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.
算得上是十七年电影中红色经典类型的佳作了。几处空间塑造和转场还是值得玩味的。有机会要去看一场舞台剧
老革命李侠同志携手家人在上海为组织发送情报的故事！
影片还是可以的。剧情丰富，波折较多，最后的结尾实现升华。
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTY0OTI4MjA=.html
吃着花生酱，看着孙道临，我真是越来越重口了晤
王苹导演，八一电影制片厂出品。最出名的谍战片，原来《潜伏》和《色戒》中假夫妻，学打麻将等情节俱典出于此。叙事细节有些经不起推敲：俩人做情报工作还要用真名？多少年还一直采用同样的发报波长？手上拿枪的老茧和身上的枪伤那么明显，还能被认作重庆分子？结尾煽情还是成功的，黎明和孙道临五官还有点像哈哈
但对4K彩色修复很失望，虽然是一次尝试，但效果不理想，而且感觉制作态度有问题。一是颜色不真实，近似于黑白胶片上色的效果，不是真实世界和电影的色彩。二是色彩前后不统一，两人的结婚照多次出现，时而是黑白的，时而是彩色的，时而男主是黑白女主是彩色，时而男主是彩色女主是黑白。就一个照片不能前后统一吗？出品方到底有没有完整看过全片？三是上色不完整，前半部分还好，后面有很多场景中只给人物上色，背景维持黑白，很割裂。特别是向女特务汇报李侠再度出现的一幕，占画面大部分的房屋都是黑白的，只有人物和草坪有颜色，就很奇怪。不知道是不是最后着急赶工，导致质量下降。
黑白修复只是了解当时时代下的不容易，评分早已失去了意义。喜欢这一句———可是我们是无产阶级的战士，就要学会在任何情况下作战
去看了彩色修复版，好便宜11块，电影本身没啥说的，经典，就是好在意李侠好像秃了但又秃的很帅好神奇啊，还有一处就是车里的人彩色的车窗外的景色还是黑白的😂
一星给片名。想起了《风声》里顾晓梦的遗言：“敌人不会明白，老鬼、老枪不是个人，而是一种信仰，一种精神。”
什么叫帅，孙道临老师就叫帅。有多帅？王心刚都要演反派，你说多帅？
易烊千玺很出彩
想不到这么经典的电影讲的故事这样空洞无力。
孙道临浓眉大眼高鼻梁还方下巴……有几个镜头想到了留小胡子的谢霆锋。边上都是年纪大点的观众，会直接叫演员名字“王心刚要出来了”，和我爷爷奶奶一个样。
片中孙道临同志的表演真好，眼神中写满了对革命的热爱和信心。每次发报大汗淋漓，但丝毫不绝疲惫。没有想到这部电影一直从三十年代延伸到49年，最后李侠同志牺牲的时候，拼命发出最后的电报，瞬间泪目了。
男主很帅有点像吴镇宇，或者说吴镇宇有点像他
脸谱化的人物似乎会潜移默化地带动人对好人的同情，对坏人的讨厌……
时间线没太看懂，最后结局有点仓促了，精神是好的
既然有两部，不如拍成8集短剧，每集一小时。
彩色修复，将手握电台的红色情报员那看似没有心惊肉跳的工作展现得细腻入微，革命之中，任何一个角色都不可或缺。
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