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.
有一种《真相》+《小偷家族》的感觉：剧作上有种延续《小偷家族》的意图，但电影始终透着《真相》般的水土不服。仍然是很典型的是枝裕和，但是依照这个阵容，电影的成片水准还是让人有些失望。可能还是语言文化不通的问题，其实很多桥段演员的台词都并不过关。当然水土不服之外，更大的问题可能还是剧本，细节太经不起推敲，削弱了情感的冲击力。比如IU最后对每个人说的话固然非常动人，但是实在很突兀、很不“生活化”。包括摩天轮上那个遮眼的段落也很刻意，让人出戏。
emmm no comments 是枝裕和这个风格和类似题材已经熟练到可以流水线生产 韩国篇 法国篇 不知道下一次会在哪个国家
剧本细节亮点依旧很足，至少看完后有不少场面留下深刻印象，比如摩天轮上流泪遮眼，太巧妙了，既暖心化解人物情绪，也是对演技的抬升，动车进隧道那段也是，是枝裕和对演员也太温柔了吧，技法都用来保护演员了。
太不容易了 时隔这么久 凯奇终于出现一部好作品 希望凯奇能够重新回归 毕竟电影里这个状态来看 再战十年也不是问题 期待凯奇重新拍出经典电影 能够与大导演合作 重新王者归来
凯奇的片子其实我还蛮喜欢的，06年左右看的变脸和战争之王。后来，隐约听到他烂片之王啥的。确实有几个片子什么预见未来之类的，真的很不咋地。片中也吐槽了，就是个工作而已，我一直在工作有什么错。
剧作再次召集了一个半路家庭，将对立的弃者与偷者作为叙事两大轴心，让他们坐上同一辆车。可惜没能将这共同体达成社会矛盾与家庭矛盾的碰撞，只沦为死板的社会议题。主线之外旁枝较多，文思不顺时舍不得割爱。法律的介入使共同体瓦解，但编排太硬，动机无法令人信服，最后怎一句“谢谢你出生到这世界”彻底推翻前面的苦心经营，更让人无法认同角色。它不像导演其他作品把焦点放在悲剧性上，只提供了社会议题，缺乏有力的社会批判。
技术方面没话说，摄影、画面、运镜、灯光设计都很不错。弃婴、堕胎、人口贩卖，放在全球都是高敏感话题。可是枝裕和拿着从影尺度最大的剧本，拍出了最滥情的故事。关于堕胎议题，天台辩论那段有够和稀泥。《小偷家族》中警察作为对立面，戳破了乌托邦家庭的假面泡泡。而到这部中，警察竟然成为乌托邦家庭的一份子，结尾是真的有些匪夷所思。宋大饼如果青龙输给朴海日or薛景求不意外。
失望，一部自嗨式的庸俗套路。粗制滥造到这个地步，还想说自己没有过气。
挺无趣的，既然都消费自己了，为何不索性玩得大一点呢？
是枝裕和怎么这么拉了，如此轻佻的剧本，真是几乎找不到一点好
还挺很是枝裕和，但感觉爱不起来，加上与我自己相悖的生育观，像是一场脱离社会的童话。但又感觉到对人类一直抱有的爱意，唯一落泪的地方是在黑暗中，说“谢谢你出生”的那一段，但不是母亲对孩子的那句，而是对身边的大人，在非自愿来到这个社会上的，辛苦生存着的人类，依旧对其他人抱有善意，去爱别人的人类，谢谢你们的出生。
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。
就像我不喜欢小偷家族一样，也不喜欢这部电影，虽然看完也没有看出是是枝裕和。前半段，其实只是开头，以为是一部无比黑暗的电影，妓女，非婚生子，杀人，贩卖弃婴，地下黑市等等。可交代完这些，所有人都变成了好人，无缘无故的，最坏的人变成了警察，再后来，连警察也良心发现。在是枝裕和的世界里，没有坏人的。关于父母与子女究竟是谁应该感谢谁这个问题，其实不应该这样问，因为，任何一方都不应该奢望被感谢，关于养育和赡养，只是等价交换，这种形式只有儒家思想的国家还在遵循，很多国家从来不认为这是对等关系，父母养到18岁，离开了爱回来不回来，养老全靠自己。所以这18年的共处，是快乐还是折磨，决定了是感谢还是憎恨。
太不容易了 时隔这么久 凯奇终于出现一部好作品 希望凯奇能够重新回归 毕竟电影里这个状态来看 再战十年也不是问题 期待凯奇重新拍出经典电影 能够与大导演合作 重新王者归来
很失望，本以为只是类似《真相》的次等水平，没想到直接可以排进导演生涯末流了。虽说是枝裕和到如今的阶段肯定不至于拍出烂片，但明显想表达的意涵早已在《小偷家族》里用更精确扎实的方式释放了，完全没必要换个国家再拍一部姊妹篇。
中规中矩的中年危机电影，但是狠辣的自嘲还是让观影体验甚佳
好久没有沉浸式看完凯奇的电影了，虽然是类型片但笑中带泪的感觉还是很好，支持一下
挺好笑的哈哈哈哈，竟然展现了昨天的新闻热点LSD，加一星吧
PS.祝贺宋康昊拿影帝了！
凑合吧，算是近七八年里凯奇主演的电影里还能看地下去的
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