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.
唯一的感觉是就这？丨@ Pathé Schouwburgplein, 09 Sep 2021
女主最后在警车上自己笑着念Candyman那段表演很不错 老版糖果人出现很惊喜 但是结束的太突然
亚裔拒绝作死跑了hhhhh都市传说成功套入社会议题的改编。恐影界把头满：I am the darkness. I am the night. I am Batman.
不是老版翻拍，而是续作，风格抓得挺稳的，但是剧情不行，撑不起来，恐怖与社会问题控诉俩都想讲又都讲不好，不行。2.5星。
新版Candy Man在Jordan Peele的操刀下也成了critical race theory 影响下creative exploration.以种族议题为作品内核的现代艺术家一步步走向urban legends的深渊。虽然把诸如白人至上，police brutality等问题进一步简单化脸谱化，但只杀White people的candy men在电影最后竟然有种大快人心的正义感。与其说是恐怖片，更像是带有奇幻元素的剧情片，毕竟这片的血浆程度还不如malignant
难看至极，近30年后再出续集，故事情节有断层，叙事风格大改变，一众黑人角色登场，政治正确到我分不清谁是谁，依靠皮影回顾过往太过敷衍，讲糖果人对事件关联者的影响，不仅是人生阴影，更奇妙的是生根发芽的本质，对，极端暗黑通常会有人继承衣钵，完全狗尾续貂，血浆虐杀片变内心挣扎专场，前后毫无铺垫，配角根本无需存在，整个莫名其妙的“新糖果人”登场，相对老版故事，规避很多血腥镜头的直面，全程苦大仇深，沉浸在做作境界里，电影已经不像正统续集，感觉为新故事发展而出现的过度篇，90分钟的篇幅数独让人觉得无趣慢热，最烦这种动不动就搞政治的装逼货。★
又一个不能提名字的伏地魔……黑命贵所以杀人有理？20220201
故事非常割裂以至于，我都不知道导演想表达什么
果然乔丹·皮尔参与了剧本，我说这黑人受迫害主题怎么有逃出绝命镇那味儿，但整体被困在了向白人复仇的情节里，恐怖感反倒被削弱，其实有几场戏拍得还不错，运用镜子映射出男主与糖果人的身份重叠，美术馆切开幕布像是撕碎资产阶级虚伪生活，后面剧情有些乱，精简些会好看点儿。
女主的妆和表情好像迪士尼动画里面的人！蓝色书柜很好看
蜂巢的概念不错，但和恶魔之地一样用力过度……
基本上是个爽片啦，但是顶着这么多限制塞文化细节进去，很强了！！电影放完之后还贴了官网链接，基本上是让糖在现代大复活了。谢谢你，执行力很强的乔丹皮尔！
没看过老版，无法对比。但这部candyman的视觉真是一次策展！构图，角度，色彩真棒👏🏻故事的节奏也都在点上，还有皮影戏加持，视觉大餐。内核种族歧视这个问题，真是糖果里塞刀片，太左太右都不好。至于分数挺低的，well，有色人种歧视有色人种挺流行。
剧情乱七八糟，还拍的苦大仇深的，里面就没有一个正常人，为了zzzq显得黑人如此脆弱似的，而且故事本身一些地方真的是没看懂，包括男主的身世和糖果人的关系，还有最后那个小时候看见糖果人的老大叔为什么绑架男主，男主为什么最后变成糖果人好像都没交代明确，看的是很懵逼，还有那一对txl出现的意义是什么？！还是为了zzzq么？看完以后真的非常后悔看了这部恐怖烂片，应该就是为了讨好黑人拍的吧。
很多杀人场景的运镜都非常有意思，让人印象深刻，但实打实恐怖的桥段其实到不是特别多。没看过老版，我是看别人解析才知道这是暗含了种族议题。PS：高中厕所里面那段，亚裔女生中途跑路后，电影院的人都在鼓掌，笑死。
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没太处理好尺度，虽然看起来糖果人这个意象的背景在这部片子里被扩充和具象化了（92版是一个case，这版是诸多case的受害人集合体），但是实际意义和功能却被窄化了和偏移了。而且，要么就隐晦巧妙，要么就赤裸直白，这样子恨不得把寓意怼到脸前但是又死活不点名不说破的操作反而有些莫名地凹姿态。夸一夸好的地方，运镜极好，剪纸和镜子的使用非常精妙，片尾交代真实历史案件的设计神来之笔。
除了安东尼最后变身的造型有点惊艳，其他啥都没记住。召唤仪式拍出喜剧效果
艺术的呈现，现实的影射，情绪的宣泄…没有比恐怖片更好的载体了。影片有多暴戾，现实恰恰多无力，看影评里说到影院中“Candyman”的呼喊声此起彼伏，效果堪比喜剧便可见一斑。
女主的妆和表情好像迪士尼动画里面的人！蓝色书柜很好看
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