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.
改的是真不错，除了第一幕让人感觉昏昏欲睡外，中后半段是火力全开。
（票房惨淡口碑也一般，估计与颁奖季是无缘了…
就跟大部分独立导演第一次拍大制作一样，风格突出，视听服化道讲究，剧本没意思有佳句无佳章，动作戏稀烂难看至极。
传统的复仇故事，北欧人的原始硬核暴力，导演独有的神秘宗教风格。目前我最能接受的一部罗伯特艾格斯作品。
就会鬼吼鬼叫，群像都觉得自己是狼族后裔，所以每个人都在扯着嗓子嚎叫，一说对白就压低嗓门装逼，全程废话连篇，弱智阴谋论，穷酸项目，没有大场面，每个演员竭尽所能，但是如同笑话，真的如坐针毡，《灯塔》导演走失水平之作。
“这是一场噩梦…”
6.5分。阿姆雷斯本来就是哈姆雷特的故事原型，指责故事老套没有必要。故事的问题在于女性角色的处理，从片中Olga对自己能力的评价和王后角色的结局可以看出，剧本是有想过表达女性在奴隶制部落国家所展现的独特力量的，预言也揭示了maiden king的存在；然而Olga最后之所以男主被抛弃和认可，仅仅是因为自己带有国王的血肉，她的价值还是生育机器，本应成为王后对立面的她陷入和王后如出一辙的悲剧，也没有其他的戏份去展现她通过自己的力量去抗衡这种父权制。爱情线是其中最奇怪的，瓦基里出现后的戏份都不对路，过于明亮鲜艳的滤镜，驰骋冰岛用的航拍镜头，这影响到了整部电影的拉斯疯格调（女性被压迫+肢解镜头+男主姓斯卡斯加德），甚至影响到了爱情线本身，男女主野战的镜头可是疏远而冰冷，符合男主被仇恨和预言驱动的人设
PS:好像理解了该片……又好像没理解😂😂😂但是要我去看什么解说又是万万不能的……所以就当自己看懂了吧，哈哈哈
三星儿半吧，摄影占了大部分。skarscard的三角肌也太夸张了。而且男主的设定是early to mid-twenties? skarscard演这个也太勉强了。人们本来都是我很喜欢的人们
7分。豆瓣评分为啥这么低？又一个王子复仇记的故事，据说是最早的原型。本来没什么特别的，但是加入了神话和奇幻元素后就有了特别的看点。后半段渐入佳境，特别是那些诡异的暴力元素，比如那匹颇具美感的sui肢组成的马，威廉·达福的干瘪tou颅，以及王子死时的野蛮ji祀场面，非常原始非常神秘。剧情没什么特别的，但导演的暗黑和超自然风格却是吸引观众的。这种风格从《女巫》到《灯塔》，再到这部电影，一直保留下来，十分可贵，电影需要不同的风格。况且，第一场大战的长镜头和调度都可圈可点。
好个Hamlet！那个丛林中突然拉进的长镜头，最后的火山赤身之战，太牛了。神话和蛮众总在一线之间，祛魅的不动声色，喜欢艾格斯这种精气神儿的片。一转眼又是三年。
虽然内核就是《哈姆雷特》，但是这个画风真的值得多给一颗星
核心主题还算有点新意，并非传统意义上的复仇，而是人性层面上的释放，比如母亲诠释为因不爱、因追求自己的爱而恨，处理得非常自然，知晓真相后主角复仇动机则转变为对自己过去与价值的捍卫。可惜由于叙事规模较前作更加复杂，导演没能把精力集中在一贯擅长的人物关系演化上，却沉浸在毫无意义的心理描画式梦呓宣泄与关注点分散的叙事中，结果就有了这副拖沓无趣的四不像模样。
完全提不起想继续的兴趣，但还是有始有终坚持看完了！
中世纪味道基本靠脏。不难看也不好看，就是…看着挺花钱的。
小K演技太差了…原本前30分钟我对这个故事的主题“艺术家的创作与痛苦”、“身体上的痛苦和愉悦”、“对于进化以及身体的崇拜”，但是最后发现导演什么都没有深入讨论，只有body horror的表象而已。对话像是一个有声论文（还不是写得好的那种）
Eggers总是和杰作差半口气，心中的definitive黑金属大电影仍然是Valhalla Rising。不过很喜欢这种迟钝的打斗物理，总的来说是爽到了（看完北方人吃兰州拉面☑）
故事上当然还是和哈姆雷特、狮子王、黑豹、巴霍巴利、夜宴、凯斯宾王子、沙丘等新旧王子复仇的故事大同小异，但本片却以北欧神话和民间巫术等地方色彩为这个故事增添了很多灵性。从神话的角度去重现一段古老的历史，这样的艺术创作也使得让一个在现代看来很枯燥乏味的老故事变得微妙而神秘。
you would be my new king, Amleth”
年度十佳。导演虽有商业上的妥协，但依旧保持着自己的个人影像风格，电影优秀且独特的视听效果带来了十足的沉浸感，即便是简单的王子复仇故事，也让人感到强烈快感。开篇一首“THE KING”便让人立刻进入了北欧这个蛮荒肃杀之地，随后的叙事台词又是舞台戏剧般充满了诗意，让这个有着诡异神化色彩的复仇故事更加迷人。影片中Amleth简单的动机，却有着杀戮狂野般的野性，但最后因为Olga，让他的复仇之心不再盲目，Amleth从而完成自身的成长蜕变，杀掉Fjölnir的动机从“复仇”变为“保护”。整部电影看下来，是视听和心理快感的双重盛宴。（2022.5.16豆瓣6.6分）
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