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.
在收尾呼应的沉重中
咦，看得“瞳孔地震”的那位豆友，以前是不是没太关注过阿莫多瓦啊？这组人物关系，在阿老师这儿根本不算乱啊，夺么简洁明快【喂】性向之流动、（大众眼光中的）奇情之生发，完全是常态，吃饭睡觉呼吸一般，根本不是事儿。重点还是记忆与真相，记忆与真相不可能被永远掩埋。新生儿必须回归母亲的怀抱，死难者也必须回归真正的墓穴。谎言必将被揭穿。#求万友推荐（靠谱的）西班牙内战相关著作#
奇情混合血泪史，母系文化基底以悲伤的语调讲述，尘归尘土归土，找回的孩子、追溯的先祖，强烈到无需声明的血脉纽带。这真不是低配版百年孤独吗？……我并不反对个人与历史融合，恰恰相反，如果没有与血泪史互文，奇情的部分会显得非常平庸乏味。主要还是融合度不够，一想到这种混合可以达到什么样的高度，就越觉得还有很大的改进空间。但里面有一些蛮新鲜的性别视角，比如女性拍摄男性，以及非常罕见的女性的亲子不确定性等。
阿嬷的电影从来震撼我的就是这一点。那爱太TM排山倒海了，让人猝不及防，连价值观都挡不住了。虽然我还是很想抽那些丫的们，可是，想想自己不够强大的当年，是多么需要这样无差别的黏腻腻的爱呀。
3.那个活着的孩子父亲闭环没下文。
7/10，大屠杀和经典女同多角恋故事的融合非常生硬，导致二者都处在高不成低不就的尴尬地位。
一直在给人出题，要不要换小孩，变成要不要告诉她，之后再怎么办。想起来是枝裕和的一部电影，同样是抱错了孩子，但是枝裕和让爱大于了血缘，这部电影里，血缘不由分说地直接占据了第一位，与安葬祖先这个主题也关联甚为紧密；我的伤痛不需要你告诉我过去了。
横向对比Netflix前几部“盛典式”电影来说（包括但不限于《红色通缉令》、《亚当计划》、《蜘蛛头》…），感觉会更加“像回事”些；最终的成品也更加能直观感受到它的投入回报，而非过往总是存在的“洗米”嫌疑。得益于Ryan和Chris在各自部分的掌舵，以及所创造的足够有说服力的“对决”感；哪怕是在首小时后就不再有什么认真的故事，依然足够让人继续跟进下去。至于置身一场打满全球的热闹与风格鲜明的硬场面也样样都来，绝不只是走过场拗造型，还算欢乐充实。除此之外，Regé-Jean Page飞出荧幕的性感和越走越好的“Anna-Kat”Julia Butters可看作锦上添花；只是它的设想如同原著系列小说注定是个要拓展更多的系列，却很少能够在这里感觉到继续下去的方向。停在这里是四星鼓励，继续下去是四星“送终”。
喜欢。死亡和新生，两段谎言被揭开，从私人的到宏观的，少了早年大胆奇特的犯罪戏码，多了一份《痛苦与荣耀》的温柔。这个简单的故事更是让阿莫多瓦驾驭地炉火纯青，不过有段剧情还是让我大呼WTF。看的时候才意识到是母亲节。（2022.5.8豆瓣7.2分）
WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS
【7】一方面是揭开尘封的谜底，寻找历史真相，一方面是挑明由“抱错孩子”而累积的无数谎言。能看出不少夹带私货，想讲历史，也一如既往地想刻画“母亲”，但两件事之间的联系没那么清楚，有点抽象、暧昧了。（单说表演，潘潘虽然不错，但没那么亮眼，记不住）
三星半，用一场抱错孩子的阴差阳错引出一起国家的悲剧，结局是好的，但作为阿莫多瓦的片子，可能还不算那么出彩。
大体就是个谍影重重仿制片（虽然还有其他一堆动作片的影子），唯一区别是安娜演了个007古巴Part加长版，以及给美队演的反派加了不少戏，一定是钱给的够多才说服高司令Cosplay杰森·伯恩……
Chris Evans这个角色是否可以获评影史最蠢角色
张力当然是比不上巅峰时期了 但是也太温情了 结尾一堆人举着照片 好像todo sobre mi madre再现 双线叙事非常动人 从家庭和历史层面双重反思 佩姨演技炸裂不用说了吧
对阿莫多瓦编故事的能力又佩服了一点，这样一个抱错孩子的故事多么容易写成发现抱错了，惊慌失措去医院说理？结果人家根本就不是这样的走向。
阿莫多瓦的奇情故事总能在后半段奇妙升华，以至于观众很难对前半程的狗血淋头有什么怨言。不能以受害者和施害者概论一切，既没有可原谅的缘由，也没有可咎责的对象，除了知晓真相，承担起自己的责任，别无他法，阿莫多瓦的“女性主义”莫过于此。法医人类学家是给予她孩子的人，也是帮助她寻根究底的工具，知道真相就能解除误会吗？这个表层故事叙述的太草率了，失去孩子的伤痛也弥合的太容易了。以及寻找被战争破坏的家族这个理由没继续深化，皮薄馅儿也不大。哎。
分类到底要不要写“同性”呢？“同性”难道不就是“爱情”片吗？ 考古的部分虽然很有趣（甚至作为最后的升华） 但是实在不明白和全片有多少关系/ 说Anita died那里 我后面大姐大叫出声 全电影院为之一震/ 全场收获最多笑声的角色：Teresa（妈妈）：Oh where are the babies？； coffee？ Brandy. 真是没有maternal intuition第一人了....
看似不关联的全都是生活的关联，所有的未来都与所有的过去有关。
历史线和女主线没有那么有机地交融，但是佩内洛普依旧好，虽然不是她最好的作品。
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