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.
像编纂字典、故宫修文物甚至守灯塔，都是如此。
黑白画面有着淡雅的质感，是拍出了意境。只不过摄影依然不用心，末尾和《思悼》一模一样的回忆可以说差劲透了。
斑鳐鱼走的路斑鳐鱼知道，黄貂鱼走的路黄貂鱼知道，一个人要走什么路只有自己才会知道。7
历史人物传记题材，拍成了一副黑白水墨画，哲学、政治、阶级、理想、文化，众多元素融入一处，丝毫不显杂乱突兀，这是导演的本事！后面昌大为官一段能够轻减收敛几分就更好了！
毫无共鸣，完全看不下去，不知好在哪，这种题材等一个国产导演来拍吧
官员相当渔民，渔民想当官员，结果双双失望。
并没有觉得剧本有那么好 支线揉得有些乱 但主线太动人了啊 我到底为什么要读书啊 真的可以不为前途不为苍生吗
三十看一半初一看一半，后半段看得大哭。文化自信并不是追着全世界让把农历新年喊中国新年，文化自信是无论日韩，汉字就是王炸，承认不承认都是客观事实。希望我们也能拍出这么慢斯条理又打动人心的电影。🙂
对于在体制内看到黑暗，对人性失望，初心泯灭的描绘从来不会过时。在极端恶劣的生存环境中，还有平常百姓所熟知，但上流阶级无法体验的新鲜美味。西学和朱子并不冲突，佛儒和科技也不是完全对立的关系，它们可以是并肩而行的伙伴
丁若铨在黑山岛上著《兹山鱼谱》，真有点像鲁迅先生临摹碑帖，都是在不适合自己的社会环境下做些看似无意义的事情，实在是对现状的不满。
昌大，如白鹤之生虽好，而玆山之污泥亦善也。
毕昇也拍过，80年代处的。
1“学习的目的是什么？是一技立足？不，是获悉宇宙的存在之道”2“大道固然重要，诸子百家，但客观明了的生物形态学，也很重要，而且后者离宇宙之道更近”
流放海岛，与民同乐，品尝海味，教化生民。像极了我们的东坡先生还有好多好多的迁客骚人。
读书到底是为了什么？认认真真写一本书、做实业也不错。
“兹”字的本字是“玆” 由两个“玄”字组成 代表黑色 这也是电影里丁若铨认为黑山不吉遂改为兹山的原因 没球用的冷知识+1
“君子和而不流，中立而不倚，国有道，不变塞焉，国无道，至死不变。”
片子整体不错，但有两点略可吐槽。其一是顺便吹了一波天主教。那时的封建理学固然已经落后，天主教也着实没什么值得推崇的。其二是昌大一点政治智慧都没学到，可能也是因为老师有意无意没教。身为上官想搞一个下属，怎么想都不至于需要直接动手。连这点考验都解决不了，也确实说明他不适合做官。
写鱼谱的因是为了格物，最后的果是成就了一个大才。这个大才最后是经世济民还是回到兹山并不重要，现实故事中并没有这么个人也不重要，他是一个集体性的符号，该传承的那些都传承下来了。不然，怎么会有这部片子呢？
除了亦师亦友这条线外，更是一部历史政治片。切入视角非常棒，不但描写了体制，阶级，还有友谊，学习的目的，人的选择。
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