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.
两段故事并不割裂，以现在为起点，着眼未来与过去的双向探寻，寻根之旅，根从哪里来，根要长到哪里去，求的是一个真相还原。借用对下一代的情感注入，反思的是对上一代的生命归宿的关注，用母性元素消解战争遗留的伤痛。最后土坑里的定格，是两段故事衔接的闭合。
咦，看得“瞳孔地震”的那位豆友，以前是不是没太关注过阿莫多瓦啊？这组人物关系，在阿老师这儿根本不算乱啊，夺么简洁明快【喂】性向之流动、（大众眼光中的）奇情之生发，完全是常态，吃饭睡觉呼吸一般，根本不是事儿。重点还是记忆与真相，记忆与真相不可能被永远掩埋。新生儿必须回归母亲的怀抱，死难者也必须回归真正的墓穴。谎言必将被揭穿。#求万友推荐（靠谱的）西班牙内战相关著作#
看完好喜欢，差点因为译名错过。生与死永远是共存的，交错着前进；男人和女人永远是糊涂的，但他们又是历史和生命的创造者；电影色彩简直一绝，如此干净、鲜亮，仿佛每一种颜色都有内容，家具的选取陈设也是典型的西班牙古典现代风；剧情时而可预测又充满戏剧性，让人临其境又猛得抽出来，突然忆起高中暑假追着阿尔莫多瓦电影看的时刻，他的电影真的有魔力，让人好向往处处西班牙语的生活，而且不愧是作为男性拍女性最细腻的一位！
虽然包含了一些细腻温柔的细节，但整体还是略平庸了
女人可以向未来予希望，也可以向过去要答案。
震惊！《速度与激情10》提前放出！迈克尔贝的无人机借给了罗素兄弟。网飞枉费心机。罗素兄弟其实是迪士尼派来的卧底，目的是“搞垮”网飞，他俩才是真正Gray Man。
阿莫多瓦这部电影拿来做开幕片真是再合适不过了，有亮点有结构，阿莫多瓦的风格也展现了出来，但是感觉比他之前别的电影略逊色，希望能摘下一个奖（佳能一定投了不少钱）！
女性叙事+经典多线剧情，尽管全西语无字幕，但还是比想象中容易理解。不过居然还加入了lesbian戏码是我没想到的……
但整部片子充斥着大量的女权政治正确，结局又很突兀地涉及到西班牙内战遗留问题。
一直喜欢阿莫多瓦对高饱和度色彩的搭配和运用，信手拈来，充满灵气，用明亮包裹沉重黑暗的历史，结尾神来之笔
阿莫多瓦水准之下。两条主线有些割裂，导致看到最后有些莫名其妙。喜欢阿莫多瓦对于女性和母性的表现。孩子的父亲是谁或者做了什么，在他看来似乎根本不重要。
生物学意义上的母亲
阿莫多瓦用几个母亲的身份审视女人们破裂/修复/重生的过程，又以发掘骸骨的事件相辅，以此来展现国家曾经的疮疤，提出铭记历史正视历史来使国家获得重生的观点。
犹豫三星，还是给四星吧。喜欢他回到单亲母亲的主题，但是家与国的串联实属有点勉强。从女二知道真相回家之后开始泄气，之前角色们的种种选择都行云流水，观众非常理解关系的形态为何会变成这样。阿莫多瓦还是好好讲故事讲关系吧呜呜
bytowne看的，现在还在回味影片一开始和结尾挖掘的意义在哪里。回忆的片段和剪辑的确很好。有余香。
为什么要把两部片缝在一起？阿莫多瓦的布景和他拍的克鲁兹还是好美好美。
Ana的自我探索完成在生育之後的每一個核心正中我點，對生育以及性向的探索太Almodóvar式的feminism了
西班牙式节奏和非常（或许有点过分）有存在感的配乐，把家庭/政治内容排出了悬疑的感觉。生育的血缘关系在另一条线的寻亲中有了对照，把血缘彻底政治化。Janis和Ana的姬情线刚好诞生于血缘错乱期间，被刻画为了昙花一现般的短暂依恋，仿佛只是为了最终回到异性恋、生殖繁衍的正统。有一些缺憾，但看看还是不错。
无论如何 每次家装服装都不会令人失望...
尽管阿莫多瓦已经失去了早期对剧作细节强大的控制力，但是中段一度还是拍的非常好，只不过结尾主题突然转回开头，两个题材没有很好的衔接住。
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