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.
詛咒即祝福，祝福即詛咒。劇本亂（尤其不同時序的穿插常令人納悶，未解點多，人物邏輯困惑〔如阿清師〕，現在110分鐘片長感覺也是扔掉很多、努力壓下來的結果，通常恐怖片不會這麼長），不過作為一個形式走得比內容更激進、也更應關注之作，對於每一場戲的官能與節奏處理（真正嚇人時刻其實很少，更多是懸吊著的高壓緊繃感），放在近年台灣為數不少的民俗恐怖片系譜下是一時之選；想想柯孟融從當年輔大大一拍短片《鬼印》爆紅，中間歷經顛簸（《絕命派對》反應不佳，《鬼音》沒下文，而恐怖片成就後有晚輩程偉豪《紅衣小女孩》系列樹立標竿，西進發展不如同輩陳正道成功，大製作《打噴嚏》命運多舛⋯），在奔40歲前也算奮力交出一個終有迴響的代表作。偽紀錄片，特效比例頗高，邪教元素夠邪門。密集恐懼，噁心元素，視覺詭計。
影片直面当下最迫切的问题，立意很好，但影像的呈现始终略弱。很多处的配乐都显得虚张声势。如果能把尾声里Jodie的长独白处理得掷地有声，也许会好一些。
都尼玛看的盗版还觉得晦气 导演还觉得你们这群白嫖怪晦气
感觉打高分的人是想传播诅咒，打低分的人是坚强地接住诅咒！
原本想给4⭐，考虑到这是近年来国产恐怖片的一大进步之作，便多赠送一颗星，以资鼓励。
看完觉得我也能当编剧了：大家请看这条裙子，有人说是“蓝黑”色，有人却说是“白金”色，这就是意念的力量，我远程发功控制了你们的大脑。
身历其境的拍法+后段有个让眼睛不太舒服的设计有点小巧思，整体故事我觉得还好，但拍摄场景我蛮喜欢的，很有感。 气氛营造不错，就是真的吓人的点大概只有两三处，其中一个预告已经告诉你了。喜欢这种偏民俗信仰的题材，比较有代入感。
电影一开始让观众记啥啥咒语，我就隐隐感觉导演在套路观众。。。可能因为猜到了一点意图，最后就没有反转的惊喜了，不迷信的朋友看了可能会有一点新鲜感，但总的来说剧情还是很俗套，有点无聊。迷信的观众可能会很讨厌导演吧😂本来只是找点乐子打发时间，结果被诅咒了。。。想知道会不会真的有观众担心自己倒霉啊
爱你和我那么像
当觉得晦气的时候 说明这部电影就很成功了，也许这就是导演的目的，他做到了👍
乍一看還有點恐怖，完全可以往其他方向發展：不管是常見的在鬼神框架內的對抗邪神，還是親情和精神病女性的生活不易，或者是最後揭穿這種迷信背後的空無一物。但是這一項也沒有發生，甚至還用情節交叉來掩蓋劇情推進的緩慢，也絲毫沒有發揮蒙太奇作用，完全流俗於神秘懸疑氣氛和嚇不到人的jumpscare（預告片不如別放那個鏡頭）。就像很多人評價女主角是自己找死，這一設置就說明導演並不知道自己想做什麼——他只是想把沒人相信、只會令人覺得不適的虛假詛咒傳播出去，然後讓人覺得精神病人+女性是自己找死的，是只能為邪惡效力的。很無奈，服從確實是種「女性性」），可是你也拍不成Rosemary’s Baby，而且人家可沒有讓觀眾接受對女性的惡意，也不是把女性的倫理簡單當作順從...
原先以为只是一个小孩儿发神经，类似于《孤儿怨》这种。但欲往下看便愈发觉得本片挺有导演的个人意识。
怎么看都跟《灵媒》有几分神似，但让我惊讶的是《咒》并没有逊色太多，虽然关于恐怖的部分，《咒》略显小气，属于雷声大雨点小，没《灵媒》那么猛料，但要看到结尾才能明白它真正恐怖的地方。故事开头的那个理念，我觉得还挺高级的，但正因如此我才嗅到了不对劲，女主似乎在试图一遍一遍诱导观众进入她的圈套，所以我就猜到了那个咒语一定是相反的意思，也猜到了她该不会是想让观众来当这个大冤种吧，这种互动式叙事，用在恐怖片中真的太有代入感了。伪纪录片叙事有一个弊端，就是需要大量无关紧要的琐碎来营造真实感，导致本片前半部分非常乏闷，我也第一次见伪纪录片被剪得如此零碎，蹦出很多不合常理的镜头调度让事件失实。不过瑕不掩瑜，整体来说这是华语恐怖片难得的一次高光，尤其结尾真相揭秘，情感瞬间升华，片尾字幕一出，又更一层升华主题。
觉得看恐怖片晦气的sjb还是不要看恐怖片了，觉得晦气还特意找盗版来看是不是脑子不好
太无助了
别怕大家，看的是盗版资源就享受不到正版诅咒。而且看鬼片不就是看个晦气，不然看啥，把人唬住了说明效果到位。
我不理解为什么到了2022年还有“这个世界的形状是以你自己的意志为准”这种台词，以及我竟然在里面看到了单亲母亲的不易……除此以外的部分我感觉都在侮辱自己，这个诅咒的水准大概就和“请转发到十个群里不然你就会倒霉”一个性质。最后主角长得太像海清了，以至我总觉得她要问跳出来的鬼：你一个月工资多少钱？买房了吗？准备写我的名字吗……
当我们在歌颂时其他国家还有在拍社会救援挤兑所带来的人性探讨，诚然歌颂是应该的毕竟很多人在去年疫情期间付出巨大，但歌颂时的另一面：人性和悲悯，也值得去直面，微小个体在乱如草台的政策下看似错误的手段也同样值得被尊敬，只要出发点是善的。我们何时能看到自己拍摄出阳光下的另一面。
2.5/5 在我看來...嗯就是那種噱頭大於劇情的電影，薩滿好看之處便在於除了恐怖噱頭外，它的劇情鋪陳與偽紀錄攝影也做的極其紮實，《咒》用偽紀錄片方式下去拍，挑戰台灣當今最恐怖的電影是成功一半了，但是劇情無法服人，外加可能是坐太前面了，看個20分鐘頭就開始暈，看的如坐針氈好不舒服。台灣至今最讓我欣賞的恐怖片依舊是《紅衣小女孩2》，溫情與恐怖各方面都是高標竿，《咒》帶著從未聽過的邪教元素下去挖掘，敘事兵分二線交錯剪輯，反而拆散了單一主線的凝聚力，偽紀錄攝影在大國賓看不坐後面點真的會暈，然後大國賓音效升級後也真的強，好幾次都被音效震到（想來這邊刷蝙蝠俠了🤣），演朵朵的小女孩才4歲，4歲就演這部實在太折騰，如果進地道能拍的像《忐忑》，劇情能像《女鬼橋》那樣有點反轉的話，或許會對到我的胃吧哈哈。
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