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.
身份，血统，阶层，三个让人穷尽一生追求的东西。这丝毫无关才华，就算皇室血统全是笨蛋，我们也会矬子里拔将军，挑出一个让他盛装出席，打造成最亮眼的那一个，而你个穷小子根本登不了大雅之堂。最要命的是，你还真从心底血液里认为皇室就是大雅之堂，当你有一天发现那就是藏污纳垢之处时，才会抛却一切四大皆空。
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法国那个年代也是乱糟糟的，新旧制度的交替，年轻人的梦想天堂
因为 蒂姆·布雷克·尼尔才看的，小格局西部片，没想到他的真实身份是。。。。
#听说电影获得凯撒奖就去看一眼结果是我天真了
不要无谓的追求人生中的幻光啊。
巴尔扎克的小说改编，画外音保持小说风格，故事疯狂，而且喜剧色彩出乎我的意料，一个对于出版社的反讽，而且保持资本本身“粗俗和活力”，显然作者站在资本一边，对于贵族是非常反感的，主角失败了，就是这样。
就像是读了一部世界名著，精美绝伦地重塑了一个古典华丽的巴黎风情录。
“好一似食尽鸟投林，落了片白茫茫大地真干净！”
比预想好太多！！剧情的戏剧和细节的呼应、人物立体的塑造，加上反复的象征隐喻，把disenchantment的主题放在了几世纪前巴黎的浮华大背景，讲述了一个人不断寻求改变或被迫改变但逃不过某种执念的宿命。
失去了少年的纯真和对创造美的向往，他终于不再期待，开始生活。
这出人间喜剧处处都是幻灭
旁白过度了吧，想说的一切都通过旁白念出来，影像表达的东西就大大削弱了，不过整体还不错，很好看就是了。多兰非常帅！
终于看到了一部有劲儿的电影？爽，终于没有虚度一个午后！
Lucien学到了这个方法，最终也被这个方法所打倒，幻灭。
非常喜欢巴尔扎克的原著，发现改编的电影自然还是要看的。拍得不算怠慢，但并没找到好一点的策略，也没什么新表达要说，就快节奏地复制小说情节，像是一个「2.5小时带你看巴尔扎克《幻灭》」的长视频。小地方的青年去大城市闯荡，媒体行业的光鲜与肮脏，梦碎的主题，这些一点也不过时，可以一看。
又一个类似于连的小镇青年来到巴黎闯荡，找情妇，找工作，忙到最后又如何。。从前不可能的，如今一一成为可能：银行家从政了，平民也可以发达了。。。天真+虚荣，害人又害己……
幻灭了…perla的字幕机太暗了太暗了我要瞎了ಥ_ಥ
名声决定一切的时代可不就得各种装嘛，可惜最终也没靠女人上位。
“巴黎”不仅仅是巴黎，更是世界上任何一座令人向往的城市。如果你想要长久立足于此，认清自己的位置，远比一切都来得重要。
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