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.
波米说这部电影建构了“新集权”框架——第四权力下放，大数据、流量经济、官能刺激绑架议程设置→后真相时代，信息战与认知战、转移焦点、“等反转” ——也是搭建在对人类这一认知之上的必然，所以彗星最终也必然落下。
年度有意思，一个人或者和朋友们直接打开了看就行了，节奏非常丝滑。厉害之处在于对讽刺的度掌握得非常精准，看上去很搞笑的剧情，仔细想想每一个情节都可能在现实世界发生——有的甚至正在发生、已经发生。可能笑着笑着就沉默了。ps.幻想着可以看到中国版的DON'T LOOK UP，那绝对比这个还要好看十倍。
太含蓄，一切的表达都太含蓄，我觉得还是需要找到故事叙事和影像叙事的平衡点吧。最佳导演过了，给个最佳摄影也不赖
放两年前看，我还会觉着这是搞笑片；放如今，只能说，还是美国人最懂最懂美国人哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
摄影和配乐都很喜欢
给绝望之人一根稻草，抓住的却只是沉香幻局——水仙花下死，做鬼也风流。
连贯性不是很好，卷福演的挺好，可能从前演过的角色太深入人心了吧，导致感觉上形象太过英伦范儿，看上去今年也是要拿影帝的节奏啊。其实这个男主更适合马修麦康纳来演。
不知道为什么看着莱昂纳多演的博士想到了张文宏。。
“宛宛类卿”的情节吗？！
节奏一直很安静，但细节很多就很有意思。儿子做花朵、George在途中跳舞突然放手、儿子胆战心惊勒马下崖、BC让他骑马跌倒都是有歧义可以误导观众期待的小细节。BC蹂躏纸花、玩汗巾、Rose常常衣衫不整卧床见儿子都很有性张力。电影最初和最后从两个窗户里看BC走过对称的镜头；BC和儿子share烟两次不对称的镜头一次反打一次没有，比较有趣。大概因为是小说改编总觉得也有些无效对白，比如厨娘-不过也许她说的八卦故事就是无意义冷酷为了呈现Rose的孤独感。Yale的细节也不知道作何用。晚宴的光，浅焦和总有独自一人的呈现做出了极致的孤立和尴尬。BC前期还有视点镜头和俯视角度，随着弟媳儿子渗入生活主观视点逐渐消失了，变过肩仰角了，发怒也是客观镜头了。Dunst好棒。
在传统硬汉电影主战场西部片，新时期电影人对“有毒的男子气概”的精准击杀。在审美日趋多元、打破性别刻板印象的今天，这类电影会越来越多。
“文明”与“蛮荒”的对立，但谁是文明谁是蛮荒？画面有一种大气磅礴的史诗感
唉，虽然有些不太喜欢的部分，但还是共情了。
3...3.725……你说它差劲吧，它娱乐性还是不错的，何况还有这么变态的卡司，你想想啊，钱都花这上边儿了，这成片道路上要deal with的利益网络不知道得有多庞杂，最后能做出这两个多小时还能看的东西，没功劳也有苦劳不是？但你说它有多好吧，这个剧本就像一本厚厚的计划类手帐，每一页都画上了特别精美诱人的标题，但是内容部分啥也没写……idk 可能是因为考后余生的幸福滤镜，我就跟个昏君一样，大手一挥，决定无视我过去定下的种种原则（“某些狗屎不配被称为电影！！” 拍案而起状）而饶过一个impotent kissass…… / 阿甘虾、萨满与演唱会 / why we suppose to listen to u. why people suppose to listen to people.
气氛佳 影片慢 学院派导演通病 看的累。结尾好 让观众也逐渐窒息直至跟着卷福一起死亡。
这部电影还是比较含蓄，就和男主压抑的情绪一样。
摄影和配乐都很喜欢
所有的情感处理都极微妙很细小，似乎生怕把信息太过明显的传达出来，兄弟之间的交流是这样、母子交流是这样，甚至夫妻二人也是这样。绳子是菲尔大胆尝试的一种表白，阳光下近距离马匹的镜头似乎在暗示两人有肌肤之亲，但随着一人离世，三人得幸福，最后的镜头，夫妻在阴影里拥抱，年轻人躲在窗子后，所有人都未解脱。
麦凯讽刺嘲笑能力从大空头到副总统再到这部，好似一路开挂，马力全开。而且群像戏的调度一直是他强项。
然后再回想前面的几个无关片段，才知道那都是有目的的，最后就不得不佩服简坎皮恩的水平了。
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