:< hurt a=> productio^]n s_o'+# m `#/uch.　　The story of,, “B\ rutal” is) simple but eff))>ective, it -!d=)'oes attempt some so[ rt/,* & of social'( co>%<
mmentary a/)bout the v[<*io]-lent natu
`+re@@ of men_ and\.\ wo >=men, but i+#t do=)!es not offer enoug:]h d/<[(epth into [<<the subject to justify the amou>nt of\> vio>,[<lence on d</ispl@
;?ay. The] film does end on_ a - ;strong `=note with an interesting< twist#\, \\% ^with a re=v*ea"(/?l tha%]t is b;ound !.to g.-r)oss so>#me ou-t \, $$
wh"" ;_ile  $?$givin]g o-th);,'ers a chuc:?kl!#[e. In spi`%te of it.s simple nature+%, those wh +!o+=[) e!
njoy films tha&t make th $]em-( somewhat_=; un?comfort]able and enjoy% the< ch-`/al lenge of getting through`^
_some* ultra-viol\\ence, “Brutal” !pos'(es a fun a ]+nd*_" en`).
ter` >\-taining challenge i^n t/hat regar*
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