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.
6 时长与风格都是扎导，讲清楚了钢骨剧情线，让英雄集结没有那么突兀，但是也仅此而已。不精简的叙事风格完全不适合多线叙事，尤其在需要突出多个人物并以集结为目的的时候更放大了扎导风格的缺点。《守望者》确实好，但也是剧本碰对了节奏，看似许多人物但却均是虚写仅为了氛围做铺垫，其实只有曼哈顿博士和罗夏两人而已。
#SGIFF#风格绮丽，几组长镜头和诗歌的运用恰到好处，☯︎交替的转换也颇有创意，阴间也和阳间一样。时代浮沉下小人物的命运能被拍得如此魔幻现实，真的很难得。 如果说缺点的话，就是时长太久了，叙事的话用诗歌作为间隔也显得取巧了。
南特三大洲电影节 非常非常惊喜的观影 少给的一星是话剧形式扣掉的
看完理解华纳高层千方百计把四小时电影压缩成两小时了，因为实在太冗长了。
震撼、回味、经典，如此形容扎导的作品一点都不过分，四个多小时看似长得咋舌，实际看下去觉得根本不够看。恢宏的悲歌，多线索的描绘，生与死成和败都不再是三言两语能够解释清楚的事情。每一位英雄都有自己的抱负和顾虑，不是简简单单三言两语就开打的无脑剧情，看完才感觉上映版是如此地粗糙潦草。
片中也透露出不人性的一面。英雄有伟大的使命和宏愿，是拯救世界的英雄，却只有符号化的情感，没有人之常情的反应和行动。
这么好的华语电影，却无法在最大华语人口集中地上映。
如果当年上的是这个版本，是不是没复联什么事了？
旅顺了很多，尤其钢骨这个角色饱满了；最后一段暗黑的感觉
记得原版是胜之不武，这版就细节足够丰富，情感足够细腻，铺垫线索足够续集叻
四个小时，不虚此行。
3.5/5。本月最后一场在nyc的电影，这次雷暴还专门改了航班为了看一场，结果既没雷暴又还是期望过高。可以看出导演的野心，也很喜欢各种民俗和戏曲元素的叠加（唉，听到熟悉的戏曲还有点鼻酸，想外公了。）和四川话（字幕翻不出精髓啊），但我不是很喜欢整部电影给我的戏台感：虽然戏如人生，但以此来演绎人生和历史又会让我觉得出戏。像是儿时的一个梦，却总是和现实隔着一层帘布。同时男主的这个角色塑造也没能persuade me 他在戏曲上的成就，因为很显然这不是全片的focus。在知道它是众筹后还是不满意片中的戏曲训练，总觉得如果要展现丘福是一位如此杰出的丑角，这方面还是应该占比更多，否则就让我感到脱节和牵强了。另外真的很冗长，后半段略好。不过还是未来可期。(@anthology)
从《痴》《姑奶奶》到《椒麻堂会》，一路证明，邱炯炯是天才。
4.5 今年慕尼黑电影节第一部。看之前没看简介连是部中国电影都不知道，惊喜连连，画面故事音乐都太新奇了，很有风格。不过并不知道老外能不能follow…
我是一个十足dc fan 但该骂还得骂 1.被强调的中国人做好科研，拯救世界要靠西方人2.正义联盟联盟了个寂寞 五个人打不过一个超人 3.达克赛德可以再fw一点吗？超人还敢再强一点吗？优点：Amazon女侠人物塑造，运镜都较好，“i don‘t belong to no body”节奏紧凑看着不困 超人打击感杠杠 4h个人感觉还是waste of time
相比较尾灯版本，故事脉络差不多，只不过人物更饱满 立体，故事交待的更清晰而已，但这也不过建立在两部电影长度的基础上之上的，本质上和妇联4有多大区别？人家漫威打响指还有个悲情且宏大的内涵，而DC呢？慣有的黑暗和深刻，这部也并没有看到，所以并没觉得这个版本多好，高分不过是粉丝滤镜而已。
0528 // 又平面又立体 又传统又富有想象力 又旧又新 非常好！（和zyk坐一起看 想起吃大佛 爬跷脚牛肉）
近几年的华语最佳。导演的美术功底了得，鬼气森森的舞台布景在叙事和美学上都无比加分。这样的人间与黄泉冥府又有何等差别？唏嘘不已#filmothèque
戏曲人半生的颠沛流离史，和半世纪的大历史气象相结合。虚景透着实景的意，却又限制在这勾栏瓦舍之内。四九年之前，中国的人文精神在山野云气之间，唱的是一个百转千回；四九年之后，符号随钢铁而来，文戏还需武唱。地上风云变幻，地下牛头马面接老汉儿的班。
把“你真香”删掉真不错。终结者2的科学家演钢骨父亲，莫名亲切。
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