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.
没有永恒的爱情，爱情最后不是转为亲情就是转为怨恨。闲来无事随便看看
没有俗气的复合。角度很好，没有狗血的探讨出轨的原因和过多的纠葛。
3.5星，前面尬得我发慌（当然导演肯定是故意的），欢笑之余忍不住叹一口气，集尴尬与狗血为一体的LGBT喜剧，挺不错的，就是一牵扯到代孕问题我就不太敢深究......
还是有点想看男主和女主的哥哥搞社会主义兄弟情哈哈哈哈哈
但亮点不是同性婚姻之间的争吵与孩子在特殊家庭中成长面对的问题
好喜欢这种80s打扮的意大利少年，小男主可爱演的也好，意大利喜剧虽然总是过度抓马，但是因为是意大利人那种语速和手势的表达就觉得合理了哈哈哈哈……
1. 酷儿议题在西方社会已经彻底变成了亲情问题，不以血缘为基础的亲情也不止在同性婚姻家庭里，invisible thread，当代亲情的形态。2.没想到曾经先锋的酷儿话题这么快成为了情节剧的材料。为影片中的纪录片和结尾彩蛋加一星，某种程度上稍稍中和了情节剧似的煽情和争斗。如果真的以儿子视角做一部伪纪录片应该会更有趣。3. 几个喜剧场景有设计感，三个青少年在浴室的片段宣告了青年一代新的家庭观；医院场景生动解释了extended family的形态（也是曾经人类社会的常态）。
别人同志夫夫都已经演到出轨离婚撕逼争夺孩子抚养权了，这儿还在为发言会不会被删而纠结!
同志家庭存在的问题和异性婚姻差不多，表面恩爱被遗忘在家中的手机打破，同性家庭的小孩近些年逐渐长大，关于他们的文艺作品也会慢慢多起来吧
什么叫质感，简直太棒了！故事已经被演绎太多次，没有更多的惊喜。看看画面和精湛的表演吧。
故事的最后，我终于能理解用喜剧的方式来讲述是多么正确的选择了。悲喜交加，笑中带泪，讲述顺畅自然，浑然天成。最后的彩蛋。
非常欣喜能看到如今的LGBT电影能够走出以前的那种题材范围，而探索更加丰富和普世的命题，让同性题材褪去猎奇的外衣，收获更多的共鸣，美中不足的是如果家庭关系、社会环境能够讨论得更加深刻一点就好了，而不是像片中片那样，点到即止，少了些回味。
by the way。我还是坚持，养且育者才是父母。
看了bts才知道这片子用了这么多VFX来做，甚至把shadow涂在了set上面…如此德国表现主义，牛哇
但是有一点大家意见出奇的一致
原本就生活在有两个父亲的家庭里。结果其中一个出轨，俩闹掰后发现其中任意一个都和自己没有关系，自己是生育自己的女人和失去的前夫的孩子。
我顿还是太现代了。这张脸实在不适合这种角色。最后的甩血反杀实在太伸冤人，仿佛在伸张正义……
这种抓马的剧情看起来确实老啧劲的，全程都是医院隔壁床看戏视角。
很有趣哈哈哈哈哈好drama 看之前没想到这么drama
异性恋的家庭可以养育出同性恋子女，而异性恋同样可以在同性家庭健康成长。很新颖的话题。
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