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.
而对原作最大的继承，可能就是男女主一样糟糕的演技了吧。男女主轮流斗烂的演技，简直相映成趣，让本片还带上了一定的喜剧元素。看完只想给原版男女主道歉，不禁为正准备第一次看白雪公主的小朋友们担忧。
摄影调度和舞蹈还是很厉害很好看的，而且我以前一直不觉得《西区故事》的歌好听，现在却觉得很多歌都旋律动人。但是罗密欧与朱丽叶式的故事今天再看太难让人相信了，戏剧的抓马在戏剧舞台上可以让人接受，但在电影里观众的预设是一个合理的故事发展，所以大概是个正常人都会觉得男女主莫名其妙。更何况这对男女主真的既无cp感演技又不行，女主好歹还唱歌好听男主是个啥，完全暴露了他关系户的本质。而且这种没有实质性改编的翻拍除了导演自己圆梦之外到底有啥意义，那个trans角色完全没用…Anyway，这部片对我们宽街观众来说简直是找熟人大会，Anita是Hamilton原卡，Riff是Deh原卡的Conner(有一说一他看起来好gay啊)，演警察的大叔是Something Rotten原卡还演过Smash…
年度大灾难，是有几场戏的编排不错，比如说舞会，还有抢枪什么的，其他部分简直尬出天际，很多镜头都不知道是在拍爱情片还是同性电影...音乐片真的是退环境了，没有《倒数时刻》《爱乐之城》这种音乐工作作为故事背景的话，一言不合就尬舞的效果可能还不如宝莱坞。斯皮尔伯格的最佳导演提名倒是实至名归，毕竟要不是他的编排，这个片子可能第一场戏就直接降到1星了，如此垃圾的剧本，谁都救不活啊。
纽约街头的罗密欧与朱丽叶，罗密欧杀人被杀，朱丽叶伤心欲绝。
四星完全是给我们斯皮尔伯格碾压式的场面调度以及在众多歌舞片中难得的重“舞”轻“歌”的选择。服道化以及摄影镜头弥补了过于青涩的男女主，使得他们没有过于被彼此的嫂子与兄弟的戏份碾压。同时，我看着男主那张脸就很难想象他是因为打人坐牢的人，总觉得他身上一股子书呆子气。不过好歹给我补上了这堂经典的电影课，观赏了现代纽约街头版《罗密欧与朱丽叶》
最后，本片和陀螺的玉面情魔都好长，也许130分钟都更适合。
我觉得还行啊 圣诞温馨浪漫电影 很符合当下的主题 也没有很烂俗
小孩子置气一样，莫名其妙。音乐尚可。剧情算了。一群烂泥扶不上墙的东西，一帮小混混罢了
还拿了不少奖...就这么个破玩意？杀了他哥直接上床？在电影院坐2小时看这杂乱无章的小混混斗殴？连配爆米花的激情都没有...宣扬地痞文化几个意思，为政治正确选角改肤色也很刻意
但是咱也不至于给斯皮尔伯格两星招呼吧
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如果你不知道奥斯卡最佳影片长什么样，它就长这样。那运镜，那色调，那配乐，那灯光，斯皮尔伯格的电影就是好莱坞的代名词。如果你开始爱电影，又不知道从何看起，斯皮尔伯格的影片是入门影迷的首选。这部翻拍作品还是较原作逊色不少，街区的还原还是有着现代的痕迹，演员的眼中多少透着手机屏幕的“反光”。
7/10。大导能力摆在那里，镜头的调度，场景的设计，处处能看出大导的气质。但大导也有局限性，种族对立这样的话题只能点到为止，和如今美国民间的嘈杂声音成了鲜明对比。此外，除了一个新的角色设计，也没有对当下状况的重新认知与考量——他只是在简单回忆近代美国的黄金时代，那个时代属于纽约、属于爵士、属于伯恩斯坦、属于热血、属于青春。导演对艺术追求的复古很难获得观众的共鸣，如同结尾Credit有柯达logo，写着是用35mm拍摄而成的，可是现在的观众都是看着手机屏幕长大的。
看完只感觉自己像是住在地下室的悲催亚裔，还不会做蜡烛
补完，尚可；斯皮尔伯格任性导演，老牌经典音乐剧电影版。纽约贫民窟帮派械斗+移民矛盾背景下的罗密欧与朱丽叶的故事，男主不太行啊，女主唱得至少不错，印象最深的是老太太独唱那首，舞蹈和场面调度很不错了
20220329 断断续续看了四天，太无聊了……
咱就是说很久没看过这么难看的电影了，奶奶那段不错
群舞调度剪辑值得一看再看，在音乐剧翻拍电影里可以称绝。Ansel Elgort的角色人设一旦不够贴脸就是一场灾难，又大只又木。
没看过原版也很少看歌舞片，但似乎《西区故事》面临的是与《沙丘》同样的问题甚至更为严重，大环境变了，尽管导演极尽所能将一切硬件做到最好，然而这套陈旧的故事却落后于时代太久，作为观众始终难以带入情感，后半程被猪队友气得想捶墙。
美国古惑仔的歌舞片糅合了现今最受人唾弃的爱情主线，但都很失败。几乎人人在说史皮堡高超的调度，可能这是唯一的亮点，展现了黄金时代好莱坞的影子。
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