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.
抛去迷影元素和致敬梗，其实就是一个演员执行特工任务的老套故事，不过如果换成别人演可能就没有这个效果了。凯奇叔终于还完债，可得好好拍电影了，这部电影属于自嘲了一下那段当“烂片之王”的日子
概念还行,但组织得挺差,既没啥bromance也没啥剧情推进
满分喜剧片 要啥自行车 这就去把《帕丁顿熊2》看了去
戏中戏中戏的套娃模式结构上比较有趣，作为浪子回头的凯奇洗白之作，既有自嘲也有豁达，玩得尽兴。
剧情漏洞百出，充满笑话，怎么会这么轻浮？其实这故事根本撑不了两个小时，你就看他搁那儿编，难道小偷家族一部片子把是枝裕和榨干了？而且你妈宋康昊连釜山话都不讲你凭什么拿影帝？除了其中的几场戏他应该都不用动脑就能演。我可没把是枝裕和当成煽情导演看过，这干什么呢？图什么呢？没得拍不如不拍。
Not bad！Cage和Javi都好可爱，看完电影做的第一件事是，下载《帕丁顿熊2》！
拿自己开涮的凯奇，爱了爱了，颇有《成为约翰马尔科维奇》的调调，《帕丁顿熊2》有这么好看？一定看看……
一开场就是瓢泼大雨中的上坡路，差点以为走错寄生虫的片场。而前半段紧凑的节奏和多重悬疑的铺排，也让人联想到奉俊昊式的犯罪片，怀疑是枝导演是不是受到寄生虫的刺激太大了…只有回到最后的那些空镜和抒情段落，才是其得以辩识的作者性手法。可全片看下来，依然是个水土不服之作，甚至比真相还要更割裂的观感。
@GoldenScene 是枝裕和真的不擅长处理高度戏剧化的剧本和如此密集的戏剧冲突，非常聒噪…
是枝裕和擅长的题材，但拍的一点感觉都没有。情节演进不怎么合理，让人真的无法代入和共情。
希望此片后，凯奇顺利把债还完了，在有生之年，再让我们看到叫好叫座的作品！
关灯的那场戏，可以说是斯派克·琼斯的「Her」之后，最触动我的「黑场」了。真正的爱，真正的情感，都是无法用眼睛看到只能用内心去感受的。这也是为什么摩天轮上的那场戏，是枝裕和不让我们看她的眼睛。其实导演挡住的不是素英的眼睛，而是我们的眼睛，挡住那双眼睛的，也不是东洙的手，而是我们的评判。我们的评判挡住了我们的眼睛。我们需要像在摩天轮的顶端一样，从更高的视角，用心灵去看世界，去感受光亮，成为光亮，成为滴落在她手心净化人的雨，成为片尾潮起潮落始终包容人的海，而不是躲在阴暗角落一直图谋诛人心的刀。
5/10。在对凯奇本人回顾性质的开场，《空中监狱》的父亲留着长发将带着血污的礼物送给女儿，身后是灯光炫丽的赌城，肯定了凯奇作为美国英雄的银幕典范，然而本片结构却是对银幕神话的颠覆，观众看到现实中的凯奇像他在《改编剧本》的角色一样，和分身不断产生矛盾，在借酒消沉、坦白内心时，痛苦地回应外界对自己接烂戏太多的指责，并费尽心机的将经历写进剧本，途中不断通过影迷的作崇（哈维向凯奇公开的藏品展/偶像雕塑及电影物件），打消他已过气的传言。但这只是对考夫曼元电影的拙劣模仿，它没有能力临摹那种多时空梦幻融合的烧脑叙事，反而塞入大量暴力动作、家庭价值的好莱坞保守创作思路，使整部片成为杂糅了异域剥削片和元叙事的粪作，它唯一指望的就是凯奇粉丝，能像结尾看《帕丁顿熊2》感动的凯奇父女一样，基于私人情怀的作崇给予些许好评。
现在的电影已经不追求共情了，反而各种刻意的让观众出席，好奇到底是观众失去了共情的能力还是编剧失去了打动观众的能力
还不够疯不够胡逼 算是个噱头吧 希望好莱坞能再看看nick fking cage哈哈哈
Not bad！Cage和Javi都好可爱，看完电影做的第一件事是，下载《帕丁顿熊2》！
影评都太有趣了，指摘一个事先昭示的“童话故事”太理想化哈哈哈哈哈。是枝裕和就是在讲一种“明知故问”，让所有人物以“完全不像人的善”做世俗认定反人类的行为，整个叙事的高效和绵里藏针的力量就显现出来了。婴儿转运是所有人从现实生活中逃离的一刻——我们必须真的相信自己所做一切是为善，才有可能继续活下去。“我们都想帮你”“你们丢过孩子吗？杀过人吗？”所有人都在质问，假装自己真的有质问他人的资格，这大概就是是枝裕和想说的吧。这个世界只有孩子能质问自己的父母“我为什么被生下来”，可当他能问出这句话时，就失去了问的时机。三个不同年纪的男性和抛弃孩子的母亲，这个叙事太东亚了，女人终身都无法拒绝做母亲，妈的。
应该是3星半，这里就进位吧。节奏不错，很多点也挺有趣。特技年轻版那个，哈哈哈哈
#75Cannes 首映，同是枝裕和和演员们看完了这部片子，难得的突破，导演韩国演员毫无违和感，孩子戏一如既往高水准，和解的也非常自然，映后卢米埃尔全场起立鼓掌，总体水准很高
俗套的《魔幻时刻》类型片剧情，加上今年好莱坞热爱的“回归家庭”大框架……要的就是buff叠加的大杂烩。
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