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.
有點怕看這類題材電影，幸好片子並非灑狗血賣慘之作，喜歡戲裡的幽默感。雖然很多場口其實都在預計之中，但還是溫暖的，歌曲加了不少分。
因为后来的封城MIFF估计也落花流水了 自己在网上找到资源看了 3.5/5 很流水线的主旋律电影呀 和佛罗里达乐园差太多了 | MIFF排了但我买不着票 哭了
剧情老套 人物扁平 笑点无聊 摄影和配乐也没有出彩的地方
SO JUMP FAST TO SAVE YOURSELF :)
#94th Oscars# 现今奥斯卡与欧洲电影节的审片品味已不可同日而语。作为BP明显层次单一，浮于表面，过程草率又过于轻易，基本没太预留提升思辨和情感升华的地方。这样的作品如何能喂饱口味多元且观点苛刻的受众…如何打败了犬之力..
星空下车后座，聋哑老父亲用手触摸着女儿喉咙，感受音乐和她的热爱，美的不可方物
难以忍受的俗套。去年奥斯卡有Ron Howard的《Hillbilly Elegy》，今年有这部，去年好歹不令人讨厌，今年太令人厌烦。女主唱歌（同时也是配乐，很愚蠢的处理）从一开始就全力以赴，太假太造作太满脸写着我会唱歌我要逆袭我要励志了。除此之外还特意设置了好多神经病和带有美利坚正负能量的坑，俗不可耐。
阳光明媚，舒服得一塌糊涂的那种电影，每一个角色都无比可爱，就连他们家住的房子我都很喜欢。
美国独立制作卷土重来。梦想与现实的俗套题材碰上了听障残疾群体，大大超越了原本的励志意味。透过女主角这个联系弱势群体与正常社会的纽带角色，一边展示出听障人士的生存困境，一边暗示了亲情羁绊的重要性。剧本不回避对人性自私的刻画，反而令人物更显真实，更凸显亲情的宝贵。好几幕利用声音的情节（父母出席音乐会时消音、父亲摸着女儿声带听唱歌、女儿边打手语边唱歌）犹如神来之笔，催泪效果十足。
在大众文化这个受市场操控的环境里，数据的多少代表着经验正在操控人们的认知。流行音乐、速食电影和快餐文学往往以最常见的形式与我们见面，让我们将正常和不正常从表面上做出区分。但是黑天鹅总将会出现，将会展示同样的爱和激情。关于障碍人士的电影，正在以一种不同的视角来展示同样的东西。
丝毫没被打动，反而有点生气。全片一直在回避他们身处的真实困境面对的无解难题，刚扯开一点难堪的口子，到局外听觉正常的观众们怜悯又不至于太糟心的程度，就赶快温情脉脉地遮掩住，相亲相爱一家人。所遇皆真爱，所求都能有回报，女孩考上伯克利好像鱼都变好打，全渔港的人都变得容易沟通了。行吧。我又拉回去确认了下制片方有没有Disney。无感音乐风格，也一直很难get到美式校园青春片这种类型。觉得音乐老师有点像加菲…口味问题一直不关注奥奖，有点好奇，学院这几年的kpi是把这个奖改造成美国金鸡吗。
show not tell. 缓慢温柔的电影。突然发现下周末我就要去剧中的那个地方去钓鱼。
有些细节处理的不错 ，但是还是法版好看。好莱坞的原创力也越累越乏善可陈了。
总的来说女主角并没有任何残疾，有残疾的是她的父母和哥哥，原生家庭的悲剧拖累了女主角自己，本电影最大的矛盾其实也就是如何处理自己上大学，学习人生规划和原生家庭利益之间的冲突，我希望看到更深刻的比如三个广告牌电影类似的社会问题对其他家庭的反思，但是电影并没有三个广告牌那样，点到为止，让人遗憾。
2022-02-11
看起来非常特殊，但是想来有不小的普适性：当人们对你的期望与自己的热爱不一致时，你是否有勇气坚持自己的热爱？
拍得有点套路，但讨论的问题很有意义。聋哑演员们的手语太有表现力了，最后女主一边唱歌一边给家人打手语，让人印象深刻
有些家庭不那么需要孩子的支持，孩子们都离开得过于轻易。是得有多强大的聋哑人，才能做到如此乐观和坚韧。但，这并不只是电影，并不是没有人能做到。 女孩歌声太好听了，音乐会的消音处理那段很棒，直观感受寂静的世界。每次看这类题材的影视，都很庆幸自己能听能说。
想起大学参加合唱团，选修上音乐课去看美女老师的时光，美女老师让我帮她登记成绩，结果忙着期末复习没空呜呜。原来女主妈妈是奥斯卡第一位聋哑人女主玛丽玛特琳。
There is no looking back for a born singer, music is all you need to get by.
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