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.
摘自长评： “本片的宣传点之一是女性主义，但如果把这看成一个女权故事，那倪虹洁应该睡黄明昊啊，真的会有人在女权故事里想睡徐峥黄磊吗” 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
徐峥是个好电影人。倪虹洁、马伊琍、吴越在大银幕上大放光彩。导演好几出戏都写得精妙无比。更意外的是，那位曾演过豹子头林冲、在初中时莫名把一个小姑娘给迷得不行的周野芒先生，这么多年过去，摇身一变成了一个更加有魅力的风流倜傥帅大叔，这电影里真的太多惊喜了。
电影的调色媚如马伊琍，
令人惊异的“金句”频出，听懂就能拍案叫绝的程度。坐在商业影院里但恍惚像是坐在资料馆看了一部是枝裕和、侯麦、伍迪艾伦…但又都不是，是内地语境里独特而稀缺的城市电影、成熟探讨两性关系的爱情小品。
小红书一样的电影，浮光掠影，用tag讲故事，看到一半开始回忆读到的各种赞誉，不至于吧？？
一个只在上海成立的故事。想不到年底了还出来一对王炸影片，喜剧之光和国漫精品双子星闪耀。
电影可以正面看，横着看，还可以快进看，边涂润手霜看，这样就好。
观看的时候，笑的神经的确有被调动，也呈现了近几年华语电影里松弛有加的人物形象，已算是相当奢侈的创作。但这种趣味性和地域的关系有多大，是存疑的。就像国际学校、混血儿、懂得Jimmy Choo的小皮匠……这些符号在多大程度上构成上海的特质，也是需要被讨论的。法租界成为一个容器，承载人们对城市的想象，在电影框架内构成一个过于简化却行之有效的逻辑。
如果不选择上海本土背景，是绝对发挥不出精气神来的，比如女性意识崛起（3个性格迥异的女人）、海派精神（生活与品味）、外来人口涌入（协管的苏北口音）、迷影情结（费里尼）。第一场饭局戏的唇枪舌剑瞬间满载惊艳，第二场饭局戏“上话人”周野芒的台词功底引人入胜，绝对是金马奖最佳男配提名水平。生活流的国产片算是稀物，考验着剧本的扎实及创作者的缜密与思辨，年度华语神作之一不为过。不过大众接受程度还有待于市场验证。
一般吧…有些地方整的挺诙谐，结尾那个盗版资源字幕讽刺的很到位👍（有点后悔去看了其实，不太感兴趣）
套路感还是有点强的，不过讲到文艺作品里头的上海男女，有一路确实是尽显“渣女”本色的。怎么说呢，这个地方的女人不讲政治正确，都是铁板一块的正经货金宇澄也写不出《繁花》来。《东岸纪事》里的乔乔看上去像个典型的拉三，么办法，就是好看呀。上海的市井文化有种消解能力，能消解一切宏大叙事，包括宏大的女权叙事。你说李小姐吧，看上去精明独立，也被老外骗去两套房子；蓓蓓虽然外面搞花头，但其实不想离婚的呀，说她们女权，也激进不到哪里去。所以说也就是白相相，格洛瑞亚就是典型的白相人。包括这个电影也就是蛮好白相，没什么太深刻的啦。但好白相又有啥不好呢？本来谈的也不是感情，而是规则。大家在一定的规则范畴内，都可以白相，从心所欲不逾矩，不然超出了规则，就伐好白相了呀。所以不要看它是爱情片，真谈感情的，是另一种叙事方式。
喜欢的，四星主要是都是方言削弱了我一部分理解。片子的小东西太多了，比如红拂夜奔，比如男孩美妆博主，比如三个女人第一次偶遇吃饭，比如充满哲学的修鞋匠，比如白辛苦不辛苦，比如三个人在画展厅的那场戏。嬉笑怒骂间好像没说什么又好像什么都说了。说爱情又不完全是爱情，我理解的是爱和情。白辛苦一场，但只要是自己想的，那就不辛苦。老乌故事中的女主角是谁早已不重要了，重要的是一定有那么一个人在你的内心深处。本片的女性群像刻画的相当丰满，对于男女性的探讨有深度又不冒犯。影片最后投影的灯光打在荧幕上，像在看电影，像在看你。
终于不用再看#爱而不得#私定终身#抓小三#守活寡#生是你的人死是你的鬼#这种老掉牙的破烂爱情片了，爱情的理想形态难道不是这种开放式的多人家庭吗？聚是一团火，散是满天星，肉体开不开放咱另说，先把精神打开，酒杯碰起来，心里话唠起来！
太有趣了，以至于无法归类和总结。很妙很妙。上次有类似感觉是《独自等待》
年度最佳的院线电影，能在年尾的电影院里看到这样的片子真是幸福。藏在平静庸常下的城市味道，算得上是上海情书了。只有上海才会有的浪漫做作与世俗生活的混杂，竟然在里面能找到中男中女的丰满内心。累，麻烦，但仍然有期待，大概就是爱情的力量吧……
五星好评里估计大部分都是上海人或在上海生活过的人。很久没有一部电影能够那么的有上海的米道了，情调也有，爱情故事也讲得好，金句频出，插曲配乐也赞，喜欢八仙饭店的吞吐这首歌。有几帧画面拍得很有质感，李小姐一头紫发对着窗口吞云吐雾，老白拿着高跟鞋在雨中行走，那是爱情暧昧的模样。这种感觉和《志明与春娇》很像，一部港味一部沪风，都是爱情佳作。原本以为这神话讲的是老白的爱情神话，没想到是老乌的爱情神话，作为电影角色我是相信这个神话的，相信老乌讲的是真的。唯一的败笔是老白的儿子居然上海话不太会讲，虽然90后这辈上海话是有点没落了，但也不至于这么洋泾浜，黄明昊功课做的不太够啊。
你累积了许多标签和俏皮话，你用心挑选酒米油盐酱醋咖，你收集了法租界里每一条伪生活化的Instagram，为了发个小布尔乔亚式的中年咸菜嗲，却说不出到底在辛苦些啥？看得我味同嚼蜡…
是冲着“中年女人对于爱情的态度”去看的，结果大失所望。如果中年女人面对爱情就是比年轻人多说几句鸡汤的话，那我不如去看智慧背囊来得更快。上海话是特点，但是导演构景力好一般啊…16:9的屏幕完全没拍出来上海的美，很多个群戏的时候画面重心也是偏的。整个片子的精华可能就是老乌那一句“假的，我编的”和他不易察觉的泪水。其他的都是训练我上海话听力来的吧。😅看完很想问导演：你确实你晓得你自己想讲什么的哇？这一点也不灵啊。
乐在其中的不知道是不是皈依小资自以为高人一等的人，评分能被抬到8.3说明打高分的人估摸着心里向往的也是这一阶层的纸醉金迷玩世不恭，仿佛和他们保持一致优越感就有了，看得我如坐针毡…
洒落的大人生活，有姿态有腔调有态度，如果40岁是这样，哪还有什么害怕。完全没有新人导演贪多不节制的毛病。感谢这部电影，让2021年日渐趋于单一的电影市场最后留下了一丝温暖。
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