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.
前半段不太行…后半段Peter黑化勉强救场。卷福不错。拜托文学改编请别再搞章回体（今年这都第几部了…
？被娈卷福不待见矮肥花生娶蜘蛛侠老婆，然而惹到腹黑医学生X男两分钟就被炭疽带走。莫名其妙的物件和桥段可以带着各自隐喻让影评人高潮一阵接一阵，但美大荒破牧场难看就是难看
本来想找个电影娱乐一下，翻了半天结果还是看了这个闷片。节奏真慢，风景真美，（Montana还是新西兰？）音乐真haunting。剧情走向倒是容易看出来，也是大概节奏慢的缘故吧。别的没看出来，主要看出了女导演对toxic masculinity的嘲讽。
（圣经《诗篇》22:20）
并非是那种我们熟悉的，将整个故事全盘托出的影片。全片分章节的结构设置像是小说。将人物各自性格的特点精彩展示，不过冰山下的部分留白过多，人物性格的来源背景。只能依靠观众自己的猜测，但悬疑感吸引我看到了最后。
3.5。母之力，接下來就是兒子V.S繼父……(影片以權謀驚悚的角度來看，反而較耐人尋味。)看似脆弱頹廢的母親，最了解自己的兒子，Kirsten Dunst令人意想不到的表演好 !
类型化切入《忧郁症》的症结，喜剧在压力和恐慌的夹缝中畸变成焦躁，越荒诞越恐惧，越无厘头越焦虑。因此它几乎不好笑，以希尔、里朗斯为戏眼的喜剧组织形态甚至令人不适，但却得以将观众压迫至敏感状态，和主角们一起将最基本的情感诉求作为最后的庇身所。
#观影手记# 2334 4.5
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
Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog. 克制，诡异，慢节奏，性别塑造与爱欲，动机一直延续到最后一刻才完全揭露。大年初一看得津津有味👀
power to the invisibles
两万年后的结局还蛮有意思的。要是开战之前让我看这个一定觉得没劲，但经历了最近一周荒谬的一切，我觉得这个完蛋结局真的不赖。
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。
好吧，让我们一起sit tight and assess。
玛德被预告简介和什么营销的叔侄恋噱头给骗了，根本不是那么回事，正反派都搞错啦，但实际上，这片开头的话外音就已经剧透了全部，很深沉，很悬疑，心疼卷福，妈的，果然是咬人的狗不叫，
拥有奥斯卡所青睐的娱乐性，虽然上映于后疫情时代，拍摄却是在疫情之前，内容重点还是在狠命儿抖落川普政府的前因后果，大概可以算作疫情电影中的“零号病例”。值得学习的是如何用摄影机和平行剪辑表达焦虑，视听上的J/L-Cut，甚至还有类似卡顿的停格：镜头也愣神了。但是目的性极强也会带来无出预料的廉价感，那些万物生灵的纪录片镜头当然要和人类制造垃圾剪在一起，大量的保留声音的反高潮生硬剪辑简直像在做鬼畜一样：这是一种媒介大杂烩，但它既不融合也不当代，而是流媒体对电影（旧媒体）的装载——不愧是网飞作品。
猎人往往以猎物的方式存在？高调残暴抵不过弱势冷血，Peter(想起姜昆)为了保护母亲(恋母)，冷静逻辑的杀死菲儿(弑父)，谁跟我说这是个男同片？人不可貌相，盖里盖气不是盖。
爱死刚开头这段旁白！这个氛围和配乐，真的很锈湖啊！卷福还是太英国太有文化了，这个角色给他有点违和。影片里很多细节，找机会看看原著。
小说改编难度很大，成片已经很好。本尼更是性感到难顶啊
导演真的厉害，很简单的故事，靠着音画和节奏控制将气氛渲染起来，靠心理和情绪推动，全程压抑而不安，几乎是坐在椅子边看完的。两个男主角当中，Cumberbatch在表面上的确是颠覆的，但层次上还是欠了些，少了份缺乏令人同情的柔软，Smit-McPhee的阴郁气质更符合角色，反而更出彩。
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