残酷

简介

Constantly on the[
[`h ;'+unt and]%>: suff`*eri.^ng from hallucinat) =)ions that# drive his vio"_lent na-_tu\"re, an un[n=%!amed man i?s `@captur,ing\ ^wom+-e,/?n an=d savage:l!`\y b^$
eating t)hem to  death:\^_. Meanwh'<ile, a=@ woma\n is lur`(>ing men % into a viol]$e&\&nt e#
.nd, by=$ way of he#!^r knife. Dr%&(`i`ven by =the s*ame !";force t#)o m<$ake the/ `*=opp\os ?ite s *ex suf<)_@fer*#/, the@;'!'  [kil\_)
lers’ fate_/'%s intertwine.[=- The two must f`;*ace off in< a battle to^ t_//he de,
at
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whic""h they a#-\re forced to re^=\veal t`he horrib"["l#&:e*_ t, ruth be^(?hind@% t&$heir addicti [(^o??n! to murder@ .　　+“Brutal” tak#`es ::%an int\%ere:_sti[ng approach to i<!ts visuals[;(=, drawing heavy]" influe;*"nce fro
&!m Wester;\n “Grindhouse”! - '.%fi.",lm(-s, using a f-il t?#.er `to make the footag e: appear grainy, damaged, and +#)with ##li[@ght and=
=_ color fluc=*+tua^tio%ns. Unfortunately, the vis)==ua_l styling e`nd^][s )_u!p _)feeling \misgui(^ded, as o!,th,:^\er than app& lying the filte_r it$ do!#%$es not imitate #!;any other as->@pec";^^ts of the “Grind]'house” ge]n?'re. &=>D@)es&^`pi`?te trying to di`r\/ ty up the f,<ilm,#< it &i %+,s a pparent& @:it was shot ! ^on d^**igital. The`" cinem-ato` &?graphy is-$ al(so  a step?? ? abov;_'e most “Gr:indho*use”_' produ @ctions
, with T!akashi Hirose proving he has talent =*beh&)!]ind the camera. Exterior shot`\\s to&^ those'&" ta-*$king place \%]in small + spaces \(are a$?_ll @comp_etently f[ [\r^amed, lit, and transition well. The( decis"_#i^@)o;]]n*.* ;,\to+ add an effect on 'top of th.>*e work hurts&<=  \th;$e film’s imag.=ery and :.'even giv]=es ^>a se
nse of de;spe:\rat.ion to\ try to capture ^"a certain #type +%^of no<stalgia with the audience,@ ;%'instead of relying on
\_its own st*@rengths. !It is ##unfort>^unate when on$&'[e creative *>choice can hurt a producti ]on so m_&uc<*h'_.　　The ."story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does_+!$ at@$-tempt some sort of socia-l comme&:$ntar&^y ab"*out the violen]t '\nat-ure of. men=' an d ["wom&en, b><&ut it does no:;@t /_offer e[*<nough):/ d'epth into t[+he subj;.ect t *@`o ju(=('s
tify )"@the amou#'nt of viol(]ence
%:on display. T>^he)_< film does end on a stron%>g note w?! it>(h a n int;<[eresting twist, with $ $a reveal that is boun&d to gross some o
(ut, whi<\%.le giving others a ch ?uck>le. In spite  `of its simple na$ture, tho) ;se wh)\!o %]%enjoy film$'%s th.at make them some@what u]
ncomfortabl<:% ;e and e ]njoy "%the c%=ha(llenge of g
&etti /ng _;\through som==]e?=( ultra- -vi%@olence,#[ “Brutal” p'`oses !a>*
 fun and ente.(rtaining c*^hallenge in+> #that reg'ard.