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.
关于克隆，网飞会拍政治惊悚片，苹果拍了讨论死亡的家庭伦理片。这部电影很苹果风，不差但谈不上多好看。相比于复制，我认为记忆更应该一次性转移，毕竟记忆才是造就我们独一无二的原因，这样所带来的伦理风险也相对较小。
黑哥儿的演技真不是盖的！！！内心脆弱敏感易破防的人儿一定会在片尾潸然泪下，但是女主的这颜值...让我实在缺乏了与黑哥儿共情的能力……
男主一直不是我喜欢的颜，他的戏老是要快进着看。。。比如纸牌屋啥的
含泪看完了这部Apple TV+出品的电影，真的很感慨，整部电影的节奏十分缓慢但隔着屏幕都能深深感受到男主角在面临抉择时的痛苦和挣扎。如果未来的克隆技术真的发展到电影中的程度，即将死去的人会不会选用克隆人来代替自己来留在爱的人身边🤔
我也会拥有值得我复制出另一个我陪伴他们左右的人么。
电影是偏文艺的科幻，类似《降临》，用一种文艺电影的方式去展现一个科幻的故事，整体是比较完整的，值得赞美的是影片的美学，不管是布景还是调色，质感都是科幻电影里非常让人舒服的。可能是因为是苹果出的原创片吧，秉持了苹果摄像头影像还原和色调处理的卓越功力。
尽管不是很喜欢主人公的性格，天鹅们还是天鹅
苹果21年制作的两部科幻电影完成度很高啊，而且不管是《芬奇》的汉克斯还是这部的阿里，都是深情的角色行将就木。总的来说质感、表演很好，但剧情过于意料之中了，轻易猜到剧情走向反倒让我没能与角色“同呼吸”。特别是即将出生的孩子这一点，到后面草草略过，有点可惜。
偏僻的疗养所，简约冷淡的装潢风格，饱和度稍高的灯光，让人想起机械姬和黑镜。然而剧情走向却是反其道而行。影片中的虚构技术（基因编辑+克隆人+记忆移植）散发着浓郁的优生学乃至社会达尔文主义的气息，根本原因是影片的内核不存在对抗，而是有人文关怀的，是有尊严地接受死亡和更好的自己。最能体现这一内核的例子是第三幕Cam和Jack在自己的工作室相遇，虽然两人给的都是特写，但给Cam的拉得更近，满脸都是恐惧，Jack则给到了脖子，虽然有戒心，但没有恶意。男主作为艺术家，看到自己的克隆人找回自己创作的灵感（虽然偷换了工业设计和自由创作的概念），他终于理解自己拒绝接受死亡的情绪干扰了他和家人的沟通、对世界的感知，以及克隆人并非工具人而是自己生命的升华与延续。他对科技的屈服也是有尊严的。
看这种电影最大的好处就是，我能感受到编导在写这故事拍这电影时的心情，一定太幸福太美好了。这种幸福感是写岀好故事拍出好电影最大的动力，太享受这种创作激情了，我懂。今年必须一定会继续做傻事写剧本的，用心执着的人永远都有傻福，把人生的遗憾和幸福一部部拍出来，让生命力延长三倍。
我想我也很难和自己的一生和解，我们都是。
只要是和克隆人技术有关，伦理是一个绕不开去的话题。影片的观点或许就是：替代者本身就完全是自己的DNA复制的，当本体即将死去，那么用克隆体继续生存下去是除了对自己本体不公以外，其余各方面来说都是最完美的解决方案。
不是所有科幻都得狗血撕逼 也可以这样温情脉脉的选择结局
未来感太强了，癌症是终结人类的终极武器，再强的科技也不能在本体上延续，不过，所谓本体，又如何
/chy/与心爱的人在一起是难以面对死亡的
命题很好但展开的太浅薄 人的情感太复杂了 以及科技都到了可以复制意识的程度却治不了绝症…我不理解
这电影不是看剧情，看以后发布的Apple Car啊
电影很有质感，故事不老套，还有悬疑的部分，很吸引人。声音、配乐、音效让人印象十分深刻，很赞👍
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