David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
期待一下后传
继姐妹之后，打响反抗“操纵者”第二枪的亮眼之作（非粉丝请忽略）
大家都长大了55555一对一对地电车挥别那里狠狠emo了
16.12.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 这里的Blanchett美炸了。如果说电影是千禧年前后的经典之作也一点不违和，今天看来却有一点老套（大概是翻拍和neo-noir综合起来的结果）。镜头、表演、嘉年华的场景设置都太好了。喜欢这个结尾。
虽说前半程有点肉（其实总的节奏都有点），故事很空，但太黑色电影了，太是我的菜了。新黑色电影的制作标杆。库珀演的好。
抛开故事，看人性确实多么的真实，据说新版的结尾比旧版的要好很多，就是stan主动说自己天生就是做怪人的这个情节，原版都被和谐了。
三星半。整体的气质我很喜欢，骗术的徜徉，像散步一样美好。后半段的展开部分还是做得十分老套，虽然角色做了一定的调整，但不是用一个我认为很当下叙事的气质与节奏去进行后半段的诡计部分，它仍然是沿着原作逻辑而来。我个人认为一个比较大的问题在于演员，托妮科莱特演得很好，但被浪费，是我我会冒险的将她和切糕合二为一来进行改编。布莱德利库珀要为本作的缺陷负伤一定的责任，前后半段的冗长完全是由于他的表演造成，他塑造的人物几乎没有变化，而本身这个人物恰恰是历经了翻天覆地的外在+内心的双重的矛盾的变化，时间不仅对他发生了作用，还产生了十分微妙的值得探索的纵深感，至于鲁妮·玛拉我认为她已经流露出来的不是女孩茉莉的气质了，她不是卡罗尔里的那个人间小鹿了，她在勉强塑造，但并不自在。
看怪人的旁观者最终成了怪人的参与者。两个半小时的暗黑氛围+暖橘色调，凯特美艳到真的很治疗失眠啊！奥斯卡妥妥陪跑电影。
隔了好久终于有时间看了呜呜😭
You are just an Okie with straight teeth.
we need cate and rooney interactions! 有些电影没有翻拍的必要，绝不是当代应该看到的故事，大概只是陀螺的过把瘾。
后篇都上映一阵子了我终于看完了前篇，我算是看明白了，没点心理问题都无法在运动番里出场。为我磕到的真遥宗凛旭郁枫日等cp们多加一星，京阿尼真.端水大师。
魔兔都没什么对手戏，路透照骗得我好惨（是被剪掉了吗？
Prop design & set design 绝了👏
确实没必要这么长。You don’t fool people, They fool themselves. 人们都是自欺欺人。骗子渣男活该去当geek。人性还是喜欢残酷的东西。geek真可怜。卡司骗人，让人期待过高而失望。连着看了三部大魔王的片。
看完有段时间了，但是还得当时看完后脑子里的第一反应：不愧是你啊陀螺。
就，很一般🙈
幻樱的字幕把典中典哭呀洗翻译成后悔无疑大失误。
铺垫快一个小时啊！要不是卡司撑着真挺难看的
影片本身气氛虽然够，但是故事讲得不够好，很多人物根本立不住，完全工具人和浮于表面…
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