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.
音乐及画面可，世界观架构也有点新意，人物塑造与故事推进则差强人意，豆瓣上本片赢得的高分，与隔壁《晴雅集》的低分之间的对比落差，无非彰显了一种受众趣味，一种“豆瓣折叠”的景观。两部电影同样触及了死亡的主题，后者的态度是：“我活过，爱过，可以去死了。”而前者的态度是：“我领悟了生活的真谛，尽管如此——还是请让我活得久一点。”如果最后不设计让主角乔重生的情节，影片立意或更高明，这个小小的设计，也许满足了观众隐密的欲望，但却令影片通过前面的叙事建立起来的关于所谓“spark”的领悟的力量一定程度被削弱。两部电影同样是以某种方式在做心灵抚慰，而基本上没有对现实的触及，只不过抚慰对象不同，抚慰的点自然也不同。
乍一看，本片要表达的主题与FSN里“坚持自己的理想然后获得胜利”的现代童话可说是相反的存在，但其实细想并不冲突，无非只是有人怀有理想有人没有罢了。而生活的权利却人人平等。既然最后的命运之战的前一晚大家认真讨论晚饭吃什么是一种生活，那么坐在阶前看落叶也如是。通晓现代生活同样也会存在着美好的事物，这才是现代童话的本质所在。
那些远大虚无的东西本来就不是人生的真谛；唯有清风、鸟鸣、午后的斜阳才是生活最纯粹的元素，当你想要去生活，你才会活着。
光看预告片黑人男主以为政治正确已经蔓延到了皮克斯，看完才知道关于黑人灵魂的爵士乐那就不得不用黑人设定，皮克斯还是屌的一逼啊，除了迷之宣发和卖相不好外已经找不到其他缺点。抽象的灵魂世界又一次用天马行空的想象力得以具象表达，但这一次不同于《寻梦环游记》的梦想追求，反传统的将梦想与生命做起了对立，它不再是单纯的灌输梦想执念，恰巧正是对梦想追求的太过执着，往往忽视了身边的美好。或许去趟沙滩，或许看看夕阳，纵然生命再平凡，也别放弃对生活的热忱，因为活着才是最美的火花～
人到中年看这个真是扎心，话倒是两句好话，可惜没有用啊
Soul所带来的感动，远不止戏里那碗为都市迷茫者灌下的冬日鸡汤，更令人感动的，是银幕背后那支，在经历了长期创作低迷期与内部高层人事调整动荡以后，又逐渐找回作为行业龙头应有创作水平的皮克斯团队，不敢说Soul会是Pixar宇宙的新高度，但这部充满想象力的电影将会很好的为后拉塞特时代的工作室，定下了一个方向明确、且充满希望的创作风向标。作为新任CCO的道格特也并没有安乐于仅向市场输出一个具有普世价值的治愈系故事，许多灵感点依然能证明他还是那个愿意站在更高维度思考动画形式的动画大师，譬如关于电影里浅尝即止的“人格起源”背景设定，其实也是个系统庞大、且充满哲思趣味的议题，只是遗憾这一创意最终仅服务于了更具人情味的生死梦想话题，不仅没能得以很好的展开与讨论，又还含糊不清 w/ 姑
爵士乐的主题很棒，能感受到很多细腻温柔的内里。其实哪有什么梦想至上，光是做到好好活着这一件事，就已经很了不起了。生活本身，就比其中所谓的闪光点要伟大得多。去好好感知它，这是有灵魂的人该做的事。
你的人生每一天都是新开始，不要自己感动自己。
我也每天问自己，人活着最重要是什么？原来不是爱，不是恨，不是痛，也不是成功与失败，而是感知身边的所有美好，有些人把它看作是庸俗的生活，有人却认为它是活着的全部意义。爱你周围的环境吧。别活在过去，别活在未来，活在当下，每一天开开心心的吧
非音乐性地指向音乐性。于我于世都太妙啦。和《头脑特工队》《寻梦环游记》是同一部电影。其实都是杰瑞。
可能我最近有点问题，毫无波动看完。猫和爵士和声优们三星。其实当音乐老师和晚上在酒吧演奏冲突有很大吗
疫情以来，第一次去电影院看电影，非常值得这两个小时！内核其实已经非常熟悉，人生不仅仅是为了实现某个特定的目标，生命本身就是生命的意义。我们活着，我们呼吸，我们走路，我们说话，活着的意义。如果执着于某个目标，人就会陷入执念，看不到眼前的风景，听不到耳畔的风声，闻不到空气里的花香，变成一种瘴。很多人都以为，实现了某个目标，我们才能获得幸福。考上名牌大学，拿下大公司的offer，升职加薪，中彩票。但其实实现之后，很短的时间过后，你就会从那种兴奋和狂喜的状态平静下来，幸福度又会回到原来的水平。很多人在这种时候，会迷失自我。如果实现了期待已久的梦想，我依旧得不到幸福，那生命究竟有什么意义呢？生命的意义并不在于牺牲每一个平凡的日子，去追寻某个特定的梦想。生命的意义在于，认真过好每一个平凡的日子。
在通往天堂的阶梯上，我们将回归为自体发光的小孩；在寻找火花的旅程中，可能会迷失在没有尽头的黑海。某个街角盘旋着灵魂的指引，某片落叶雕刻出生命的意义。兽医的双手能够创造完美的发型、也抚慰潦倒的心情，地下的蒸汽可以抚平衣襟的褶皱、也连接黄昏与天际；Jazzing不是被认同的单词、却是独一无二的灵感，火花不是被创造的目的、只是尽我所能去生活。
看完出来，走在人群熙攘的商场里，精神有些恍惚：我在大海里么？
这部电影简直像是为这个2020年量身定做的，在这个年末给疲惫不堪的心灵一个慰藉。
要目送秋叶翩然归土，要为日落的绝美而泪目，也要因绿芽冒出土地而欣喜，对初升的朝阳跳跃欢呼。这些微末，也会令人觉得不虚此行、不枉一生。
都是鸡汤，皮克斯熬出来的就是好喝还赏心悦目，尤其适合中年危机患者服用。然后有个事情困扰我很久了，动画片在除了生命体以外的事物环境上呈现得和现实一模一样，其意义是什么呢？
啊，在这艰难的一年年末有这样一部悄悄戳人泪腺，让人哭完还觉得治愈的片子，多难得啊，即使出了影院世界还是这么糟糕，但就是想把这碗鸡汤一饮而尽。推荐喜欢听爵士乐的观众，你会听到不亚于《爱乐之城》水平的银幕演出；推荐喜欢看特效的观众，有几个场景我想到了《星际穿越》的五维空间(这个可能有点牵强)；至于本来就喜欢《头脑特工队》《寻梦环游记》式设定的皮克斯爱好者，啊快去看呀！
忘带眼镜，模糊观影……没有想象地醍醐灌顶，和情绪那部一样将抽象事物形象化。对目标的追逐难免化为执念，“走火入魔”，伤害了周围人，忘记了生活。珍惜日常生活的幸福“火花”。有机会再看。
“生命的火花不是目标，而是对生活的热情。”2021年想安利给身边朋友的第一部片子，好好活着，享受当下的每一分钟。
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