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.
“是啊，我是黑人怎么了，就不能呼吸了吗？”
每个人都有一层伪装，装扮成白人的黑人；虽然是高官女儿却对黑人有巨大同情的银行主管；身为白人警察却能共情绑架者的指挥官……但他们只能为敌，到底是什么将他们隔绝，让他们树敌的呢？一旦事情到了这样的地步，是不是只有子弹可以解决？这样的背景之下，这种行为如何定义？恐怖主义还是自由之声？谁能回答呢？
Everything.
没有大牌明星与导演，豆瓣介绍里连导演的信息都没有，但不妨碍本片的紧张与思索
It always seems impossible until it's done.
当正义不能以平和手段执行时。适当的采用武力手段也是可以的吧？
Everything.
Captain, what's the price of freedom?
又是同性悲苦情调老一套，这苦还不是一般的苦，而是fantasy的苦，作出来的苦
種族之間，人為的隔離，就是世界上最大的不公。白種人的傲慢，就是自我感覺太好。自由和平等有時候的代價是巨大的，南非如此，很多地方也如是。
喜欢的点“有摩擦才会前进”“试着去了解和理解”，但还是理想化了。
Silverton.Siege.2022.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.Atmos.x264
电影很喜欢，是每年都想重温的那种。虽然我觉得拍成悲剧也不错...仅从艺术性上看（悲剧美学爱好者）
小翅膀啊，我一开始以为我看错了，吻戏让我震惊
同样最具震撼力的几个字依旧是“根据真实事件改编”。对于一般民众而言，殖民地被殖民的关键不在于军政大权被掌握，在于文化殖民的“书同文，车同轨”，前者抽象、遥远、无法形成身份认同，后者则使用宗主国语言文字并嫁接全套文化系统，所重建的思维模式将同步共享，并对土著文化清理、驱逐，令人不寒而栗。若是殖民时期，平权观念很模糊、或者仅秘而不宣地被特定人群使用；后殖民时期一来，西方基督教文明跟随工业革命、近现代科技的发展而同步更新成一套更为进步的系统，显然，殖民地的传教者与被传教者势必会遭受矛盾观念的冲击：如果人之为人的定义是确定的，一个种族不可能主张平等博爱的同时却认为另一个种族低人一等。如此一来，被剥夺一切的黑种人中会产生献祭于错位观念的黑人领袖并号令跟随者来向伪善的白人至上主义进行血的控诉，在情在理。
顺便，不知道为什么一直都很在意bgm…
爱情没有ファンタジー～喜欢不是一件简单的事啊！
警长的转折，那个胖女人的转折
即便这一切是个童话，可愿意去相信，并为之奋斗的你，才是真正的勇士
本片讲述在执行一次破坏加油站的重大任务时，三名自由战士意识到他们惨遭陷害，警察已经做好了随时逮捕他们的准备。警察对他们展开了激烈的殊死追捕，他们被迫躲在银行内避难。这三人一致认为，也许他们中的一人出卖了团队。但问题是，这个人会是谁呢？在银行里，他们之间的压力和紧张感越来越强烈。所有参与其中的人都有一个共同点：为自由而战。三人意识到他们唯一的选择是被捕或死亡，他们决定就释放纳尔逊·曼德拉进行谈判 。
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