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.
新戏从来演旧事
非常风格一致完整的片子，三个小时也并不觉得闷。既有历史的波澜壮阔，也有生活细节的体贴入微，魔幻和现实平衡得刚刚好。还是觉得以前的人一生有个手艺贯穿一辈子也蛮有意思。
慢镜慢镜，绿屏绿屏，也只有nickcave和片尾哈利路亚真的触动到了我，另外就是超人复活的惊为天人🙈🙈🙈
不一定会非常喜欢，但一定会觉得很有意思。成本受限，从布景上就直接话剧化，不过得益于出色的镜头运动，让非常有限的片场延展出了足以承载中国近代史的广阔空间。而时代悲剧用喜剧的形式来呈现，也和邱福新在台上的丑角浑然一体，在视听语言的设计中延续戏剧的荣光。戏文写得好极了，建议《第十一回》好好学学。黄泉路这条线的转场有时候还蛮硬的，没有那么喜欢。只要接受了邱炯炯的一些基本观点，「入戏」了，那整部电影的观看就很顺畅。易思成在片里好性感啊，想睡。蒋鸿宇客串了一个饿死鬼，摸着带他上路的鬼时透露着性暗示的意味，把俩鬼吓跑了，笑死。最后的众筹名单里看到了好多认识的人…年度华语最佳的头号种子。2022.02.13 澳门恋爱·电影馆
没想到能一口气看完一部时长四小时的电影，全程高能，特别是加上扎导拳拳到肉的打戏和油画质感的画面，顶级体验。
对舞台形式太强的影片始终有偏见；演员整体略显僵硬；不同时段的衔接也比较突兀；期待的是一生的故事，结果到壮年的时候就结束了
扎克施耐德的作品就像榴莲，喜欢的人吃的赞不绝口，讨厌的觉得是那味道像老太太的裹脚布。
需要再看几遍。不过这一遍的感受就是，鬼马版的霸王别姬。
2022/5/22于Anthology Film Archives. 三星半。不必慢，戏台上唱念做打嬉笑怒骂，戏台下与时浮沉人间炼狱。
通篇毫无节制的慢镜头似乎在告诉我们：怎样把一部2小时的电影拍到4小时？只需打开0.5倍播放速度就可以了
8.0/10 分。初看，4小时导演剪辑版。以前看过剧场版的。超人还是这么牛逼呀。。。闪电侠好逗比，开始跑步的姿势好搞笑。。。来龙去脉交代得很清楚了。。。其实应该先来几部电影交代主角的。。。其实我就是想知道，“达克赛德”能和“灭霸”一战吗？哈哈。。。
2021年的第一部真正意义上的“院线电影”，虽不在影院，但胜似影院。别说四小时，看一天我都意犹未尽。敬所有推动这部正义导剪的同志们！
中國有才華的演員導演不少 只是他们缺少这样的机会发出自己的声音 缺少机会表达内心的想法 很高兴香港和法国的资本给了一次机会 他们给出的这个回答很有力 加油！的确出色！
英雄们还在，正如构建正义联盟背后的正义，他可能会迟到，但是永远不会缺席，我想我们也一样。
现做的酸臭-03/26/22 at MoMI
独树一帜、自成一家的美学体系，横卷展开的历史传奇、家族往事，体量丰富，形式突出，在日趋严苛的审查之外，丛生出丰沛、蓬勃的创作风景。它延续了《霸王别姬》的历史沧桑，以时代命运同构着夹缝中求生存的戏曲艺术的起落，兼有《活着》的平民史诗和冷静控诉，目之所及，一部再难以超越的华语电影伟作。
好歹有前有后有动机有目的，不是一个闹剧。这部只是一个黑暗故事的开始，也是一个不太可能填上的坑。四个小时可太过瘾了。
院线版主要还是急功近利，个人电影还没出完就急着上团队戏，结果什么都没交代清楚就草草了事，导剪版基本上是把每个英雄的故事清楚捋了一遍，但是对于不怎么了解漫画的观众来说还是一头雾水，这是华纳的锅，跟导演没什么关系。
看完后长吁一口，结束了。自己对DCEU的最后的牵挂也没有了，就是看最后三十分钟时的意难平，千言万语都只能变成一句，FUXK YOU 华纳！
ZS版面世，分明是疫情逼出来的，非要说是粉丝的胜利。没看到该上院线的电影都被华纳坑成网大了吗
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