福利农场主罗斯林的玉米地遭受干旱灾害,为了灌溉向银行贷款,但在玉米快要成熟的时候遇到了大批乌鸦偷吃玉米,如果不及时采取措施,很可能无能力偿还银行贷款,眼看还款期限即将到来,银行已经派人前来提醒,罗斯林在无奈的情况下只好使用全家人都认为不吉利的稻草人来赶乌鸦.罗斯林不顾家人 反对,在玉米地里插上了稻草人,从此恶魔开始……
福利农场主罗斯林的玉米地遭受干旱灾害,为了灌溉向银行贷款,但在玉米快要成熟的时候遇到了大批乌鸦偷吃玉米,如果不及时采取措施,很可能无能力偿还银行贷款,眼看还款期限即将到来,银行已经派人前来提醒,罗斯林在无奈的情况下只好使用全家人都认为不吉利的稻草人来赶乌鸦.罗斯林不顾家人 反对,在玉米地里插上了稻草人,从此恶魔开始……
回复 :100年前的北加利福尼亚的安东尼奥海滩,患有麻风病的富豪布雷克希望在此建立一个小镇,将同样患有麻风病的患者集中起来治疗。然而他的爱心并未得到应有的回报,许多觊觎布雷克财富的贪婪之徒来到这里,伺机杀害了布雷克。100年后,当小镇人民举行百年庆典时,一团神秘雾气降临小镇,布雷克及其随从的冤魂从大海深处归来,所到之处人们尽皆死亡。神父罗伯特(Hal HolbrooK 饰)无意中发现其祖父藏在教堂墙壁中的日记,终于得知曾发生在100年前的惨剧……
回复 :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.
回复 :The film accompanies Magaye Niyang, a star of Touki-Bouki, a 1972 classic directed by her own uncle Djibril Diop. Following this path, we are witness of Niyang travel to a special screening of the film, which has a public release in his old town. Niyang seems detached and with a heavy longing from the past, and therefore, the film debris permeates everything with unescapable sorrow and fascination.Diop film is, first and foremost, a nostalgic travel through memory, time and recreation. It is also a watermark in contemporary experimental documentary, a very intimate portrait of a lost long journey through the past that isn’t returning anymore, a detachment of rejected fame, recognition and connection which is heavily grounded on a legacy that belongs to the past, and that connects directly to a country (Senegal) and its heritage, which is sometimes feel excruciating for the old ones (a testimony such as the taxi scene in the film, where the cab driver longs for changes, and claims that the old generation had done nothing for that).Mille Soleils (A Thousand Suns) and, in itself, Mati Diop’s crucial talent, should be a point of reference into what could easily be one of the most interesting proposals of hybrid documentary cinema which has come from France, and which deals with a strong African heritage. Since 35 Rhums, where she proved her actress talent, Diop seems like a true promise for the following years of cinema.