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.
在她们出生之前就做好了关于她们成为网球明星的计划。。。。
太不喜欢这个plan了，一直在引导为这种专制的，提前预知的“成功”人生感动，太难受了看得。
两星半。拍摄技巧上更优良的《弱点》式奥斯卡命题作文：大小威之于美国非裔群体的意义被放大，但两人之于女子网球力量型打法的变革没有拍出来。威爸的人设很像是史皇在演绎平行世界的《当幸福来敲门》，但无论角色的饱满度，还是威爸真人本身存在的很多问题基本都被规避掉了，也因此很多情节目的性过强，使得最终的角色形象符合社会趋势，却不符合人物本身。当然，史皇表演水准还是有的。最出色的是威妈的扮演者安洁纽·艾莉丝，一颦一笑还原度颇高。
“卖掉很多的汉堡才能得到一块牛里脊者，只有卖掉更多的牛里脊，你才能得到牛排。”
像是一篇工整的满分高考作文，挑不出毛病，但又好像缺了点什么。威尔史密斯其实已经不需要去证明什么。
独断专横，过河拆桥，反全职体育教育保证生活学习质量，沉着吊瘾生意经，按部就班控制欲，Ghettorella Straight Outta Compton，挺励志；Will Smith 确实可以把所有角色都演得讨喜，貌似确实从来没演过反派？
NYFF59 #6 电影节的最后一天，我的最后一部。超出任何预期的好，我也和大家一样在偷偷抹眼泪。平滑的叙事和黑白的城市风景，柔和的青少年人像摄影和采访、生活蒙太奇等等。我不明白是否是黑白电影的缘故所以让纽约变得平易近人了，或者说更像真实的情感可以贴近的纽约（让我想起弗兰西斯哈的黑白映像），碎碎念一通不知道在说什么…总而言之这真的是很好的一部电影！
父母的言传身教很重要。「看到她们，我就知道她们会是未来的冠军。」
伪纪录片生活流，灰度城市添风韵。
#SLIFF 并不是简单的虎爸独角戏，全员感染力在线。是谁成就了威廉姆斯家的传奇？电影前1/3告诉我们是固执而不知放弃的父亲Richard，然后我们意识到更需要背后支持与包容的母亲，最后还有为各自争取比赛机会的姐妹俩自己，与父亲一脉相承，也与父亲分庭抗礼。
拍得其實不錯，但逃避描繪父親這個角色真正的缺點令到電影呈現出了尷尬的狀態，成功學和父權色彩令體育和種族的動人豪情瞬間褪色不少。
没有国王、没有网球、甚至没有威廉姆斯姐妹，只有父爱、家庭、黑人、女性、一系列的政治正确，已经看麻了好呗，拳王影帝依旧延续《幸福来敲门》的表演，把暴君演成了慈父。电影是建立在威廉姆斯姐妹在网坛巨大成功的基础之上，让父亲的一切都显得合情合理，但是现实中这样的精神控制的教育方式又会催生出多少成功呢？
很好看的电影，非常工整，各方面都很平衡，没有短板，但也没有特别过人之处。
那段Richard跟大威说小时候自己碰了白人的手，被他们胖揍一顿，可他一回头，自己的父亲已经跑了，我不是个完美的父亲，但我绝对会在任何时候站在我孩子的身后，去保护他们。就这一段，让前面的控制狂父亲一下子被人理解了。
理查德确实像个国王，带领“国家”走向富强，压制、释放、训练、鼓励，都在周详的计划之内
7/10，总体上看，本片是一部制作工整的传记片。和年年都有的冲奥传记片相比，本片最大的特点是比同类电影更“过火”。首先本片对种族问题的展现采用了过多的直白控诉，这达成了深化主题的目标，但也破坏了叙事的平衡，去年的《蓝调天后》在这一点上做得就远比本片强。其次，本片在许多戏份里都安排了男主角发表情绪化独白，这些独白大多在叙事上并不必要，甚至显得突兀，显然是基于冲奥需求而作出的考量，并且执行得并不精明。以水准来看，本片难以从其他年货传记片中脱颖而出。
极致生活化的演绎
平乏的体育片，无力深入灵魂的人物传记。一切只停留在动机的表层。电影结构也非常不高明地投机取巧。传奇序幕草草收场。理查德也未留下更值得的记忆点。
处理得比较收。对运动题材电影我其实不能算懂行。对于这个父亲的教育方式，以及他对小孩的“不能文盲、不要burn out”的保护，确实有些叹为观止。而且他竟然还做到了。也就是因为做到了才得以拍成电影吧;)
剧本虽好，但总感觉并没有对理查德·威廉姆斯有更深入的挖掘，仅是管中窥豹地看，这个父亲还是很复杂的，他在成就女儿的同时其实也有控制女儿的部分，但为了温情的基调，掩盖了很多矛盾。
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