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.
这部片子里讨论了很多问题，比如性别歧视、种族歧视、毒品泛滥、系统性的滥用暴力、美霸权主义操控的海外战争等等。回溯过去两年的新闻，很容易发现这些问题始终蛰伏在社会的角角落落而从未得到妥善解决。
好感动ooo 转场设置得好巧妙 喜欢机长的声音
我港的废青看完估计只关注到了思想犯罪而忽略了行为暴力了吧。
想请所有人往窗外看看，自己所处的是50年代还是60年代。
编与导上的掌控力把很琐碎繁杂的长达百天的审判拍得通俗易懂，既不枯燥也不刻意煽情，更难得是从被审判者到审判者，每个人物都在有限的时间内被刻画得淋漓尽致。“Do you have contempt for your government? ” - "It's nothing compared to the contempt my government has for me.”所以，是「在“自由”地与强权对抗后仍旧感到巨大的无力」绝望，还是「连“自由”地对抗都不曾拥有」更绝望？
精彩！“你是否蔑视你的政府？” “相比政府对我的蔑视，我的蔑视不值一提。”
我是无情眼泪喷射机，疫情你还我CFA国内巡演啊😭
海登领导的学院学生“温和派”和“一群磕药的嬉皮士”的“激进派”，再加上几个“热心的中产阶级”就能阻止越南战争？阻止越南战争继续下去的是“胡志明小道”和陈庚为首的顾问团。美国政府发现这是个无底洞，及时止损才撤走的。
开头与结尾的BGM就昭示着这是部庭审爽片XD结尾被感动到了，大概是“自己没有的权利只能通过围观来过瘾”心理吧（“我从未想过我会因自己的思想获罪”，感觉此类题材的庭审佳作都以此做母题（所以我们拍不出来，嗯……））
人家的主旋律电影……结尾交待，霍夫曼法官在年度评级中，被78%的芝加哥庭审律师评为“不合格”！
我港的废青看完估计只关注到了思想犯罪而忽略了行为暴力了吧。
热评给我看笑了。无可挑剔的台词被说成匠气，音乐一般带着激情又优美律动的剪辑被说成凌乱，只能说这种观众配不上Sorkin。单单是Dave在法庭上无意识打了警察然后不停道歉就值得本信徒再看100遍。
看之前没想到这个剧传达的信息这么optimistic 卡司无缝衔接身份转换 in an ideal world 陌生人的善意 世界和平
就是幾年前看過這個令我一發不可收拾的愛上歌劇！
好久没有一场表演能同时带来两种眼泪了。
疫情的时候在b站看过
抛开其他的想法，看完让我产生思考的是到底存在多少真正意义上的和平游行与和平抗议？世界各地各种组织所组织的各种游行与抗议，我相信里面很多都仅仅只是为了发声，可最后却往往都走向了与政府的对抗，从而产生暴力流血事件！ 很多国家地区还往往都有着可以自由游行自由集会的权利且该权利受法律保护，但对待抗议游行的态度从本片中美国政府的处理就可以管中窥豹，可以说是军警宪特随时待命，不仅不批准场地，明面上有军警周围监控，暗地里还有fbi与警察派人卧底其中，利用民间组织的松散性质和无纪律性质通过情报制定计划产生冲突，从而站在合法的角度上将组织头目一网打尽，最后操控司法机关大搞所谓的“程序正义”审判，这一套流程看的真的让人触目惊心！
幽默又好看。在充满恐惧与愤怒的几周里，很难得的笑了出来。
"it's nothing compare to the contempt my gouvernment has for me"
forget cross-examination, settle in for a 2-hour long cross-lecturing
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