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.
叙事非常平淡，但更大的问题可能出在库珀这张朴实的脸上。
叙事非常平淡，但更大的问题可能出在库珀这张朴实的脸上。
永远年轻永远存在主义危机永远靠吸血幼驯染话疗暂缓崩塌——最后还是塌了，这炒冷饭剧情可怜声优还要想办法夸。
很艰难的耐着性子看完了。前面三分之一马戏团的戏码和后面城市的戏码仿若两部剧的拼凑，观感特别割裂。对男主的内心创伤的描绘总觉得不够清晰，也没有太看懂最后凯特扮演的心理医生的转变。以及必须说一句，前面马戏团的剧情真的看得身心不适，无论是畸形人还是特异表演，都看得我浑身不舒服。再以及，看评论才知道原来这部电影也是《水形物语》的导演，难怪两部片都给我一种类似的不适感，以后要避雷这个导演，大概和我八字不合。
好…好豪华的阵容…但是这辈子都受不了大乱炖对不起🧎♂️
所有的驱力都是一种向着死亡驱力，因所有驱力都是重复的、过度的，最终必然是具有毁灭性的，就像卡莱尔对于金钱的渴望，就像法官夫妇对痛失的儿子朱利安的渴望，就像富人斯拉对于爱人以及孩子回到身边的渴望，每个人每个意志都在强迫重复中、在过度中不顾一切的渴望回到伊始，回到那个想象性完满的内心之孔洞形成前状态，直到毁灭。
【3】比较失望，精致的美术和经典Noir语汇美则美矣，但原作中危险的平衡感荡然无存，神秘主义倾向被削弱，取而代之的是更强烈的精神分析意图。可做出的改动并未动摇实质，150分钟则更显得冗长，只营造出表象的繁复。
7.5/10.
把原作里所有我喜欢的处理全抛弃了，剩下了个超长40s装潢教学视频。或许当成陀螺风的恐怖片看能有点意思吧，但当翻拍片看就什么也不是，顶多结尾弥补原作遗憾
我还是不太懂为什么中文译名是这个样子。。。
翻拍果然就是黔驢技窮的另一種表現，但是翻拍成這樣，我也只能說真是白瞎了這麼好的卡司了。
来历不明的男主角布莱德利库珀在嘉年华马戏团里学会了骗人的读心术后来到大城市，和女心理医生凯特布兰切特联手用通灵术骗取富人的钱财，不料计划出现突变，他也被女心理医生算计了，最后他又重新回到社会底层。
这个ip发展到现在这样真的太可惜了，为出场比想象中多一些的山崎宗介加一星
能不能让中国影视圈相信有“大师”的人看看这个片儿
不知为何我的初始信息导演是托德海因斯，全程惊掉下巴的我打开条目后终于释然：make sense.
哦还有一点，欲望啊，真是个麻烦精…
还是好看的！别的不说，画风是真的漂亮，伙伴们之间的感情也细腻动人。不过最后哈鲁突然黑化也是我没想到的，什么时候才能看到后篇呀嗷嗷。
比老版冗长太多，加入过多心理分析元素（特别是父亲这条线），男主贪婪本性大大削弱，可惜陀螺除了画面感外并没有带来什么实质性的东西。
怎么说呢，翻拍老片进行一定的改动无可厚非，但陀螺处理本片的问题是他扩充的东西太多了，加了很多冗杂的旁支，又把原作里留给观众自行去体会的东西交由角色讲出来，说了那么多却让人感受不到角色行事的推动点在哪里。服化道非常精美，前半段马戏团部分差不多相当于陀螺翻拍了一段[畸形人]，结尾也停在了当初原作无法实现的最佳位置，但整体还是趋于平庸了。两星半
这个虐点也太玄幻了吧！？就离谱到无力吐槽，强行心魔呗…看点基本上就在CP大乱炖和日常上了，真的没法不喜欢这些帅气大男孩们～但是作为凛酱的亲妈粉还是很遗憾，虽然早料到不是男主的话只能是这个待遇，但还是好心疼我的宝啊😭 这都快结局了让凛凛拿块世界级奖牌怎么啦！做做梦嘛😭
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