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.
第一幕完成度非常高，诡异的氛围从始至终都维持得很棒，有民俗恐怖的特点。第二幕一来被预告剧透，二来过于直白，力度就弱了些，而且太多无所适从的慢镜头和剪辑让我很迷惑。结尾被评论剧透，有些心理准备，但更多的是电影本身泄了气，所以荒谬大于可怖，还是非常遗憾。这部电影能让我想起《Them》和《Lovecraft Country》这两部剧，和前者除立意外，就连标题几乎都如出一辙，而后者自然是 cult 场面的联想，提到这一点，我不太相信导演没有看过 extraweg 的作品。最后想说一句，对于类似形象的塑造，杰西·巴克利比伊丽莎白·莫斯水平要高出一大截。
能理解导演想要表达的东西，但内容实在太少，做成一个短片来讲述就差不多咯。一开始其实觉得挺吓人的，但越看越满头问号。我其实不太喜欢将女性所处的困境如此符号化地表达出来，这样反而会弱化问题的根本。而且最后怎么没有安排女主一斧头把丈夫鬼魂砍烂！哼哼~大失所望！btw导演是拍广告片出身的吗，一开始真以为点进了汽车广告哈哈哈哈。
这部电影的出现后，复古影像正式作为一种惯用风格成为回顾我们这个年代的标签；我对它依然拥有这样陈旧的观点：与其拍电影，不如去写一篇檄文……我心中的电影无需解读便能带来直接的触动，而不是费劲思考每一个设计的用意……导演技术的发展不是制造谜题，而是解开谜题……
回热评里某条：没有人在逼你成为一个怪物，而是你本来就这个样子。无法接受被拒绝的事实，无法管理自己的暴力倾向，无法学会保持边界感，无法理解她人的恐惧，无法接纳自己自恋受损的自负心，于是开始harass、threaten、bully、用narcissistic rage以期挽回一段早就结束的关系，这是单方的妄想，而非双方的同意。片子都讲这么清楚了，居然还发现不了自己的行为举止有多toxic，那八成是心盲了🥶
和湮灭一脉相承的creepy。隐喻的意思到了，还是稍嫌老生常谈。
景色是真的好看，猎奇也真的猎奇，即使知道最后一段会很邪典，但看的时候还是被辣到了眼睛......（其实我没太看懂电影在讲啥，电影主旨我是理解的，但是故事讲的就很没头没脑）
前面乡村别墅户外绿色美景，有点自己吓自己那种，后面奇异展现，整体像是精神疾病困扰的具象化。联想战栗黑洞，时间裂缝，湮灭，入侵脑细胞，坠入，鬼女艾拉。虽然这部电影这么表现，但是现实中素质和性别也没啥必然联系。
不想去研究什么隐喻，只觉得连环生育那段有看头
翻译成《男人们》比较符合电影原意，观感还行
前半部分的悬疑感拉满，后半部略弱，但好在片尾贡献的“套娃生殖”名场面震撼力爆棚，足以载入邪典史册。这段如此邪性又充满讽刺意味的影像，甚至带有一丝幽默，被十足恶心笑了。对于女性而言，走夜路，哼着曲，当美妙的音符反复回荡时，请务必握紧手中的斧头。
前面画面真的非常舒适。恰恰就是这种舒适和后半段的怪诞拉成了强烈对比，简直是窒息式的全方位的“男人”。血腥细节纤毫毕现，真敢拍啊！
影调有一点刻意
宗教符号和隐喻很多，艺术又cult，血腥又古典优美。是女性可能遇到的所有困境了。
太cult了…想看又给我恶心到了，最后我麻了…a24调色还是很牛逼的
绝了，延续了a24一贯冷峻清新的画面，诡异怪诞的风格，一切慢慢崩溃死亡。循环生子场面在我看这么多年恐怖片中能排前三。男性凝视下的女性处处求生，对异性的恐惧是一切的根源。
影片虽是以MAN为标题，但却用她作为影片的主体，通过她的视角，她的心理，侧面反映与审视他们给予她的暴力、恐惧与侵犯。而这里“他们”，即MAN，也并非特指任何或某一个具体的人，这是一个复数，就像从树上落下并散落在地的果实，每一颗果实间都是同构的，抽象的个体，都是她内心的忧扰，而这一忧扰也正像片末所呈现的那一连串的男生男的行为，每一个从另一个人身体诞生到孕育再到诞生，他们一个接替一个，作为复数的MAN，作为具有同构性和抽象性的果实，作为恐惧和侵犯的化身，如梦魇般徘徊与缠绕在身旁。
导演用充满暗寓、极致饱满的艺术表现手法、精致的构图、色彩设计，来表达社会里男人对女人的种种伤害——真是用心了。
用电影这种形式展示这世界真是无处不在虫南对女人的恶意，配乐和最后诡异的半个小时真是不错，同时除了那个小孩，仅用一个男演员来塑造小镇上所有的男性，正可谓天下乌鸦一般黑
怎么说呢，是那种好到让你心生厌恶，而心生厌恶恰恰证明了这部电影成功之处的作品。
拍的太美了，滤镜用的太美了，男友自杀那段回忆用的黄色滤镜，乡村景色用的蓝色绿色滤镜，最后男人生男人用的红色滤镜。好棒～文艺邪典片，结尾男人不断繁殖，暴露狂生出弱智生出牧师生出房东生出男友。✍️✍️✍️
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