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.
最后的决斗是 Marguerite 庭审时为真相与众人丑恶嘴脸孤军奋战，Jean 和 Jac 的对战只是“伪君子”的脸面之争罢了。
黑泽明的罗生门极尽人性之恶，不过好在导演仁慈，最后给了一丝雨停后的微光。雷德利·斯科特借用类似的叙事手法，从不同角色的视角讲述同一件故事，千人千面，揭露的正是不同讲述者的真正内心，男人求权、求色，女人只是被放在算盘上度量的物品，第三幕完全暴露前两幕的虚伪矫饰。
这片票房如此惨淡也不是没有原因的，表面上是吸引男性观众的血腥暴力战争决斗元素，内核确实对男权控诉讽刺的女性主义表达，在商业上确实不管哪一方面受众都不讨好。
四星半。主要是卡司我都很喜欢，没想到马特达蒙变得这么丑🐷但是他和他的母亲，这样的刻画都非常符合人物。女主玛格丽特是killing eve的女主嘛！看来一部成功的作品累积的人气果然可以帮助到演员有更多挑选剧本的机会！去年她居然有三部电影上映，分数都不错…这种每个人回忆里还原的记忆都不同，这样的编剧上次看还是港剧。最后女主还原的真相，和最后“上帝的偏爱”，让观众算是松了一口气！这是一部很不错的作品，看的时候会一直不断被惊讶，看完又引起脑内很多的反思和回味！
玛格丽特是不幸的，因为两个男人都无非把她当做占有物来玩弄，但她同时也是幸运的，因为她活了下了，得以说出自己的故事。可以说是雷公版本的《切腹》，对patriarchy的完美讥讽，真正的人性诗篇。
前两段叙事略显冗余，只有两处对比比较有意思：一是卡鲁日与玛格丽特对于告知被强暴那天晚上的记忆，二是勒·格里与玛格丽特对于强暴当天的记忆。
7.0 罗生门式叙事，落点在于那个时代看清荒谬本质的女性个体。
雷德利·斯科特2021年作品，女权向，罗生门式，多重叙事较平并无反转或出彩。
法庭上那段言语羞辱真是把中世纪欧洲的男权扒的体无完肤
中规中矩的水准之作，没有太多惊喜，但质量没话说，三位主角的演技也都统统在线。三个章节三个视角，细微的差异让重复变得富有层次。在大量的铺垫后，最后的决战戏也足够精彩。朱迪科默的注视下，那《角斗士》般的生死决斗显得如此丑陋，讽刺至极。决斗场上的一次次激烈的反转，早已没人在乎这两个雄性动物的优劣，只剩对朱迪科默的担忧。结果为何已不重要，父权制下的女性命运在这场决斗中被丢上了决斗场，身不由己的痛苦在一次次拉扯中被无限放大。
很稳，也很无聊。在拍摄有不同素材的情况下，仍在三重视角的前述叙事中没有明显的差异化，在以悬念牵动走向的类型预期下，这样的执行效果可能还不如《金刚川》。
三个视角的罗生门，自大自恋的人能把强奸想象成被勾引。
世人不在乎真相如何，谁是胜利者就向谁欢呼，这是真正讲了女性受压迫的电影，非常好的主题，除了女主角没人在乎她是不是被强暴，马特达蒙和大本编剧，可以说狠狠打了前两年达蒙说了句公道话，就被不怀好意的煽动分子辱骂者的嘴脸。七分
从《异形》到《最后的决斗》，雷老爷子是不是特别喜欢把长长的物体放入人的嘴里…
如果人诛篇里没有剧透追忆篇就好了，在关键剧情已经泄底的情况下还能有这样的催泪效果也算完成度很高。总归还是觉得节奏有点拖，但胜在情感张力够足，还是拔刀斋的剑心第一次面对新撰组时那一颗掉落的泪给我的触动反而比和巴的告别更大。砂糖在这部的表现可能局限在角色性格里中规中矩，村花真不错，雪代巴姐弟的表现都超出了我的预期。电影结尾说，当年那个令人闻风丧胆的男人再度出现时，已是十年后的事了；而佐藤健的剑心第一次出现，已是十年前的事了。感谢剑心让我认识了砂糖，感谢所有工作人员让剑心在大银幕上有了立体而无法磨灭的形象。我心中的永远的真人漫改天花板。
一个披着中世纪古典片外衣的，用罗生门风格演绎的女权主义电影。结构独特，表演精彩。
因为一件中世纪性侵案而开展的决斗，以及围绕三个视点的罗生门般的叙述，只可惜这三个视点在视听手法上并没有加以区分，甚至同样的镜头连用两到三次，更多的是人物心理上的差异，达萌应该是三人中最“幸福”的，因为他或许从来都没过自己会输，依然虔诚地认为上帝会替他作证；司机荒谬地认为他爱她就不算性侵，却没想到身败名裂（而片中女性每个都说他帅气我是忍不住笑了）；朱迪则是最坚定，她只是勇敢地说出真相；最后的决斗也很精彩，将悬念放到最后一刻，而结局也显示出导演的善意，只是当他决定将一切交给上天的那刻起，我们都变成决斗场边的看客，真相好像也变得不再重要，而可悲的是，这一点或许从古至今都未曾改变。8.2
佳作，可以说同时科普了记忆的主观性和中世纪的社会观念，三次视角下的交叉和分岔都有意味，前者如亲吻、掉鞋、互望，后者如女主视角中的闺蜜和婆婆线，为三人局真相丰富了社会维度，女性财产、little death、强奸不会怀孕之类都可回到封建制下的继承焦虑，最后冷日下的血腥决斗，在视觉上夯实了“荣耀之残酷”主题，三条线也可看成人性的三个侧面，最终汇聚在name这个点，就好像用肉身的易朽，向树上、广场上的the many表演why the few，斯科特和范霍文都借由欧洲中世纪的题材，拍了具有时代意识的片，至少让人看到，很多被认为先锋的事迹，早已有之。
四星半。主要是卡司我都很喜欢，没想到马特达蒙变得这么丑🐷但是他和他的母亲，这样的刻画都非常符合人物。女主玛格丽特是killing eve的女主嘛！看来一部成功的作品累积的人气果然可以帮助到演员有更多挑选剧本的机会！去年她居然有三部电影上映，分数都不错…这种每个人回忆里还原的记忆都不同，这样的编剧上次看还是港剧。最后女主还原的真相，和最后“上帝的偏爱”，让观众算是松了一口气！这是一部很不错的作品，看的时候会一直不断被惊讶，看完又引起脑内很多的反思和回味！
多角度叙事，更有立体感，但稍显冗长。前面的沉闷，是为最后的迸发作铺垫。女性受男性凌辱，不仅被同性谴责，还要受男权的审判。人性的虚伪，表露无遗。
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