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.
太黑了，我还近视，看起来更是分不出人在哪里。但对我来说，还是有点新鲜劲。
8分可以有，实打实四星。难得一见不会晃着观众肩膀逼你哭的主旋律影片，台词少，镜头语言突出，我喜欢。适合放电影节，放院线比较折磨主流观影人群。缺点：部分台词表达与影片风格不符，略突兀。20220620北京槐房万达影城
仁义满天飞:
上升到诗电影显然是高抬了 但确是一部非典型战争片 美院团队用视觉的风格化一定程度上弥补了叙事的孱弱 如果说战争中的小人物视角司空见惯 为大局慷慨牺牲更是既定的主旋律走向 但其中从微观个体出发 对何谓战争何谓信仰何谓忠诚与背叛等宏观概念的粗砺触摸 虽浅尝辄止 但在国产战争片中能看到这份迟疑挣扎已属难得/水下和林中的两处超现实镜头有点意思
小成本文艺团体营造水墨战役 读不懂一脚天上一脚地下的方言与画风 主创团队也解释不清何来云霄 几处定格镜头还是能彰显美院风格 单独抠图当素材可以 作为电影感受只能说如坐针毡 如鲠在喉GG
就真的还好 影像上是有些有意思的想法 不过也不能指望主旋律有多少出格吧
这部电影给我最深的触动就是完全表现了我们的革命精神，不像国外战争片，他们更多推崇的是个人英雄主义，而我们则是对普通人的个人信念和民族信仰的探讨，电影很好的展现了普通人信念转变的过程，而这也是电影和观众最共情的部分。
除了部分摄影和最后一个镜头的设计，妥妥的抗日神剧😅
这是电影视听语言的胜利，自然光并且昏暗的摄影风格建立的还算统一，某些镜头对于空间的利用和镜头内外的场面调度都很不错；尤其是船家女和白匪兵的一段对话真是很棒，这段对话可以写进中国电影史，以前从来没有中国的电影这么做过。虽然有些台词和表演有些欠妥当，但总体而言，这是一部4星的电影
云霄这种真实感可能来自于人物的形象感，在溃败的情况下到底该不该执行军令，有彷徨有挣扎有逃避，知难而不退才是军人的理想，不是传统意义上的主旋律电影，也不是纯黑白，主创团队说，消色处理为了能把人带入进去，像做了一场梦，影片中我最喜欢的细节在树枝上看似毒辣的蛇，最后却被串成了“烤串”，脆弱的受伤的蝴蝶，却用尽全力煽动翅膀，明知是扑火，却不畏惧炙热的飞蛾，跟随云霄之上，做梦一般，感受水、光、影、梦的力量。后续会全国放映，希望大家都能支持这部诗性电影❤️
就能感觉到电影没打算要讲好一个故事，侧重点不在这上面，然后美术和摄影蛮好的，表演和场景的设置也很有话剧感。是那种我不在电影院看看一会就关了的电影hh
Under the torrent of toppling, what drives us not to despair?
美术太棒了，怪不得是美术学院的作品。影像诗情画意，部分镜头有塔可夫斯基的味道，镜头设计得很好。色调就像一幅水墨画。成功的让影像引领叙事，北影节最后一场，终于看到以影像为主的电影了，怪不得是最佳影片。
“诗电影”需要有意象，有意境，但意象要使用得当，也并非模糊不清就是意境。
3.5 对诗性空间的探索蜻蜓点水，看完像是瞥见了一张薄薄的无字宣纸。
典型的形式大于内容。故事苍白且单薄，方言和调色对于战争的呈现效果也有待商榷，唯一优点可能是给主旋律的表现形式上提供了一种新的思路。
风格很独特，让人眼晴一亮，主旋律影片中的一次大胆尝试。只是声音和调色的精细程度远达不到院线的标准，令人遗憾
2021青年导演海上影展 过于追求山水画的风格导致演员的表演丧失了很多，但这比某些脑残战争片好太多了。
冷门到一个人包场。画面极美，水墨风，演员一色地方话，特别写实，形式大于情节。最后字幕 《中国美术学院电影作品》
战争会把我塑造成哪一个自己呢？
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