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.
后半部不显幼稚吗？？？（镜头真的太迂腐了，不被它拔出来-注意力落在几个角色之间失败的互动上-都不可能
变态的人类忘了交合，直接躺在癞蛤蟆控制的手术台上XX。
一些奇观化的表达…剖析人体…美名为新式快感性交……大可不必
并没有看不懂，但是也真的不好看。一直絮絮叨叨在传达，却被我的器官（脑子）所拒绝。疼痛感是有的，属于直接的生理刺激。美感的话，抱歉感受不太到。
虽然我看得意兴阑珊，但是很感叹，柯南伯格都快80岁了，还依然保持着炙热的少年感。放弃掉思考那些形而上的东西，柯南伯格一直痴迷的只是十五六岁男孩的好奇感，关于异性，关于生命，关于身体，关于暴力，而且他的讲述方式也挺男孩子气的。
医疗剧粉无法接受这样不严谨的手术流程。。。
这个导演和男女主阵容和主题我本来以为尺度很惊人的，没想到走的概念流。大导演的好处就是无需限制级画面就可以让观众有限制级体验。剧情真的挺无聊的，有些概念很有趣，比如进食椅，那个解剖仪器几度引起不适，我反而挺喜欢耳朵人的🤦🏼♀️
4k hdr，感觉这色调对设备要求比较高。除了斯图尔特比较尬以外都还行
预感不咋样结果真的睡着了……就不应该信这个邪
大闷片，文戏冗长，讨论议题谜之过时，怎么看都觉得应该是导演20年前的作品。《裸体午餐》里的奇异器官，《欲望号快车》的性爱观念，《感官游戏》的骨头工艺，放在2022年就觉得有点吃老本了。
看的一脸懵逼，这玩意的冲击力对医生来说太低了。
全身耳朵 没有痛觉 非法制造器官 行为艺术切除秀。。有点创意也有点恶心。
欣赏不来，器官恐怖还不如那些纯粹的分尸血浆，到头来难道是个环保片？
非常非常喜欢前半部分，完全多于后半部分，前半部分被带入一个新奇的世界，像生物一样的床，椅子和尸检操作台用以切割肌肤和器官成为新的性爱愉悦，想象奇绝，但后面就进化成了吃塑料。。。（？）当局掩盖吃塑料的人的进化，最后男主吃塑料感受到了新的进化。。。（？）
这个脑洞真不是一般人有的，怪异，不适，大受震撼，这种未来概念又能被理解。这部电影可以看作是艺术与死亡最直观解读，艺术的灵感与器官的生长，艺术创作与身体解剖，切除器官与性爱的表达，艺术创作的疼痛，都很直观地表现出来。只不过非常有嘲讽意味的是，这种表演艺术迟早会把所有的器官掏空，直至死亡。身体变成一种表演和消费的奇观，生命的意义只有虚空。
柯南伯格难得出山，而且视听和故事把控力还在。道具实感重，破败的后现代风格场地本身就蕴含着许多含义。故事虽后现代，但社会隐喻、探讨议题以及黑色幽默都很明确。
比较失望，总感觉结尾太无力了。那位父亲就这么死在阴谋之下了，难道这一切都毫无意义吗？
柯南堡每十几年赶一次时髦，80s的《录像带》讲点媒介病毒，90s的《感官游戏》讲点虚拟实境，这次讲无痛非进化，本来以为要对药物下手，结果只是提供个背景材料。表面上换汤换药，未来罪行压根没拍出什么耳目一新的东西，这个paradox of evolution还是自己抄袭自己用了《感官游戏》的两派对立，现实派、虚拟派是有的，但什么长器官派不长器官派、吃工业垃圾派不吃工业垃圾派就比较无趣了。用的道具也还是那点土得掉渣的内脏虫虫软东西。其实单纯讲进化、接入、体验、性瘾，前面两部已经拍得够好了。就身上打洞这点这个用滥的标准柯南堡性暗示，他还怕观众不懂非要大白话讲出来。这几年憋着不拍科幻好像也没啥长进啊
柯南伯格职业生涯的一次回望？？？泛黄的复古影像又带有些许未来感。前半段重回早期的感官刺激形式，后半段又来了一出政治隐喻戏码，几乎是两部电影。无用的生理器官是构建“艺术”的桥梁，从疼痛中寻找性爱的快感，完全把握人身构造，利用人类对身体的迷恋，宛如传教士一般操纵人们，观者满足于一场视觉奇观，器官摘除者与被摘除者也满足了自身的“性爱需求”。政府是一切掌控的观察者，资本、个体都不能过界，“行为艺术家”需要在一片朦胧中寻找“界限”，而政府则需要人类保持肉身。当然，人是寻找极限的物种，高潮感永远难忘，即使被勒令禁止，也不会停下来，意志会被继承，新的感官形式与器官进化也会到来，柯南伯格拍得极具诗意。第一场切割秀视听非常出彩，第二场感受美蕾的演技，以及氛围营造。
比起《钛》在视觉上更丰富，但整部电影从内容到结构都近似于一个当代艺术馆——我觉得极媚虚无又高傲的东西。柯南伯格是一个对待概念极其粗暴但对待影像又如匠人般精细的导演。
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