残酷

简介

　　Co*=(nstan.^)tly o *n %@th!%(e hu-nt a]:nd s(!ufferi:ng \ *#?from halluc ination:s!+* that [d
rive his viole\;nt nature(!,,-? a@n unn)am=.ed man is #captur*ing w-.$omen a`!(?nd;\ savagely beatin g them to death. Meanwhile, a :)w!+oma]n +is luring men/ int?o a vi#-olent end, by way o;# f her knife. Driv!@@en  by the[ sa=[me]` force to !=`m!ake the oppo=)site sex suf:, (fer, the kill(;ers’ fates intertwine. T_`+_he two %mu)st fac^ .e off in a battl/
e to the deat#@h@[, in#, which the _%y ]ar=e forc$`@( ed to reveal#:%^ the hor!rible t%
-@r\uth behi=nd the=+ir add*?iction t+o  m!urder.　　“Brutal” t^^$akes, an interesting approa]/ch to its: visuals, ##drawing h%[ e.a@#!vy influ- #ence $-fr/ om Wes[+$ter-n “Grindhouse” ,f)@,ilms.,.
! using!$ a f#_\`ilter to make[ =@ the -_footage ap
 pear grai^ny, damaged, and .?]wit(h light an?+*d color fluctua*!tio=ns. Unfo?rtu,[ nately,*.
the *vis^%?ual stylin!g ends up@#( fee)#ling+!`^ misguided) :, as ot_:her than applying the. filt^er it does not `_imitat,]e an_.y oth`er aspe:.@cts*@ of the “G* )^.rindhouse” genre. Despite trying t(o dirty up the film, it is _!a ppa=ren)=t it(@ was shot on d:/igital. The cinematography]. ]]is ,-a?lso ?a step/ ab@ov]+e most + (“Grindhouse” productions, with Takash!_i ![Hirose proving he has tal%=[ent b/:e:hind the camera. Exterior+
: @,shots to t*ho?!se taking place i:/n smal_l spaces are all comp+:+:et/ently f#r,, amed, l$it, and:! transition
 well. T\he/ decision @^%to add an effect on t^op of the wor@`k hurts the film’ ,s ;\imagery and, eve)?\n give_?s a/ sens/]e of d \+esperation \^to tr\y to capture a c^=ertain*# t
ype of nost __algia w:= ith the ); audi enc$`,e,!)\?  instead of rely_)in([g on its `?ow n stre?`]ngths. It is unfortunate whe=_?%n^( one
_ creati;@ve c_+/hoice c

an hu-rt a pr[oducti `on so much.　　The story of “Brutal” i!
(s simple ,but @+effectiv+$!e
#;, it does @/at(tempt; some=* )$sort of soci al c;ommentary about the violent natur:, e of me]n and women, @but )*it does not o_*=f
fer eno:`ugh de`\)p(t,h int./^o the s)^]ub )ject to justify th[e amount o? f^, violen#c]e @on ((?d isplay. T^)h
![e film .doe` !s end on/@ a st+@)ro,($ng note! with an *-interes[`tin g t@:;wis.,;t, with_ a? reveal t*`h;/at is bound(_ $),to gro@)`;ss some out, while giv. ing o[[\`thers a chuckle`_.#@ In* spite of it/s simple natu;^re, those who enjoy film s t
?hat make th``:em -somewhat ?uncomf :)ortabl^e  and enj:-o=#y)- the challenge of -`getting thr
ough som[ e,- ultra-violence, “=)Brutal” pos.]es. a fun and ente@[,rt]*aining cha) ^llenge in t* hat regard.