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.
女性追求自身权利的壮举最终变成男性重建个人名望的工具，只得结尾一声叹息
虽然比不上导演九十年代的《末路狂花》（此片是我最爱的电影之一），但非常感谢他一如既往的为女性发声。其实中世纪的这种男权控制欲和强占，至今没有太多改变，这才是最恐怖的地方。那时的男人们将女人视为物品，私有物。如今仍然可以各种评论里看到被低劣基因所控制的雄性生物对女性的不敬和戏谑。女主角的演技实在是很棒，在这个写满了悲情，男性争斗无关正义只不过是争夺面子的故事里极其加分。最后，希望未来的文明会越来越好吧。
PS:今天是雷德利·斯科特84岁生日🎂
电影采用了特别的三段式：却是3种视角，细微的差别，截然不同的意义，从而突出那个属于女性的、受害者的真实版本，而不是那些为了权力和面子的伪君子的。历史是胜利者的书写，今天女性也获得了历史书写的权利，我们活在一个好的时代，这样的悲惨故事才得以不再一再的上演。
2021上映剧情片的个人年度第二部五星，进入2021个人年度TOP3内已毫无疑问。标准三段式结构，三个人物的视觉推进。随着Margerite戏份的渐进加大，个性越来越鲜明，主题越来越清晰。没有一句台词强调性别来说教，却处处呈现了那个权力金钱及男性至上的时代烙印。社会华丽光鲜外表的裹挟下，充斥虚伪、无情、膨胀、肮脏的权欲。
不是“每个人在各自编制的谎言里拼凑出了真相”，而是“每个人在各自认定的实话里承受了真相”。
很当代了，而且和老雷以前拍的那些所谓的女权电影比起来说教意味实在太直白了。
+，这才是真的让人想说别拍了……手法太老式了。
三段式三个视角非常完美的结构，女性视角升华全片。男女视角对比的subtle difference真的又讽刺又让人愤怒。Jodie Comer把细节演得太到位了共情到全身心投入。
不是“每个人在各自编制的谎言里拼凑出了真相”，而是“每个人在各自认定的实话里承受了真相”。
又是一部被人提前说得太多的。实际感受是不同视角的叙事在事实上的差别没有预想得大，反而是细节上的差异更值得玩味。2021年的Ridley Scott过时了吗？并没有。我看还是Damon和Affleck更容易被时代淘汰。
2021.12.02 父亲的交换筹码 丈夫的泄欲工具 风流男的高级猎物 丈夫赢得荣光与民意 她什么都没有 #女性苦难
女主演技好好，三个不同视角的叙事手法真的把影片拉向了高潮，推荐～
men, they're all such fools, 人类的品行一言以蔽之：虚伪，除了受害者，没有人关心真相，一切从未过去，而是正在发生，
额，刚才写完所谓影评又去瞄了一眼其他人的 吓死我了，为啥把女性置于这么一个苦大仇深的位置。影片里玛格丽特有享受好嘛，甚至用这种享受来羞辱丈夫，甚至想借刀杀人搞掉丈夫好吧。只是最终失败了。但是，怀孕这事，她还是赢了的啊，上帝站她这边了啊。远木有那么悲观，这是导演的光明面。
罗生门其实不好搞，一是这是个被观众看烂了的小花活，这么多年了还用这一套吓唬人没惊喜，何况本片的三段故事其实并没有实质性差异，二是这种形式在稍增趣味的基础上没有添色，对于这个真实事件的影响力和震撼性反而打了折扣，也一定程度上影响了故事的真实性，尤其在女主视角的男女主对立其实不太站得住脚。但是我喜欢的两个原因，一是始终挺喜欢这个浅尝辄止的对男权社会的批判，就算是有限度自以为是的，还是一定程度上取悦了我（但其实我对女性主义没有明显偏向），二是最后的决斗段落很生猛带劲，算是提起了我的兴致。
总归有种大费周章烹小鲜的感觉，这故事有必要花这么长时间讲三遍吗？雷导这是在过中世纪瘾吗，最后的决斗戏确实精彩。
斯科特的史诗片是才华的黑夜，没有月亮、没有星星的天空。所谓罗生门的道德困境，不在于女主的性别，而是在于每个人都会面临的地位尊卑。无论是决斗过后众人对丈夫的礼赞和对妻子的无视，还是片尾字幕所说的夫死妻荣，其目的都无非是在迎合女权而已
强奸案是由于涉及两名骑士的决斗才被记录下来，仅仅以男性的角度记录显然是不完整的，案件的受害者失语才是整个社会的疾病。
电影采用了特别的三段式：却是3种视角，细微的差别，截然不同的意义，从而突出那个属于女性的、受害者的真实版本，而不是那些为了权力和面子的伪君子的。历史是胜利者的书写，今天女性也获得了历史书写的权利，我们活在一个好的时代，这样的悲惨故事才得以不再一再的上演。
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