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.
非常工整也很稳的命题作文，看之前以为是「罗生门」，但其实特意留下的「the truth」已经表明了整部电影并不意在扑朔迷离——只有婆婆带着所有仆人离开这段没有给出明确解释。比为了美化自我而说谎更恐怖的，是从头到尾都认为自己的真相合情合理。哪怕是慷慨勇猛自诩爱妻的骑士，也只是把妻子当成财产。
全方位展示中世纪风土人情，路是真泥泞，头发编的是真漂亮
令人失望的裹脚布破产版罗生门，编剧和导演都很偷懒还沾沾自喜。两段他说拍成流水账，而重头戏的她说对女性困境的描写也流于表面。
一般，感觉还行，从不同角度叙述同一件事情，提炼出对女性社会地位的思索。
罗生门叙事方式演员是不是拍起来很省事，一组镜头多拍几个分镜就出来了。
感谢雷德利，从异形到末路狂花再到本片，一直致力于女性电影的发展。
三倍折磨，1921年之后不应该还拍出这种电影。
以前“强暴不是对女人施加的罪行，而是侵害她男性监护人的财产。”真可怕啊
主题先行的罗生门 但拍得规整大气 演员到位 好看！
我Jo演的也太赞了！！就是剧情有些拖沓，在电影院没法倍速播放好着急！
三个视角，缺一不可，其实也可以加上大本角色的视角
往往一个女人的子宫就决定了整个世界
雷老爷子这个罗生门故事讲的可以，服化道好看，也符合现代语境。
7.7/ 尖锐的、让你质疑历史叙述者的电影。反了所有古典英雄主义叙事，没有悬念，没有阴谋，所有在曾经文学艺术作品里这类所谓“复仇史诗”中英雄的“正当利益”尽是丑陋，所有浪漫主义都是虚伪，他们以上帝之名决斗时，最高贵的也就最卑鄙。吸睛的、提供类型爽感的是最后的决斗，但在整个叙事上，最没有意义的也是最后的决斗，被浪费的精力就是最大的讽刺。主创和选角也是亮点，不止是雷德利·斯科特，这也是达蒙、司机和本阿弗莱克对于他们自己以往荧屏形象的彻底嘲讽。雷德利斯科特在1977年第一次决斗，2000年第二次决斗，2021年最后一次决斗。相比于曾经他镜头下的蕾普莉、塞尔玛路易丝、女兵简，这次不再把女性按照男性刻板印象强硬化，应该算是男性主创团队下所谓女性主义电影的进步了。
本以为是中世纪罗生门大戏，它显得对历史结构缺少兴趣，也不关心悬疑设置。多视点叙事看着很普通，让我误以为它想全方位讲一个乱局，视点变但摄影机视角却没怎么变，汇聚力量到最后时刻，指向唯一的真实，像社交媒体上众声喧哗的当下，通过明确的技巧，讲一讲“男人视域里的”性别话题。等一个男性电影人自省的成熟电影良久，终究还是老雷硬核。
试听艺术很有特色，但叙述视角跟叙述内容是分裂的，例如，男二要证明自己并非强奸犯，却偏偏讲述自己聚众淫乱等劣迹，女一要证明自己被强奸，却偏偏讲述自己夫妻生活不和谐、穿着暴露惹丈夫发怒等情节，不仅不合理，而且与主题无关。总之，这是个伪罗生门结构的故事，长达两个半小时，主题和内容却极其单薄简陋。评分虚高。
老雷的野心再度回顾，这个题材他驾轻就熟。好演员们之间的戏剧张力十足。
6/10。一个兄弟与爱人的经典故事用不同视角拍了三遍，最传统的方法来凸显最后决战的悲壮。放在三十年前也许可以，但现在已经过时了。发情种马交配后下一场就是强奸戏，有必要这么浅白吗？但这一切都可以用“现在没有这种电影”来辩解，哎，真的没有了。（电影圈一直把老司机当作大帅来用我是真的不理解）
三段式有点冗长，但是真的，有毒的男性气质真的祸害前年
故事并不复杂，3个主观视角最后归于一处，也没有什么惊喜和反转，因为从第二个视角一开始，观众就明白是什么套路了，还以为第三个视角会有什么不同，结果依然是不痛不痒的重复了一遍。……唯一好看的就是最后的决斗，足够残忍血腥。……本片的罗生门不同于黑泽明的谎言，而是主观意识的真实，加上一点叙诡，完全撑不起2个半小时的张力。……观众又不傻，导演这种方式的确搞砸了，1亿美金陈本，票房2700万美金，就别怪观众不识货了。
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