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.
历史上没有哪一次的所谓正义的群体维权事件不会上升为流血和暴力，只能概括为四个字：乌合之众。
迅速平行跳切像是纪实闪回，这不是虚构的，而是真实事件改编。很灯塔国，该禁，国内就别看这种当庭大声呵斥法官的所谓皿煮，游行示威、公开审判、自由辩论、程序正义的帝国主义阴谋片了， 反正你们又不是没少删禁。陪审团制度也许不是最好的，但总比各种被代表的好。8.2（原短评论已被删）
9分，一气呵成，淋漓尽致。从审判开始到审判结束，每一次开庭都是一场腥风血雨。当一场法律审判沦为政治和个人利益的工具，就早已失去了其公正与尊严，更无法得到世人的尊敬。
看到片头的弹出的N，自然而然就归类为网大想着轻松一把，没想到一开始就被抓住，法庭上的剑拔弩张的确精彩，倒是最后的结案陈词有点太刻意，要是大家那么容易被煽动到，也就没有这回事了。。。╮(╯▽╰)╭
好感动ooo 转场设置得好巧妙 喜欢机长的声音
看到一半没看懂从头一气呵成看完。西方自由主义的精神就在于此吧…
4.5 I think the institutions of our democracy are wonderful things
本可以拍得更磅礴一点结果就很无聊，明明只有两条时间线穿插，却依然混乱不该被安插的成分被加入超量，不如做一页ppt来得清晰。我都怀疑我和热评看的不是一部电影。
剪辑营造了叙事氛围，但为此也牺牲了流畅性，整体是种凌乱的观感。故事本身很值得记录，电影拍的精彩但套路，很"聚焦"，是冲着奥斯卡去的了。
又是五星新片，但和共同透露新方法的前几部不同，这是旧方法最后的夺目余晖。我的评价标准在近期几近重建：因为相比电影的本体性，接下来的十年很可能都需要更在乎载体性——电影作为通道，从来没有这么危险过；电影作为艺术，从来没有这么重要过。什么是表象权威，什么是根本权威，什么是“一条线”，什么是NPC，什么是辩证的力量（血？谁的血？），我会常常用这部电影来警醒我和我们的。
Sorkin挺鸡贼的，最后找了一个平衡点做了一个平衡，将司法不公和行为事实拆开来看了，以完成故事的道德前提，又借吵架做了一次思想的左右互搏...
美国的法律体系根本不完善，政治的干预性还是很强，所谓的自由国度也只是自由的幻影，可以言论自由，示威自由，自由还是有政府所赋予的，那样就无法称之为自由。发生在美国60年代的事情在当今的中国仍然在演绎着，美国还有改变政府的机会，而我国没有，相比是更加可悲的。
名字是世上最长的咒。❤️ 去年看了一半，重新补完。
剧作非常好。美国历史上的六四，然而人家却可以拍得这么复杂深刻！
History repeats itself
朋友，给我一点时间吧，这是我的思想，第一次接受审判。
剪辑凌厉（但有一处扰乱故事线然而，宣讲、开庭相接，会造成奔赴芝加哥受审的错觉，实际情况是抗议后被捕、被告）。
金句频出啊，像「我对政府的蔑视，和它对我的蔑视相比不值一提」这种台词就是为了被人摘进短评里而存在的。
Sorkin挺鸡贼的，最后找了一个平衡点做了一个平衡，将司法不公和行为事实拆开来看了，以完成故事的道德前提，又借吵架做了一次思想的左右互搏...
艾伦·索金真是一如既往，带着精雕细琢的自我观点全力输出，但是我吃他这套~
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