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.
Rather than the story itself, Eggers is more concerned with a certain way of filmmaking - let’s say a certain level of visual intensity and an innate authenticity inherited in folklores and mythologies that makes that type of storytelling the dominant narrative form in western cultures. That way he can get deeper into what those cultures are.
3.带牙套的女武神奔向瓦尔哈拉
任何导演出名之后都要拍一次哈姆雷特砸牌子吗？
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。
实在是很乌鱼子，不但比全部追完的电视剧版维京传奇烂（是从画面音效到情节推动到人物刻画全方位的烂，连装神弄鬼的clip都更烂），也比我看过的任何一版哈姆雷特烂，四哥和女ATJ的肉体都拯救不了的烂
在艺术和哲学编织的场域里打开了一扇高度概念却又暗含具体性特质的窗，挺佩服柯南伯格站在前沿勇敢抛出的思考与可能性。
北欧人非常好：1.人在电影中从属于自然，静止的远近拍摄自然，人物的战斗和动作用中景，特写交代角色情感，摄影所传递的力量与神秘感，血腥与虔诚的质感，让人身临其境，美学造诣很高； 2.Amleth从来就没有逃脱过宿命，多神的北欧信仰表现的很恰当，与《绿骑士》中最终选择勇气、直面死亡的高文一样，Amleth选择复仇，即死在战斗中，这样的宿命论剧本除了以强大的视觉和沉稳的节奏来拍，我不知道还能如何拍的更好；3.渡鸦和奥丁，英灵殿和女武神，如果真的相信这些，人确实可以为了杀敌而生存，古老的北欧信仰是迷人的，维京人最后被基督教同化的命运如Amleth的宿命一般无法避免，最终指向毁灭的教义在结尾被拍成了飞升，没有任何信仰的明朝人可能不能理解，这个世界并不是人类说的算的，9世纪的北欧不是，现在也不是。
又一部沉迷于神话影像氛围而内容空洞乏味的形式之作，这类作品的现代文化价值几近于无。
身体喻为禁忌，当禁忌被打破，流淌而出的性会交融每一个人，构造一个更加自由平等的时代
艾格斯的电影怎么突然那么多能听懂的人话了？比他前两部的剧情容易理解太多了，就是北欧版王子复仇记，另外含雅量有点低啊，其实比起男主如何复仇，我更想看女主如何成为maiden queen。除了上面这些问题，妮可的王后好绝，我喜欢这种狠人人设，维京人的蛮荒与信仰真的展现的好赞，尤其是葬礼那里，几次血腥长镜头也好棒，最后裸男火山打架什么的真的是太美好。话说，玩艾尔登法环后遗症，太多既视感了，尤其是最后火山决斗，好想找个人在火山边上对决。
三星半。第三幕与结尾的平淡摧毁了观众的观影期待。创意概念和视觉奇观还是蛮柯南伯格的。舞台剧的场景表演有种似有似无的形式感，使得演员都较好的抓住了表演状态。但特意的去深刻解读这类片子会比较心累。
大银幕。失望透顶，和看一个超长预告片别无二致。属于两不靠，不伦不类的，很奇怪的一片，类型化纯度不够，爽感的获取被抑制，但另一方面有着这样的制片规模你又不可能做出一部完全作者化的电影。前面很多时候都在尽量避免分切镜头，弃用多机位拍摄，选用平滑的移动长镜头调度取而代之，但显然像最后火山口的叔侄大战你不可能还这么拍，你不得不去做更多的镜头分切来分解动作，否则不仅没有燃点，疼痛感也不强烈，情绪和动作的爆点终究还是依靠了分镜，所以到制胜一击时马上切至了全景。在拍法上我感觉艾格斯的本意是追求更多从容平缓的长镜头段落，但我认为大体并不适用，以艺术片的运镜方式来拍摄激烈的战斗场面值得商榷，主角的野性和怒气从未感染摄影机，全片的镜头都在诉诸一种平静的冷异感，摄影机与角色各自为战，渐次拉开了同观众的心理距离。
太可惜没有办法在影院中真正/正确地体验这部片子，是绝对有五星潜力的，艾格斯是少数几位不在乎任何艺术妥协的导演之一，他讲的不是一个现代人眼中的历史故事，而是一个古老的世界中一个现在的故事，构建了一个真正的异世界。
最后索尔吃下食物，不再痛苦，留下了泪。开放式结局，
就哈姆雷特混麦克白，在王子复仇记里加了预言女巫，妮可是哈姆雷特他妈和麦克白夫人的混合，大剧情基本照本宣科，视觉上搞搞巫术迷幻，主要剧情基本剧透没了毫无惊喜，安雅那脸怎么瘦脱相了。
7.5分。野蛮，暴力，血腥，却又史诗感拉满，果然是我的菜。 故事依然是传统的王子复仇记，但融合了北欧风情后变得口味更佳。或者说在这样一个从众神崇拜向一神崇拜的过渡时期，各种不同理念的冲撞给简单的故事带上了神秘的色彩。电影在仪式感和舞台感上做了很好的取舍（失败品可以去看华盛顿的《麦克白》），加上具有特色鼓点风味的配乐，这么一部男性荷尔蒙爆表的作品还是非常值得一看的。
视觉感依旧是柯南伯格擅长的路数，剧情上却更加晦涩，探讨未来身体异变进化的可能性，也捎带了些政治隐喻。
故事中最带感的冲突点是男主妈这个角色，妮可基德曼飙戏看得很爽，加一星。
为了安雅看的这部片子，结果安雅居然演了一个看似重要是则可有可无的花瓶！！！然后还是熟悉的A24的味道。看这个片子脑海立刻浮现麦克白的悲剧和绿衣骑士。最让我不喜欢的是，导演想把这个片子搞出很浓的维京史诗的质感，但是大家说英语的时候，专属名词用的还是北欧语言的写法，就很奇怪。
说是哈姆雷特的原型，放在中世纪欧洲的奴隶制环境里，如此野蛮不堪。妮可戏不多，有点奇葩，安雅的声音这么年轻，跟后翼弃兵完全不同。
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