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.
不喜欢这种风格的电影。本来很期待的大片，结果和我想象的很不一样。
最新鲜的地方在于概念，概念抛出来之后的视觉呈现再其次，剧情就更在次位。讨论什么是美的一直是艺术的重要主题之一，人的皮囊之下的肉体美如果有一天可以当做艺术品活体展示确实会很有趣了。奔着去看猎奇画面的可能要希望落空 感觉导演这个teaser做得好
七美元一张票啊。。。俩人就是14刀。。。我看了个啥。。。
This is fucking lit, like, literally.
4.5。Cosmopolis的形式里套着Crash的隐喻体系。视听可以用炫酷来形容，赏心悦目和耳，喜欢布景。概念做得彻底且接近完美，大段对话中抛出了几个浅白的大标语，但这是有一定的自反性质在的（比如，电视屏展示“身体即现实”的标语，一个虚构的媒介告诉观众什么是真实的悖论，充满了欺骗的世界）可以自圆其说，不过更多写在纸面上的自反也很可能说明着他不一定能再做出Crash那类无声胜有声的作品了。另外，题材上全是他玩过的，可能是个集大成，很可惜没看到太新的东西，他用新技术把概念完成到极致，但概念本身却不够有趣。
整体架构讨论关于命运和决心；但其中所填充的剧情连贯度不行，缺少细节上的铺垫
我还挺喜欢这种戏剧式的电影……就是每次我觉得不太行的时候忽然出现一个点把我拉回电影里，觉得神奇
太savage了。这么大制作讲一个不痛不痒的王子复仇记故事稍微有点可惜，艾格斯真是那种有点自恋的导演哇，但比起同样自恋的老扎他又是比较聪明+高级的自恋，知道自己品味很好，就要用整部电影来展现这一点，还不想让你观众看出来他原本的意图。所以最后牺牲了故事逻辑他也无所谓，观众感觉不对劲但也基本能跟着剧情走，最后看完的感受就是讲了啥不重要但艾式美学好牛逼。
是接受还是反抗？尺度不如快车，深度不如大都会
卡司豪华，内容空洞，感觉像在看电视剧。维京传奇，孤国春秋，英灵神殿，基本上北欧维京的故事也都拍得差不多了，导致看这部电影也没有觉得有什么新意。维京人的野蛮与复仇，感觉就是他们生活的主旋律。ps，大哥和基德曼又演情侣又演母子也是没谁了，顿觉大哥有点玛丽苏，现实单身就能继续演儿子吗。
打戏完全不行，文戏我寻思北欧人也不兴跟英国人似的文绉绉的啊。同样是北欧的复仇故事我还不如回去看《冰海战记》，虽然后者毒点也不少。
其实评分真的不至于这么低，至少在我心里能达到7分以上。虽然剧情老套，简直就是翻版的《哈姆雷特》和《麦克白》的综合体，但是开着电脑关着灯戴着耳机开着杜比看完全片也是真的很爽。视效和音乐都足够优秀以至于把整个故事都太过于弱化…
把手术和自残视为new sex，充满了性的符号，导演意淫的是有点恶心了。我总是不太能接受男性导演这样的视角·····台词、调度、部分演员的演技让人很出戏。
在《狗镇》（2003）中，格蕾丝·玛格丽特·穆利根（妮可·基德曼饰）被演员亚历山大·斯卡斯加德的父亲斯特拉恩·斯卡斯加德饰演的查克强奸。在电视剧《大小谎言》（2017）中，塞莱斯特·赖特（妮可·基德曼饰）被演员亚历山大·斯卡斯加德饰演的丈夫佩里·赖特虐待。在《北欧人》（2022）中，1967年出生的妮可·基德曼饰演Queen Gudrún，被1976年出生的亚历山大·斯卡斯加德饰演的儿子Amleth杀死。
故事母题其实还是在讽刺吧，像前两作一样，用民俗传说的忠实纪录去讽刺传统良俗，毕竟最后确实也没有在认同主角这个人物所做的任何事情哇，甚至安雅在船上镜头一切无力回天的时候真的会笑喷。那具体来说，可能大众失望的原因还是“太符合期望”，like妮可基德曼在这片子里演的还是老公死了好出门的○○，雀食是看下cast和故事简介就能大致想象出来的简单剧本。但总之作为罗伯特艾格斯的初商业作，其实把控的已经算不错了，这种画面和质感也不是只靠预算就能堆出来的(详情请阅隔壁花两个半小时才拍了个序章的太空歌剧版哈姆雷特)，而在一直高水准的画面质感下，偶现些让人印象深刻的镜头，而且氛围一直也控制得蛮好，已经很不错了。千言万语化作想看大银幕的心声，妈的怎么还没看过一场罗伯特艾格斯的大银幕，希望有机会555。4.5归4。
未来世界的freak show，被重定义的“内在美”之下名副其实的Pain art，身体即现实，Surgery成了new sex，Body horror向的进化不失为环保上另辟蹊径的解决方案了，值得大力拥抱，好的。
Caprice的协助成为新的性交形式
相当有趣，甚至在一些单场戏里变成了某种具有荒诞喜剧气质的恐怖片。必须要承认剧作与价值观的老套保守，制片厂与导演撕扯的痕迹也足够明显，但电影终究是视听语言的艺术，Eggers运用艺术电影级别的调度搭载神秘主义与类型元素，最终达成了一种妖异的“美感”与“爽感”（尽管根据场外信息来看这也许是制片厂逼迫的结果）如果真的要靠所谓的“大片”把观众留在电影院，那我宁愿选这部而不是“三虫同框”
“德拉古尔：不死者”
就跟大部分独立导演第一次拍大制作一样，风格突出，视听服化道讲究，剧本没意思有佳句无佳章，动作戏稀烂难看至极。
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