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.
如果说《决斗的人》讲的是宿敌之恨化解于历史大义的故事，那么这部电影就毫无保留地戳破了这种“大义”，斯科特的中世纪也摒弃了《角斗士》里的返古浪漫主义，留下的只有泥泞、寒冷、一帮自私的男人和一个坚毅的女人。
年度剧情迷惑大赏，老爷子投机取巧的拍摄方式让观众很难从不同的角度上得出有价值的线索去判断剧中人孰是孰非，也许是因为女权这个主题太敏感，也许是因为我还是太浅薄了，啥也没看出来……
第一章前半段很粗糙，第二章第三章演员们的演技就很妙了，编剧设计的细节演员们也完全把握住了！这就是为什么我们需要暗杀！！！直到今天这种恶意还是没能善待女性，狗男人们真的不行。朋友说本该给这部的服化给了古奇，老头子还是不要贪心的好。
一个披着中世纪古典片外衣的，用罗生门风格演绎的女权主义电影。结构独特，表演精彩。
电影是好的，但当下这种气候，这样的叙事也过于安全保守了吧~
章节标题字幕淡出的方式道出了作者所认为的the truth，即玛格丽特夫人口中的才是真相，然而“The truth does not matter”。怀孕的科学依据更显时代荒谬，高高在上的国王则一直在以看戏的态度来检视这场决斗。最让我着迷的是电影“平淡”的剧本。保守之中见真章，相比于末路狂花，我更喜欢这一部。
三次重述并不会感到厌烦，每一次都有微妙的差别。用现代的眼光穿透历史中的性别结构，很有意思。拍得稳得一匹。越来越爱雷老爷子。
中规中矩的水准之作，没有太多惊喜，但质量没话说，三位主角的演技也都统统在线。三个章节三个视角，细微的差异让重复变得富有层次。在大量的铺垫后，最后的决战戏也足够精彩。朱迪科默的注视下，那《角斗士》般的生死决斗显得如此丑陋，讽刺至极。决斗场上的一次次激烈的反转，早已没人在乎这两个雄性动物的优劣，只剩对朱迪科默的担忧。结果为何已不重要，父权制下的女性命运在这场决斗中被丢上了决斗场，身不由己的痛苦在一次次拉扯中被无限放大。
八旬的雷老爷真是稳，视听语言很流畅，最后的决斗戏冲击力十足，真实又惨烈，可能是今年最硬核的动作场面之一了。在这场强奸案中，施暴者、女方丈夫、婆婆、闺蜜、审判人，共同搭建了一出男权社会的群像，唯独缺席的，只有她，这个婚姻筹码、生育工具和施暴对象，甚至根本没有人问过一句，她还好吗。朱迪科默贡献高光演出，表情的变化精准传达出导演的意图。另外不得不说，本老师这贱兮兮的小黄毛造型还很适合这部电影……
抛开系列终章的情怀不说，大友啓史真的不太会拍文戏。前面节奏非常非常非常慢，而且大多数的戏在之前几部都以闪回的方式放过了。最后半个小时节奏又非常快。结尾与第一部相接，当配乐响起不由得眼眶一湿，最重要的是，没有《追忆篇》就不会认识真正的绯村拔刀斋。网飞就上线后推荐1235（beginning）4（final）的顺序看
千年世界轮回，究竟几何变化。
所以，他们三个人说的都是真的吧，只是一些细节上的主观不同。
黑暗中世纪就这操行，这种能把观众气背过去的情节比比皆是。魔改罗生门已然是看的津津有味心里飞蛇走马，居然最后又来一段荣耀战魂，简直冰火两重天爽到爆炸
「さようなら。私を愛してくれた二人目のあなた」我给大家表演一个爆哭
这个算是致敬黑泽明吗？有的时候，真相并没有我们认为的那么重要......
3.8雖是我雷的電影，但編劇裡混進了達蒙和本阿弗萊克就知道質量有可能起伏。最後一場決鬥戲依然讓人看得腎素起，前面三段長篇大論都不如最後結尾一整段，從贏得決鬥到走入人群。Adam Driver依然沒有讓人產生任何審美疲勞
7.0 罗生门式叙事，落点在于那个时代看清荒谬本质的女性个体。
7.5分。论拍古装片，Ridley Scott绝对是大拿中的大拿。这么个简单的案子竟然被他拍出了史诗感？？三人的罗生门设计很不错，蛮横又粗俗无礼的无能丈夫，自恋又拔吊无情的花花公子，同一段历史两个人讲出了不同的故事，一个看另一个狼心狗肺，一个看另一个不识好歹，从好友变成陌路，从陌路又成为了仇敌。直到此时整个电影都很精彩，但为什么最后还要来个所谓妻子说的“真相”呢？正是这所谓的真相，让电影泄了气，又变成了个弱女子控诉世道不公的电影，让最后所谓的决斗变得有点滑稽了。其实完全可以设计成真正的罗生门嘛，花花公子的部分可以拍成通J不就成了~~不过单纯以动作场面而论，最后的大战还是非常精彩的。中世纪电影耗资巨大却票房潜力有限，本片无论服道演都趋于完美，票房却如此惨烈，后继可能不会再有人投资了哎。。。。
2021SIFF 09 天山虹桥艺术中心 # 系列最佳！一把眼泪流出来了！最后剑心埋葬雪代巴音乐响起，剧情对接上正传时还是忍住了摄屏的冲动，但是你知道我有多想把这一幕保存下来嘛？太好哭了！其实打斗武侠戏的场面并不出色，出色的地方在于把剑心这个人物，通过讲述他的过去，他脸上那两条伤疤的来源，把这个人物更加立体化，伤疤的背后是多么凄美的爱情故事。同时经历过江户和明治两代，剑心这个人物也背负历史变更的时代感。以情动人的佳作，高桥一生出现是惊喜。
SIFF天山。其实应该先看追忆篇再看人诛篇的。喜欢村花演的巴，实在太美了。散场后还遇到了刚结束隔离的武术指导。从中学开始对浪客剑心的喜爱有了一个非常完美的结束。谢谢。
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