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.
Gemma每句话都讽刺得针针见血，太搞了哈哈哈
这个世界越来越支离破碎了。这系列会不会一路拍到2030年。。
不如去年的好笑了。不怪电影本身，只是2021年连调侃都显得很悲哀。
2022.1.2 收着历史的烂摊子，百废待兴。逆全球化、去多元化，世界范围内的开倒车，降智与割席。我羡慕这些白人熟练而精准的讽刺，因为他们真正参与了历史的进程。比起赤裸面对文明的创痛更无力的是再没有人会为我们记住苦难，如果不是我们自己。
继续去年， unbelievably sad
I love annual review and Lucy Liu.
没想到《2020去死》还有续集，看来只要新冠还没结束，这电影还能一直拍下去。电影非常讽刺，但是谁又能说现实不是如此魔幻呢？
Netflix明目张胆给自己抬咖啊。同样的套路第二年就有点没劲了。让刘玉玲说那句话也是有点被恶心到
结合dont look up会有很无奈的感觉 笑完觉得好悲伤就是说 世界还是在分裂着 我觉得我笑的不应该 但也没办法
2. Another failed state ruled by fundamentalist extremists — Texas
2022的第一天看了这部关于2021的片子。。世界还是不太平的。。似乎2020后就更加疯狂
#跟着网飞看电影系列 除了某国新闻未提及，全世界所有国家过去一年大事件吐槽了一个遍。（真是非常糟糕的2021啊。
很讽刺的，人们一点也没从2020的教训中学到任何东西，对中国的偏见依旧是不变……甚至还和印度相提并论了……
上一次看《2020去死》还感觉就在不久前...
只能说这个OL服装还不错，遇到同样“性”趣的妹子也是运气好
“我新发现的变异病毒...”
人类的愚蠢本应该泪目的，但奈何本片太好笑了。
这个系列要拍下去啊！人们如何才能同时拥有戴口罩的自由和不戴口罩的自由，是这个系列的内核了
好了，我已经开始期待Death To 2022了。虽然应该也没什么可期待的。
（ps：个人认为影片整体传达观点全面而客观，但其反讽演绎形式需要观众有独立思考，不易愤怒的基本素养）
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