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.
设定很新奇很大胆但整部电影没有未来感反而偏向复古，不过我确实不怎么喜欢这种故事性不强的电影，看一会就要走神一次
【4.5+】柯南伯格最佳。从一个世界链接向另一个世界，外向的陌异和内化的身体装置得到了惊人的平衡和丰富，不再（如20世纪时）只拘泥于概念化的建构，其在片中被观看后共享，乃至传递向影片的观看者。而每个全新却无意义的组织器官，如块块碎片建筑最后那雄壮而诗意的尾音，我们终于体悟到这是一场混沌的盛宴。
概念和内涵过于分离，而有些情节又挺俗套的；道具真的满分了
整部电影唯一让我沉迷的只有蕾老师的美好肉体，it's confirmed that I'm old sex.（㊗️蕾老师生日快乐～）
柯能堡迷恋的“异化”母题，搭配“内脏整容”、plastic eater等概念，我还是喜欢他的口味的，世界观也出来了，就是结束得比较唐突……
相当超前的概念，身体和意识到底谁是主宰，科技的进步是否会带来人体自身的进化，人类未来到底会走向何种形态。不愧是柯南伯格的拿手好戏，把身体恐惧做得甚至在某种意义上来说非常吸引人。台词里充斥着文化研究的各种术语和概念，甚至感觉自己在看国外的专业教科书。还有一个让人难以忘怀的细节，但闻其声不见其面的苍蝇。
本片不但炫技，还秀思想。厉害
虽然有我老婆主演，但是依旧不妨碍这是个垃圾
柯南伯格还是一如既往以他高概念的世界观作为其创作核心，秉持着悲观的态度审视着地球上日新月异的技术革新。在前卫的设定下摆出一道人类未来宿命的论述题，“Surgery is the new sex ”，以维果汹涌而优柔的表演为主导的，是忠于行为艺术的纯粹践行者与探寻文明演化方式的传道士的自反过程，试图阐释激进的body horror与切割肉体带来的感官刺激放大鉴美的荒谬与潜在语境中媒体态度的失真。从工业文明出发，蕾雅与小k对身体态度的改变延伸至人体异化后的反噬，既是对自然伦理的挑战同时也是对旧有哲学思维的颠覆。饱含对资本垄断的批判倾向，是作为样本符号被政府用于收割的科技载体，在虚空中依附于进化的随机性与无序性，拥抱或是排斥那尚且残留的官能反射，回归欲望的容器，这是独属于柯南伯格寓言化的病理切片。
我看不明白但我大为震撼。一切都没有道理，美学ok所有人creepy，真的看得人又饿又清醒。
过去的未来，什么禁忌玩意儿都能艺术化，这是一部没有进化的柯南伯格B级片
#Cannes2022 我尊重每个人的醒脾，但柯南伯格我不理解你
1. “surgery is the new sex”这个概念的提出令我相当佩服!
脑回路非常清奇，一首环保诡歌，艺术风格的确独树一帜，但我记住的还是蕾雅的身体。。。
人之肉身在柯南伯格自省的晚期作品《未来罪行》里再度成为所有关于“人”问题的战场。倘若这真是柯南伯格的最后一部作品，那我们可以放心的说，他对文化史最大的贡献，正是把所有“人”的问题变为身体的问题。他在影片里的替身纠结的是意义创建的问题。艺术家用自己身体从虚无中创造出的本是意义不明的器官，本该报名参加器官选美大赛中“功能不明类”的角逐。而他的对位则看到了创作的功能性，特别是在进化史意义上。最后改变了饮食习惯的艺术家思考的并不仅是未来人类的食物来源，更是如何在这个充斥着塑料文化的时代变废为宝的问题。这是这位饥饿艺术家走向后人类时代的第一步吗？他最后为后人类流下的怜悯热泪里又有多少成分是自怜？我们都无从得知。
我纠结的点在于就算没了痛觉，搞成这样也会细菌感染，会挂的。而且这算哪门子艺术？
内脏暴露狂，额。令人难以理解的审丑艺术。
又一部柯能堡式奇观，异食癖与人体（器官）艺术齐飞，当我对能真正改变身体手段的认知还停留在穿孔 疤痕 纹身的时候本片已经将之上升到了进化高度
Hard to get in at first, but not long after you'll realize it's still the 90s classic body horror Cronenberg, which not just those weird biomechanic machines, but the conflict, rebellion, evolution, so on and so forth. It's definitely the most sexualized Cronenberg movie. Everyone in the film is so obnoxious, but ultra seductive, except the black dude. WTF is that acting? Is that a joke?
柯能堡迷恋的“异化”母题，搭配“内脏整容”、plastic eater等概念，我还是喜欢他的口味的，世界观也出来了，就是结束得比较唐突……
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