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.
没有把握好两位五十几岁演员的妆造问题，以至于二十来岁的“过去”和四十来岁的“当下”不能一眼分清。其他没放下，见长评。
J·K·西蒙斯这两年老得有点快。电影讲的是美国的一部超级知名的情景喜剧一周的创作过程，大概相当于《我爱我家》那样的受欢迎程度吧。这一周从读剧本开始，到彩排，再到有观众的拍摄。表面上是男女主对于作品的探讨，特别是妮可非常强势的坚持，让剧组其他人感到崩溃。暗地里，妮可早年表明的立场让他们处于风口浪尖，严重到可能完结他们的事业。电影在终于完成了拍摄和解决了燃眉之急之后结束。看完我觉得最精彩的居然是最后那通电话，其它部分平平无奇，这显然不是导演的初衷，所以导演和我之间肯定有一个人出了问题。
通共也比背叛婚姻强英国人 (the Game, TTSS) 都懂索金怎么搞不懂 and I’m not convinced by a man’s telephone call who would perjure himself in a hearing.
面对事业和感情都要坚持自我，认同自己所认同的。
好繁琐的但进入状态后又很精致的一部戏中戏，而且戏中戏的架构呼应简直是上乘剧本了。如果在多一些戏剧性反转，少一些过于强调个性和矛盾调和的戏份，让整个剧前后更加呼应，铺垫在关键环节更多一些，那么将更完美。。。还有为什么一部60年代室内传记电影的配乐搞得和秋日传奇一样燃热啊，硬生生烘托出了大片的感觉23333
7/10 看了一半之后开始感到不错 男的，永远不是什么完美的好东西（。
摄影机从影棚拉起，戏中人和戏外人赌注压反、纠缠继续。Aaron Sorkin的叙述技术从戏外打了一组映射，让观看也成了一种扮演。Nicole Kidman和所有演员给出的尬又不尬的年度最佳群戏。
男人，只有挂在墙上才能安分点儿。
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台词密度好大，光顾着说词，把演员在情绪和情感上更细腻的发挥都挤压没了
结尾也太伤感了，看泪了。妮可基德曼，真有你的。
看得很烦躁，主线不清，唯一的印象：Javier唱歌真好听！
索金在开头就失去了我。不管是什么形式，快速的信息填充，让人觉得疲惫。
有些许无聊，艾伦·索金变得仿佛只会拍室内戏…
大量的对白来去填充故事但剧本本身真的太繁琐了，演员很用力但依然掩盖不了剧本的繁重。
p.s. 最终男主还是栽在了分不清口红色号上面
Javier Bardem真是太有魅力了！想说的过多，一股脑塞进来，又是熟悉的多线程叙述，但Kidman的脸显然已经让人无法分辨出时间差，简直不敢相信这是Sokin的剧本！
剧烈的感情变化，细微的人生处境都展现得淋漓尽致，但是索金确实缺乏导演天赋，剧作水平拯救不了画面调度的无力
尤其是反高潮结局，原来老婆在乎的一直是老公。女主雨中漫步是在收拾衣服之后。细思恐极的暗线，索金就耐住性子一直憋着。戏中戏和现实和剧本互文这点上曾一度以为抄滨口龙介。
拍的有点杂，主要是想在作品/现实/过去中跳跃的时候剪的混在一起。但节奏还是很好，表演的节奏，画面的节奏，看起来都很舒服。
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