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.
钱花在刀刃上的小成本制作？科技的融入是无微不至的，极简的设计等我感觉是这部片出彩的地方，世外桃源般的大自然景观果然很清心寡欲，可能还疗愈？除此之外的故事可真是一句话就能概括，也挺难激起深刻的共鸣。
男人之间用决斗来解决纷争，特别是爱情方面的，如普希金，法国数学天才埃瓦里斯特·伽罗华。
感觉可以拍得更好 但我也不懂 总之起码看完了那就说明值得四星 否则压根就弃剧了
夫人誓死捍卫真相和最后的决斗结果，并未给女性带来正义和荣誉，无非重新刷亮和捍卫了一次男权，镜头给到了最后一刺，再次感叹影视中的匕首即是另一种“性器”，强暴跟性别无关，王权借助男权把必不可少的暴力外部化到了决斗仪式之中，逃脱了死亡又凝聚了大众对男权的信念和臣服……某种程度上我们离欧洲中世纪封建又有多远呢……
我一直以为丈夫是丑男 看完才发现是马达?只能说古代装扮真的不显他 演员阵容真的有点豪华
蒙昧、宗教、令人厌烦的性、男人、血与禁锢；一个吃绝户的大老粗，一个风流成性的马屁精(四个不同的场景说他帅真的笑死我了）最恶心的还是司机的角色，幻想着她生活得水深火热，以爱之名行强迫之实傲慢又恶心，到死都不认为自己做错了，向上帝祷告也只是告解“通奸”，customary protest my ass，强迫一幕还和之前与大本两个炮友一起嫖的场面完全一致，no means fucking no！; the book of love是《爱经》么？餐桌一幕谈到女人和男人会爱两个时候的静默和大笑也很有意味
居然是一个女性故事，第三个视角是精髓，雷导有大格局。
狗子能看到又不是有鬼
丑男人都死了，看着美女与后代怡然自得，真是开心。
不小的制作，却拍得这么丑，难得的魄力和创作决心。唯一遗憾的是，结尾还是不够给力，总感觉背后还有真相，编导似乎也有这个意图，但没点破。
与其沉迷于无效填充不如做减法拍成短片。
太伤感了。Cameron和Jack吵得要打架时 C突然癫痫发作 J却突然软下心来扶住他，并说“一定不能让她（Poppy）知道这个事”，看到这里突然好感动 原来克隆不克隆 所有的矛盾的基准点都是在不伤害P的前提下 这份爱真的好让人动容。最后C回到了家 和儿子碰杯和老婆最后的拥抱 还有J献给C最后老婆的表白 真的让人忍不住感叹这段感情的美。其实如果是我 哪有那么矫情自私 只要是那个人和自己最爱的人喜好相似外貌相似就已经开心得泪流满面 更别说完全一样了 如果真的有什么遗憾 那就是给那个人幸福的不是自己让人有点惋惜。PS我真的希望导演可以把那句“我曾经出轨”删掉！PPS男主好帅身材好好！
阿里还是那么适合如此多层的角色、相比之下就不是很懂Nora的选角逻辑。 Literally透过死亡的过程与自己达成和解，未来感的科技设定除了视网膜成像以外，较剧情略显鸡肋
斯科特导演的女性视角的影片一直都很不错，《末路狂花》《异形》等等，这部也同理。中世纪罗生门式的决斗，简觉得妻子被rape有辱作为骑士的名声，站在维护妻子的立场不过是顺带的，从审判前的夜晚命令妻子上床做爱就能看出来，明明妻子才刚刚向他哭诉，简并没有把她当作独立个体，就是一件财产。勒格里的生活一直伴随着美女主动环绕，天生就认为他与谁发生性关系都是合理的，因此他觉得与玛格丽只是通奸，并不是违背她的意愿，即使玛格丽一直在说no...到了第三段关于玛格丽的真相，她的真相会不会和前两者有修饰或者夸大的地方呢，只知道事实是勒格里rape了玛格丽。她的命运竟然要这俩决斗生死来决定，也是蛮讽刺的。朱迪科默还挺好看的，但最后不得不吐槽，到底是怎么看出勒格里帅的？星战时我就觉得这个演员长得很奇怪，身材倒是挺好。
老土。每一步都是意料之內卻又意料之外——意外劇情文本的幼嫩和無聊，極度堆砌的感動其實會令觀眾反感。
中古欧洲题材常为冷门，且开端时间跳跃，云里雾里不好分辨，但片子是佳作。
没人在乎受害女主的想法，俩男主只在乎自己的ego，女人只是财产，被强了是女方的错，外人不在乎真相，只想看一场生死搏斗来满足原始本性中的一部分以及获取茶余饭后的谈资……社会地位的根本，是生产资料的掌握……放贷，永不过时，中世纪是地主放贷，随着时代发展，这些世家的后代们演变为银行家、资本家、财阀、黑帮亦或黑白通吃……
It's hard to be left behind
公说公有理婆说婆有理，交给上帝，真相不重要，上帝就是真相
虽然整个设定其实有点经不起推敲，但是导演对情感的把控还是很到位的，非常细腻动人
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