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.
中世紀的鋼鉄直男和有女權意識的妻子，在受投機取巧、更會經營的對手、拉偏架的領主欺凌后，向瘋批國王、虚伪的宗教投訴無門，以性命相摶，討回公道的故事。
13.10.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 媒体场点映。Jousting还是很爽的，弥补了今年没去Renn Fair的遗憾。以为是又一个罗生门，结果是一个完全没有反转的彻彻底底的#metoo故事。说好的unreliable narrator呢？！用这样的结构设置来讲故事，这不是杀鸡用了牛刀吗？有点失望。不过用山羊胡来遮盖屁股下巴，这一招不错！//再往深了想想，为什么我对这部metoo片本能反感，大概是因为这片的导演和两位编剧都是男性，而各处的男性凝视又格外显眼吧。现在网上的男性影评人（包括IGN）纷纷给出高分，我倒是很好奇最后评价的性别分化会是什么样子。
很满足的观影经验，雷德利斯科特很少叫人失望，整个故事被分成了三个POV，以不同视角去讲述同一个故事，非常罗生门式的叙事方式。我个人更喜欢前两个part，娓娓道来，缓慢，克制，在叙事的同时还展现了13世纪风土人情，衣食住行，风土人情，如何坐卧，如何战斗，如何向领主效忠，如何进行婚礼，仪式感的铺陈让一切都特别具有真实的美感，战斗场景的碰撞感和残忍更是爽快淋漓，两位男性在不同视角中的自恋与选择性遗忘也让人莞尔。第三部分稍微有点崩，我理解主创借古讽今的女性叙事，但我真的真的已经疲倦了用廉价的愤怒感去撩拨观众情绪，就像导演把你捆在椅子上使劲儿抽你耳光一样：气不气？气不气！你咋还不生气？非常predictable也非常无聊
難看，看了個寂默，女權可以用別的方式呈現，用睡好友老婆的方式，真的太爛。
三位主角都贡献了不错的演技，但故事还是传统的罗生门，也符合当下女权的主流价值取向，值得看的好电影。下午我又想想，导演也投机取巧啊！加个机位，换几句台词，剪三次，半小时的故事就成一个半小时了。牛逼！
雷德利斯科特的三重结构电影，第一层是中世纪决斗，看了开头的百年战争风貌可能会劝退一大批人。第二层是罗生门式三段叙事，两男一女同一故事不同视角三段讲述，三个主演演技炸裂，台词跟表情细微的差别映射三个主人公内心。第三层也就是真正的内核是女权主义，也就是玛格丽特的故事后面的truth意味。虽然是中世纪背景，但是故事里的男权控制（强奸犯最终也认为自己无罪）、夫权压迫（马特达蒙始终只关注自己的尊严）和社会的高压（法庭舆论、婆媳讨论还有塑料姐妹花）到今天也不过时，疯王查理六世说：我不背锅。目前看过最好的女权片，也完爆今年的奥斯卡提名。
（豆瓣真空期补标9月末-12月）3.5 并非“罗生门”，而是一部直观的女性电影。
7分，开头以为会是一部法国中世纪的罗生门，实则主题并没有超出历史范畴，男主与女主的视角区别只在于是英雄还是家暴，在那个年代的语境下观念有太多局限性，比起人性，母性才是这部作品想释放出的余音，中世纪的场景哪怕还原再好，也缺少新的视觉，无非是一集用了分段技巧去拍的历史剧。
赌上所有捍卫真相，即使虚伪和暴力横行，这世界从不是你的世界，即使稍有不慎就会粉身碎骨，即使你周围没有同类只有男权的傀儡，即使没有人在乎胜利并不属于你。错就是错，罪恶就是罪恶，丑陋就是丑陋，你不是父亲的筹码、丈夫的财产、生育的机器，不是逆来顺受者，你该有思考、表达、捍卫尊严的权利。当你说不的时候，就是拒绝。
