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.
2022 #04。披着科幻外衣的文艺片。如果你在青年或者中年时生命即将走到尽头，你是否愿意把自己的记忆传输给一个跟自己长得一模一样的克隆人，让他代替你陪伴你的家人和即将出世的孩子活下去，而你一个人孤独的走向人生的尽头？电影给了一个温暖的答案。无论未来的科技有多么发达，都永远无法打败“爱”的力量。阿里的演技很细腻，期待能在奥斯卡有所斩获。奥卡菲娜的戏份不多但是最后在病床上的那场戏还是很打动我。
生命因死亡的存在才产生价值和意义
😅在戏剧性和肥皂剧之间还是回归了肥皂剧……
是不是还在渴求知音，希望有人心有灵犀？事实上，你自己都无法和自己做到心有灵犀，你会向自己挥舞拳头。终究爱是自私的，我难以容忍另一个人代替我来爱你，爱也是无私的，终究我还是希望你能够幸福。因为设定无法给当事人参与选择的机会，因此带来了足够的个体化的情感张力，让自我价值和感情价值的平衡与争夺非常纠结，扮演小世界的上帝带来了无尽痛苦。另外，老生常谈的哲学问题，什么才能定义一个人，是物质构成是记忆是情感？或许我会选择另一种退而求其次的观点认为未来也不可能移植记忆与情感。
克隆人、面对死亡、身份困惑，都是老生常谈，不过这片好在放弃讲道理，把重点放在描述情绪，很感性，大量面部特写，配合音乐营造氛围，很适合在夜深人静时体会，一个人临终前回忆了自己所有难以言说的情感，看着另一个“自己”鸩占鹊巢，对家人的无私和嫉妒的自私交织，他的符号继续存在于社会，作为一个个体却被遗忘，这可能就是死亡的真相，不管留在身后的是什么都不是真实的“我”。
深度探讨了克隆带来的的伦理道德，本片令人喜欢的是期待了一个乐观充满希望的结局，希望克隆技术给人类带来幸福。
3. 我反对阴谋论者。
哥们就是喜欢这种一年到头下雨的大闷片
有种黑镜的既视感，但却没有黑色讽刺那种味，而是另外不知所谓的味道。
人类还是多学习怎么告别吧，逃避可耻，反对复制
片中从建筑到汽车以至虚拟显示屏的UI界面全部走了极简设计路线，很漂亮。
Look at me in the eyes and tell me you love me.
是我看过最感人最温情的科幻片，也让我在想我们拿克隆技术到底为什么 延长寿命还是单纯代替自己
苹果生活美学风尚大赏。看的时候全程：下面是不是要大撕逼了？下面是不是要大撕逼了？该大撕逼了吧？结果一直没有。
在我眼前随风而逝
家里好会装啊，阿里好会穿啊，卫衣衬衫羽绒服瓜皮帽在他身上搭一下咋这么好看。其余剧情，节奏，让人昏昏欲睡。
情绪和氛围太到位了，以至于最后一幕，直接哭崩。。。何止是被人遗忘痛苦，告别也一样痛苦。
最后poppy和Cameron的剪影重合在一个画面中，那句Always have and always will真的哭死。我一直等着悬疑反转，女医生是大boss，Jack变坏，但都没有。Cameron为了爱的复刻自己最终选择退出，Jack为他留出了最后一晚和家人相处时刻。男主开始的邂逅真的让人心动，真的是理想型。金球奖提名实至名归。今年暂时看到最爱的片子了
如果“我”是值得信任的
当克隆人获取了人类本体的身份，人类本体又算什么？一个类似于忒修斯悖论的哲学命题，一个难以说清的身份关系，以及无法割舍却又必须告别的人生。纵使科技几乎可以改变一切，但构成人类本质的特质，诸如灵魂、伦理、和情感的命题仍是我们无法逾越的关隘。山水空灵，景色宜人，智能科技，无所不在，可我们仍将为自己身为人类的身份而付出一切。
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