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.
麦克白和夫人的第一次对话太精彩了！
话剧的台词大批的放在电影里还是很难受，很出戏。A24撑起了开场女巫的戏，但似乎也就如此了，毕竟黑白方屏幕这种形式，有过灯塔一次也就不稀奇了
#乔尔科恩
意外地缺乏冲击感，也许与节奏有关。动作编排或成最大亮点
“用小事赢得我们信任，是为了在重要的事上背叛我们”
一般…故事倒没的说 镜头太单一台词太多，舞台剧的纪录片… 既然是电影就多加一点电影独有的优势进来嘛
2021第19部 非常中规中矩，没啥能让我评价的
也不是第一次看麦克白的故事了，这版比较打动人的是前段对于莎翁原著的纪实化呈现，在文本上显得更为厚重。有点可惜的是，后半段节奏掉的很快，使得人物终究不立体，故事情节不够圆润，震撼力也就不太够。麦克白的悲剧是必然的，历史上的很多失败一直在不断重演，成王败寇亘古不变，守天下永远比打天下难。
台词诗意，影片戏剧化，并不是拍莎翁的要领。
黑白有质感是谁说的，完全没有一点儿依据。如果真的黑白有质感，为何屏幕厂商不真的把屏幕调成黑白的，反而越来越追求色彩还原？在当今能拍出令人惊艳彩色 效果反而执着于使用黑白电影是一种浪费和倒退。剧情很狗血，像看魔幻剧
科恩兄（没有弟）这版高度风格化 美学价值和惊悚感相得益彰。黑白画面倒也看不出来是麦克白还是麦克黑。
观感和舞台表演无差。但演员演技表现两极分化太明显啦～
确实拍的很好 但不是我杯茶 评分是个人喜好度不代表质量
复古的画幅，极简而考究的布景，舞台剧的形式，整体情节虽简约，但对于单个场景的设计却很有创意与深意，达到了叙事与拍摄风格的统一与呼应。
有几个场景我特别喜欢，但是没有英文字幕的情况下看太吃力了。
NYFF59 Opening Night｜50年后Frances再演麦克白夫人｜很舞台剧的一部电影，传统又不传统。拍得有个性，演得也有个性，but not my type…
看似极简，其实充满了设计，不得不承认打光和摄影确实极具观赏性，完全匹配这个阴郁又带有邪性的古典悲剧，但除此以外是非常戏剧式的演绎，包括黑人演员的选择，不明白其意义何在。
麦克白拍了很多部，从未有过最完美的版本，但每一部都是极具风格化的改编。
很稳的改编，摄影和音效设计尤其出彩。在寂静空荡、好似噩梦般的城堡里，每段声音似乎都被放大扭曲，也在听觉上促进了Macbeth的暴躁多疑。放映后和Joel + Frances的q&a记几个印象深刻的回答：黑白摄影是最容易将图像变得抽象的方法，以此从中达到一种极简；台词是最重要的，它的韵律感要和音效相辅相成。#nyff59
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