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.
电影给了社会重重的抨击，最后的反转也是很精彩，不过如此长的电影，中间的铺垫细节（虽然每个都很残忍）却有点像蜻蜓点水了。不是在说这些不应该批判，只是做为电影个人感觉可能太泛
反转出乎意料却也合情合理。种姓、女性权益、放纵的公权力、操纵媒体……说教味有点重，但问题一直不解决只好一直说下去，至少还能说，但似乎只能说。
从各种禁忌社会议题到揭露政府黑暗面，印度电影的题材似乎永远没有边界，而我们只能在墙内望洋兴叹吧
假如没看过《控方证人》和《误杀瞒天记》我一定会觉得是佳作
3.程序正义和实质正义一样重要。
皮鞋匠最懂女人心，所以选择单身；
好难得看到这么特别的爱情小品电影，老灵老嗲了。你说这是爱情吗？是，但似乎又不是，更多还是那种生活，爱情恰好是生活里的一环。每个演员都好对，选了上海以及包邮区的人，状态都好对。连黄明昊都是那种包邮区现在男生的调调，真的老舒服了。导演真的是把城市融入在电影里，城市和电影相辅相成，不是纯粹地在某个城市拍电影，而是在拍城市的呼吸。
看完觉得也只有上海配得上腔调这个词，是拿腔拿调装腔作势的褒义用法。走下坡路的王琦瑶们就算住鸽子笼也要蹬一双Jimmy choo，老鞋匠有自己的cafe time，街头咖啡馆叫夜奔小超市叫红拂，就连这看似烂俗的片名都来自费里尼。台词句句有嚼头，话有所指又声东击西，人类的多样性，活法的活泛性，电影的开放性，还有这闷骚算计又甜腻的中年浪漫，轻轻重重真真假假深深浅浅，灵的啊～从《繁花》的“七匹狼广告”预告片来看，打不赢啊。
这个片子风格有些像话唠模式的欧洲电影，气质清新小资，佐以独立姿态的女性主义，在一惯俗套的国产都市片中，它显得很质朴。但我感觉也并没有达到8分应有的惊艳，影片结束，我没办法陈述它要表达的内容，也无法和它产生联系，它有人物塑造，但人物之间又很冷漠，索然的平淡，现在是不是流行感觉派，可能我不是很灵的那批观众。 ps：我后面补了一些赏析类影评，企图发现自己理解的局限性，但是好像失败了，人对事物的感受可能就是如此不同吧。
还不错的电影，这部电影反映了印度学阀肆无忌惮的嘴脸，以及政治精英为了选票不折手段的扭曲心灵。此外，个人觉得这部电影的主要优点是剧情十分大胆，印度人是真的敢拍，这方面我们跟人家印度相比还有很大差距；另一方面，电影缺点主要是支线太多，显得剧情主干有些混乱，其次是剧情反转也有些生硬，最后那段补偿式的回忆更是让人摸不着头脑。
后半部真精彩，不要被大众情绪绑架，时刻保持清醒
-----2022.7.14
无法不推荐。如果不是这个起步的评分，很可能因为这一句话的剧情简介错过。
太精妙了，片中每一个人物都是一枚随波逐流的纸片棋子，不停地被分解和建构..仔细看就会发现片子里象征世俗正义的那帮人，说到底不过在履行自己的道德和权益——因为本该如此；反叛道德秩序那帮人也在行使自己的价值和权利——因为全世界的人都知道事实上就是如此。眼看着周围的邻居们思索思索再思索—创造，我们也惊呼要增强民族自信，柔和一些——喏，折中的温暖现实主义。而那些只能隔海相望的这帮电影朋友，脸上带着兴奋的潮红，惴惴不安地沉入剧情，朝着我们想都不敢想的刀刀见骨的现实主义失控驶去..
很难想象一部包含了大量政治批判、甚至是种姓批判的电影在印度是如何过审的，后一小时四十分渐入佳境，法庭上的辩驳情节十分出色，但想叙述的元素太多了，其实前一个小时可以不要，或穿插在法庭辩驳中，后十分钟通过不断的切镜头短暂地交代了律师的经历，给人一头雾水的感觉
上海，对于离婚和不婚的女性是天堂，对于想要结婚的女性是地狱。
厉害极了，112分钟实打实地熬过去，却好像一句话没有说。到底是什么样的时代容得下一群人如此自我陶醉，如视无物地活在梦里？日新月异，每不到半年街道便要再被从头到脚美化一回的上海，到底能留得住多少濒死的记忆，又能供多少人游戏般起居和做梦？只怕电影拍的既非上海，也非人情，更不是文艺，只不过是幸运地站在中产尖端的人群如何自我消解、恬不知耻的意识形态罢了。
我愿称之为今年度印度最佳影片，没有RRR那种夸张的宝莱坞特效，全程围绕着人权和政治操纵，媒体成了帮凶成了可以跌倒黑白的产物。它让人们相信应该相信的东西，却无法看见黑暗下的交易。一开始瘸子律师的辩护还让人感到反感，但矛盾的激化逐渐展露出现实的黑暗面才是最妙的。人性和人权的挑战永远不会过时，尤其是在还未得到的地方。
三哥社会问题拼盘大串烧。屏幕前的观众就如屏幕里的屁民一样容易煽动，电影开始时候被煽动一次，电影结尾时候又被煽动一次。
电影不错，但是短评里一顿疯狂赞扬印度制度的，不知道为啥不移民去印度，按说就算当不了高种姓，应该也不至于沦为贱民，“至少那个国家的人民有尊严”嘛
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