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.
#ffmuc 电影学院周六早场，影厅没有坐满。两年多没回家的我在黑暗中听见乡音，从一开始就哭哭笑笑。说是川剧版《霸王别姬》，表现手法却十分当代，除了权力边缘的视角，还有川人特有的坚韧和达观。如若走时也是牛头马面来接我，黄泉路上可以和旧友搓麻将赌钱，酆都城里有人想念有人给唱戏，死又何惧？
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”。
有声默片，很多场景十分梅里埃。也是近几年华语新片里少有的没有哪个角色/演员让我感到尴尬的，可能是方言、戏剧感对夸张表演的宽容度比较高。
法国罗生门，中世纪#MeToo，史诗片下的女性视角。
和處女作的異同是看片前的最大好奇，看完，或許不用再比較。
合集而已但也正好又重新看了一遍，还是很精彩
多声部复调叙述，大家第一反应就对标《罗生门》，其实二者之间，有个不明显、但很关键的差异：
基本事实是清楚的，真正的罗生门是人对自我的认知。最后那场决斗拍的真好。
好久没看到如此古典、正统而有条不紊的好莱坞电影了。老雷用非常稳妥的三段式结构一丝不苟的讲述了一个罗生门式故事——一个英勇无畏的战士同时也是大男子主义混蛋，一个浪漫主义骑士转眼变成冷酷恶毒的强奸犯，而科莫仿佛时而既是温柔贤惠的妻子时而又是睿智的情人，可她的独立、坚韧而勇敢却似乎从没被他们注意到——人们只相信自己眼中的真相，只保留下愿意保留的记忆，无论是马达还是司机，即便是科莫眼里的主观视角，都仅仅是故事的一部分，正因如此，最后决斗上演，每个人都做回他们自己的时候才把故事推向真正高潮。八十出头的老雷借中世纪骑士故事高扬正当时宜的女性平权，把观点拍的掷地有声，既不谄媚也不陈词滥调，值得被更多人看到。
旧戏新唱周复始，真作假时假亦真。一股鬼气。
韦斯安德森拍霸王别姬 (w/ Lavender)
第二季
南特三大洲电影节 非常非常惊喜的观影 少给的一星是话剧形式扣掉的
影片用长达数十年的时间跨度，呈现出了人类历史的重复性和相似性，之后又将这种沉重感变化成了“白驹过隙”的轻盈，似是一声哀婉叹息，但这声叹息却长达半个世纪之久，才得以被我们听见。
6.30 台北中正堂
TV动画《鬼灭之刃》的合集：第01~05集→《兄妹的羁绊》、第06~10集→《浅草篇》、第11~14集→《鼓屋敷篇》、第15~21集→《那田蜘蛛山篇》、第22~26集→《柱众会议・蝶屋敷篇》。
很久没看过这样好的华语电影了。年度最佳。很难得一部很独特性又平衡的影片。内容上很坦率不为审查而避讳，形式上惊艳贴合内容不突兀。
Jodie Comer的演技随着剧情层层递进，从男性视角的一件件漂亮衣服，到女性视角里噙着泪与痛的眼眶，对感情的转换游刃有余。从《杀死伊芙》开始为人所知，到现在登上大荧幕演女主，真是越来越厉害了啊。
整部影片举重若轻，人如鸿毛在时代的洪流中。从台上到台下，阳间到阴间，历史是一出唱不完的戏，一条渡不完的河。个体身上的灰尘和苦难，抖也抖不尽，说也说不完，但还是要说，不管是用崭新的话语还是古老的曲调也要说，不然时间就是一碗孟婆汤，抹掉了真实的鲜活的记忆，只留下白茫茫的一片废墟。
我不喜欢。首先可能是因为在法国看法语字幕而且我听不懂四川话的原因，但我怎么看怎么觉得这个叙事有问题，剧本结构真的不够轻巧，也不宏大，这么大体量的一个故事从哪个角度来看都没撑起来。其次可能是因为不够有钱？我真的不喜欢这部戏的布景和演员表演，太现代，太尴尬了，那些人在那些地方演根本没法让我相信这故事和1920年，1937年，1945年etc.有任何关系，不过摄影确实很棒。这部片子我能认为是一个优秀的大学社团作品，但在大荧幕上看差不多三个小时我是真的坐不住。
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