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.
期待过高了。诚然电影基调不错，对70年代惊悚氛围的营造，让观众很轻松就进入状态。但故事真的有些拉跨，首先女主的故事线就非常鸡肋，没有帮助男主制服凶手，其作用相当于帮警察擦屁股；而整个警察局的智商甚至不如反派的傻老哥，一个跳到地洞就崴伤脚的反派也是屑。
在氛围营造与设定上有些《小丑回魂》、《黑洞频率》、《第六感》及《怪奇物语》的味道，在某种程度上亦可以看作是《可爱的骨头》的姊妹篇。彼得·杰克逊玩奇幻、灵异、科幻、恐怖甚至恶趣味番茄酱都很有一套。更何况这个胖子去年拿了个魅力+50/影响+50/士气+50的“终身成就奖”（第19届美国视觉效果协会奖），斯科特·德瑞克森的修炼之路关山迢递，前程远大。最后的反杀太特么畅快了，故事中前前后后所有的小细节在那一刻都给连上了。
喜歡是枝大概有一大半是因為喜歡他對生命和家庭的闡述。對，比起在出生後拋棄，在他還沒來到這個世界前打掉他的罪沒有比較輕。#兒童節不要墮胎
经济版《小丑回魂》，不过乔·希尔真是和老爹的写作太像了，标志性元素几乎完全重叠，有趣的是，如果把这部电影看作他自己的一个反叛寓言，也是一个合理的解读，片中的超自然元素与现实的流畅融合算是一大亮点。
“那一天就是今天。”
特瑞莎修女，你觉得上帝是不是把铅笔弄掉了？
印象深刻的开始误炸参加婚礼的汽车。以及最后伊娃妈妈的奔跑。
很无聊。一边破案靠梦境，另一边逃生靠通灵，两边都开挂了还有啥看头？明明有抽水马桶盖这样重量级的武器，偏要去刨半天地给电话听筒填土….
看的好难过，战争中这种惨事儿只能说更多吧…有时候宗教信仰，也是给人个安慰…
看完之后气炸了，战争，无论胜负，都意味着无数无辜的人被卷入其中，变成炮灰。最可恨的莫过于，前辈用鲜血捍卫的荣耀，日后，被轻描淡写地一句“睦邻友好”抹杀。
背景鋪墊可以再多點叭，喜歡通靈妹妹～ 恐怖片普遍分底➕一星。 2022.7.31 in.Tokyo
战争给平民百姓带来的永远都是伤痛，再精准的打击也会伤及无辜。计划赶不上变化，一个飞行员的失误葬送了这么多孩子，老师，修女。本该是受上帝眷顾的地方化为乌有。战争灾难下，信仰能够拯救谁，又能给谁救赎？天地不仁，以万物为刍狗。修女最后估计也没想活着出来，看着漫上来的水流，坍塌的地牢，还有什么希望可言。小伙儿是带着希望下来救人，然而现实多么残酷。那个饿肚子的小女孩似乎暗示了战争下的生存法则，麻木，跑出来，吃饭，活下去。希望世界和平，孩子们都能快乐长大。
9.7.2022 | @ Regal Majestic | 在没啥恐怖片的七月初重新上映，所以横向比较还算可以？故事还算可以，讲得也还行。一点点的jump scare就够满足了。（扒着指头等NOPE的就是我了）
和平和活着最重要。
一个多小时了才进入正题 节奏太慢了 又一个残酷战争中的代表事件 覆巢之下 焉有完卵 人类的自相残杀什么时候能够休止 上帝啊 你别再捡铅笔了
不是我非要踩一捧一，对比下怪奇那几个01-04年就出生了毫无长进的小演员（我更愿意叫他们童星），07年生的梅森泰晤士演技、表情、肢体语言动作真是甩他们一大截。一个是剧（本）捧人，一个是人捧剧。另外伊森霍克你干嘛接这本子？ 1080P 22/07/18
片子所暴露的问题太多了，不好说是不是是枝裕和水土不服的原因，但不说回到小偷家族的水平，也不应该让缺点继续放大
盟军误炸丹麦学校,一个好题材没有拍好。剧本太糟糕,上半部分情节杂乱无章,单调乏味,没有主线。盟军几个当事飞行员完全成了工具人,误炸后他们应该很有故事,可惜完全没有提及。6.4
最后一幕还致敬了罗拉快跑
在战争的巨大阴影下，所有人都是受害者。多少无辜的百姓都悲惨地成为战争的殉葬者。
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