这本就不是一个罗生门的故事 当然无需过多调度层面的视点变化 恰恰是相差无几的分镜、看似不甚高明的framing和表演层面体态动作的微小差别 将私人叙述归于社会议题 老雷采取的范式是critical realism而非interpretivism 期望抵达emancipation而非truth 所以他着墨于事件之外的历史背景 刻画父权社会对竞争、侵占的执念 却没有为任何男性角色辩护 惟有对女性苦难的共情是作者的政治表态：即便史册上冠冕堂皇的话语作何粉饰 在后Me Too时代 唯一可靠的信源是也只能是事件中的女性——那颗硬要与石头相碰的鸡蛋 那名失去观众的信任便再无他物的个体
受害者有罪论不可取 维权成本过高 代价太大 如果结局是马特达蒙输了 又会是何种景象 但是明知不公 依旧不能停止发声 只有争取 才能有获得公平的机会！！
当然肯定没罗生门在视听上开创意义大，肯定也没角斗士或者天国王朝那么宏大，很多视听也很旧，但是这种雷德利斯科特永远都知道怎么抓人，永远忘不了在上影节看末路狂花现场有多嗨，谁能想象这片子在大银幕放会怎么样
2021年第28部。这部电影的观影体验可以分为两部分：前半部分“哟，不错，四星有了”；后半部分“wocao，五星！”。有人说这片模仿罗生门，其实并不是，影片不是要讲一个事实的不同表述，而是要展现女性自己的样子，以及在不同男性眼中的样子。在丈夫眼中她是温柔的样子，在施暴者眼中她是风情万种的样子，但都是工具人的角色。而她自己眼中的样子，没被看到过，也无人关心。缺点：最大的问题是镜头语言对当事人的感受表达不充分，不同的人竟然有同样的观看视角；另外我们都在夸女性视角，但女性视角是否也有扭曲有偏差呢；对照史实，电影丑化了丈夫的动机，这是否也算是女性主义下对男人的不平等呢；
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。
剧本很扎实，不同角度讲一个故事如同现场听他们讲述很有代入感，最后的决斗女人为了尊严，男人为了面子。
我喜欢这部电影，为了这部电影，我将手机扔一边，全身心投入这个故事里面。没有给五星是因为这部电影给了确切答案，如果朱迪·科默的那个版本也是真假难辨，这部电影就非常高级了。不同的人代表不同的叙事视角，早在七十年前，黑泽明已经玩过了。雷德利再这样搞， 至今已经不新鲜了。给女性发声，并不是新鲜的表达。
导演和编剧用巧妙的结构，把700年前欧洲中世纪的一桩公案，按现代的价值观诠释出来，正说明了“一切历史都是当代史”。
绝妙，就像看了一部巨著，而且非老雷拍不出。看完才知道前两部分的单薄俗套是对第三部分的铺垫和衬托，老雷真的是骨子里尊重女性的导演。这样的电影不是靠票房证明的，时间会证明～历久弥新。朱迪科莫的天赋在一步一步地发光。
在那个年代，大多数女性只是男性的所有物，没有任何力量可言。女主作出了发乎内心愤怒的控诉，自己的生死却取决于两个男人谁先倒下。镜头极尽嘲讽之能事，Jean向群众挥手，抚摸婴儿的头仿佛上帝；群众狂热欢呼，仿佛有圣徒行走人间；那个曾一呼百应的失败者，被光溜溜拖走吊起示众。只有女人在身后，默默咀嚼决斗的惊险与从一而终的苦楚。PS：三个视角，讲述者不同，但诸多段落的机位角度等似乎并无不同，让人看的时候不免觉得拖沓，是否能够更有新意一点呢？只是拙见。
同一事件下不同视角的台词细微差别十分值得玩味。老雷巧妙地用一场中世纪最后决斗，谱写出一首女性主义哀歌。A child needs his mother, more than a mother needs to be right.
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