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.
3.5 整体故事还是太俗套了。高潮篇章可以看到汤浅政明的《梦的机器》的影子，更显得汤浅的鬼才和天赋，反而让人觉得，皮克斯这次只是做了一个合格的剪刀手，把各种看似天马行空的素材拼凑一体，还要再叠加迪士尼传统单项——煽个情。
未必有所成才算活着，梦想也不是什么了不起的东西，只喜欢看天、走路、吃披萨的人生也很好。（皮克斯送给社畜社恐的一记摸头
也不是特別好，挺老套的，但當Joe把棒糖、披薩邊、線圈、碎麵包和黃葉在鋼琴上一字排開的時候，突然就哭得稀裡嘩啦。生活不是一個目標，生活是每一分鐘。
一碗有诚意的心灵鸡汤，并不是只有闪闪发光才叫人生。
如何过好平凡人生的每一天？对我来说：不把得来的一切看作理所当然，感受生活，敬畏生命，怀揣梦想，让内心充实……
去安利大聖反而吃安利了，中國動畫快點歸來吧！！
这又是一部我的观感和评分有差距的电影，也许 平淡生活 这个点并不能撩到我。不过我比较在意的是，22号的前世是经历了怎样的生活，导致她死后灵魂的状态。
老鱼：你就在大海里。
一碗有诚意的心灵鸡汤，并不是只有闪闪发光才叫人生。
活着就是活着本身，不带有任何意义和目的。
如果说宫崎骏式的手绘动漫在用动画造梦，那么皮克斯则无疑是用动画还原现实的担当，而在这些高度还原的作品中，我们能看到每一处与我们生活相似的细节，在某个时刻跟随那些动画人物一起，或喜或悲，或哀或怒，而当所有的情绪释放，皮克斯总能用他特有的温情感动你，他会不厌疲倦地告诉你生活也许没有你想的那么糟糕，虽然它也不知道怎么去安慰你，很多时候只能是笨拙地在原地喃喃自语，但它依然会暂时止住你溢出的对生活的不满，用无声的画面告诉你，在世界的另一个角落，有一群人在乎你，并以将你拥入怀中为使命，这是我在SOUL中看到的，也或许是我真正爱皮克斯的原因。
感人！看完有一种活着真好的感觉！下午的电影院屏幕小声音也不行，有点影响体验，还是要看巨幕啊！
所以生命最大的意义就是活着，不一定是到达哪里
❺拜登胜选，徒留“海宝”（黛瑞）在奥巴马心爱的《心灵奇旅》里操着一口“川普”自卖自夸；二十二降生在中国？迪士尼驻华有希望。
纽约秋天飘到掌心里的一片翅果，可以包含整个世界。
他突然发现，他为了他的爵士梦，错过了太多太多。
你要过得开心点哦，好吗？画面、情感与内心，全部深入我心，泪眼婆娑。
皮克斯yyds♥️
久久闷着的心忽然舒展开来，化而为止不住的泪水。这是一部让人跟自己和解的电影，毕竟感动是人类的本能。
（没想到迪士尼这次会致敬毕加索，这是动画人的 Spark 吗？）
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