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.
——施蒂凡•茨威格
知道会是一些俗气的桥段，但还是忍不住泪目了。电影真好哇，比现实好。
不管你看懂或者没看懂山田洋次的风格，但这就是山田洋次的风格，对于电影的纯粹与喜爱，每一个镜头之间，都有神明存在，那就是电影之神
永远对导演在电影中能大胆袒露自己的心迹感到着迷，无论那是脆弱还是不堪。
还有最后的谢幕：再见了，志村健先生
没有比山田洋次更适合给松竹拍百年纪念电影的人了。回忆片段十分温柔，是电影全盛时期的暖光。山田洋次可能不是开宗立派的大师，缺少“作者性”，但在情节剧方面，无人能出其右
“今天的我们，应该矢志不渝地葆有一个信念，那就是，唯精神坚不可摧。”
成熟工业标准生产的垃圾，好活，但有点烂。致敬小津就拘泥于俯拍镜头真是买椟还珠，致敬原节子管人家叫桂圆子你开心就好。小津最美是尽在不言中，原节子最美在show not tell。学学，真的。（suda好灵）
没有强情节，没有噱头，也没有铺天盖地的视觉冲击和绚丽剪辑，也许只有那个时代的导演才能在当下用如此平易近人的基调去讲一个温暖的故事吧。影片里能看到山田洋次对时代变迁的学习和自省，以及在鲐背之年对青春的不舍和眷恋。故此对昭和时代的女性描写是动人而闪光的。而结尾的灵魂出窍，用布莱希特的方式打破第四面墙，让自己死在电影中也是他对自己晚年的一种归属期许吧。这更像是一部山田洋次写给自己职业生涯的一封情书。
爷孙二人摘掉了口罩，回到了疫情前那段美好的时光，片尾火车离去的片段，离开的不是爸爸，是“原节子”。
先不管老流氓咋来的了，看电影看到死，还是被原节子带走，感谢电影之神照顾此生啊
难道只有音乐文学舞蹈才能称为精神世界？
抢了个巨巨巨偏的位置（可能自从开始赶电影节就没抢过这么偏的位置那种），要是不好看我就要脱粉苏打！（不是 //9.17看完了，为各位主演的惊天颜值加一星，很俗气很保守但还是看哭了🥲愿电影之神保佑我们吧。
翻了一些评论，显然，在现在，人们已无法原谅性格缺陷者，无法共情失败者，在这个割裂严重的世界，90岁导演的悲悯之心少有人能体会了吧。
茨维格没挺过战争，男主靠象棋挺过了。虽然也是满心疮痍。
从晚春到开罗紫玫瑰，
其实故事还不错 两个时代并行呈现 岁月的痕迹就足以让人唏嘘 年轻真好啊 间隔的那几十年还是应该带上一些 可以增加点说服力。
男主演技炸裂，令人叹服。改编自著名的同名小说，故事的底子就非常好，加上闪回手法的运用，使故事显得更玄乎深奥（每次看闪回镜头，总要想这是过去还是现在、现实还是虚幻？总觉得脑子不太好使）。电影表达的主旨还是相当明晰的：身体被禁锢是可怕的，所以保有精神的自由显得尤为重要！
#BJIFF NO.32第十一届北影节Last One ！梦想今后自己也可以看电影到死.
这世界上背负梦想的人，有的是因为无法实现梦想的痛苦，而陷入泥沼自暴自弃之流。他们曾经追梦时的闪光，又让多少未经世事的女孩动心。只是不可能有谁做到像电影中的太太那般为一个人奉献一生。颇为玩味。这部电影也如同主人在影片中写下的剧本一样，对失败追梦者而言是虚假却美好的电影世界。
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