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.
看片名以为会是个决胜21点的故事，实际上还是保罗·施拉德《第一东正会》那种受困过往回忆的主角渴望救赎的路子，所以突破性不太大，赌博在这里不过是暂时逃避痛苦的手段，同时也指代了男主未知的命运，关塔那摩监狱那段的鱼眼变形镜头还挺妙，荒唐与扭曲被呈现了出来，整体还是很克制，有种苦行僧的感觉，伊萨克花白头发造型好评。
Cheesy movie always my fav
不在赌博而在复仇。Oscar Isaac是我daddy，他可以在宾馆房间对我做任何事
7.6/10 #PFS会员放映 即便以赌场打牌为表面驱动，“赌”并没有被过度剥削为男性气质和奇观，而是“博弈”和“观看”，牌桌上的视线交错宛如泰尔逼供时盯着囚徒的对弈。奇观则由绵延的伴有呼吸节律的配乐与纷乱的霓虹灯构造，某种意义上延续了施拉德一向的对日本文化的钟爱，不过是从西方中心的视角去异化，正如其在《三岛由纪夫传》和讨论小津的Transcendental Style一样。剧本尚可，但是节奏中段过于缓慢，所有推进点都被无限制拖延到最后部分。部分镜头或调度的确富有魅力，但是施拉德的有些花活儿依然看起来突兀，沦为展示，譬如监狱的超广角（鱼眼）镜头，引用真实影像的纪录片式的回溯，都被影片中硬塞进来的爱情线与不合时宜的刻奇笑话直降格调。讽刺与救赎同时存在，无法战胜的却永远是穿着美国国旗且时刻身后有人呐喊助威的那个对手。
不是很喜欢，没有引人入胜的感觉反而越看越乏味
低配凤小岳和低配傻脸娜不合办公室规则的俗套爱情故事
Schrader终于给了Travis Bickle一个happy ending
看的把我气得对空气乱打拳，跟算牌有什么关系？！欺骗我感情！！！《基赌山伯爵》罢了！ 真无语，但凡对德扑有点了解都不会这么装b吧……男主造型还是复制《东方的承诺》，看起来就是在牌桌上活不长的样子。朋友评价男主说得真好：isfj随便出门都能捡到个娃。 感情那么多，是没办法好好读人的。结尾扔下牌局跑去和长官互相折磨，对应了他无法参加WSOP的FT—heads up battle，winner takes all。讲个题外话，2021WSOP FT—HU阶段，美国业余选手乔治赢牌时，亲友团就大喊USA，对手那边亲友智囊团穿着黑Ｔ恤衫一群nerd样，结果最终bluff还是被德国职业选手阿德米尔抓诈了。 施拉德能不能做下海导演啊，这方面我是真的很认可。
就当是一部装修杂志来看吧，里面的装修风格非常的标准美式工业风。
不知道翻译的问题还是剧情的问题 整部片子很乱 没什么深意 他俩为啥来电我压根就没搞懂 一头雾水
故事讲得太晦涩了，老大哥帮小兄弟复仇，其实和赌博没一毛钱关系。
主题应该就是关塔那摩心理创伤后遗症发作，和赌桌上的算计好像没什么关系。
6/10。奥斯卡系电影，白布包裹家具、监狱鱼眼长镜头，极大得调高了我的观影期待，谁料一泻千里。除了主角其他人物都没有任何神秘之处，本应是主题的算牌也在香港夸张的赌博电影洗礼下众口难调。我好像从来没有进入过保罗施拉德的世界，《第一归正会》是，这部也是。算牌是导演与观众的较量，他藏着王牌但我已失去耐心。
This is how you fall in love🥹
前面铺垫不够
以互怼为乐的工作伙伴，发展成为了情侣。轻喜剧爱情电影
与Alexander Dynan合作的两部电影让Shrader的创作生命又焕发一新，极简质感这么好却又不感觉炫技的摄影师太少见了，希望后面能有更多好作品。Shrader这次倒是老本行剧本写得比较马虎了。
【3.0】观影体验其实还行，即便是架设了过于庞大的表达系统，影片也并没有给人一种虚张声势的高深状，施拉德没有刻意回避类型片观众的普遍需求。作为一个摄影的超验主义者，施拉德最大的问题是他的影像处于一种尴尬境地：无法通过影像识别作者，风格是集成化的。这种集成化体现在观众对本片的评价上，即是有人大谈布列松，而我觉得它是一部“双峰”综合征电影。
cliché，很多地方情感处理得有点尴尬，看得我有点脚趾扣地
原著看过一部分，反正我就是喜欢enemies to lovers这种类型。
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