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.
原著和电影几度唤醒在Sleep no more穿梭的数小时恐惧，不是因为喜欢，而且因为熟悉，越熟悉越想靠近这份神秘。我也好喜欢这阴沉又光明的天空。
几个卡点看得鸡皮疙瘩 夫人神经质扭头音乐的变奏 麦克白捡起皇冠随即被砍下头颅 还有悬崖上一个史诗侧写一个对称框景
超出我的预期很多，虽然BLM麦克白有点骨酥，但是演技没话说，黑白图像也冲击力十足
我感觉我又相信爱情了！！！！
视觉效果堪称完美，无论构图、光影都美轮美奂，但是作为莎翁四大悲剧的麦克白，每次影视化都只能在光阴方面下手么？为什么不能搞一搞剧本呢？作为四大悲剧最无聊的一部，其实也是留白最多的，为什么不能在剧本上二次加工一下呢？极简古典风格我也很喜欢，但是各位操着一口现代美语，真的很不和谐啊
去影院前特意看了剧情简介，然后不出所料地基本没听懂。
深受极简主义影响的美学风格在当下众多电影中显得特别，可惜这是九十多年前《圣女贞德受难记》玩剩下的。前有黑泽明《蜘蛛巢城》的绝佳本土化改编倒衬得这版从剧情到台词有些照本宣科了。贴吧一度传这是科恩嫂奥斯卡四封之作，如今看来嫂子表演没问题却也只是整部片的点缀，也没有亮眼的moment……今年四封怕是梅戏。
“生活仍然值得你挥起拳头等待”
不了解莎翁原著，倒是看过不少脱胎于莎翁原著的影视，所以不敢说这个黑白极简舞台效果的莎翁剧本电影到底算不算古典款，又或者改编成分有多少。就本身来说，这种空灵黑白的舞台光影效果就跟麦克白这个命运和人性的故事很配，独白我已经被毒害到吐过了，保持一份昏昏欲睡的心，还是能好好感受莎翁的句子的。至于黑人演员出演苏格兰国王，嗯~~~这事不能提，一切安好，反正黑白色，相当和谐，就这个影帝感觉基本陪跑。
莎翁的《麦克白》改编版本甚多，从话剧到歌剧再到电影，甚至背景移植到不同文化的版本，让人目不暇接。科恩的这个版本，以黑白十六毫米影片，用极简主义的布景设置，完全采用莎翁诗一般的语言对白，来呈现这一诗剧。科恩甚至让丹泽尔·华盛顿来演麦克白，让他的改编更具颠覆性。可惜，科恩的想法很有新意，但呈现出来的效果并不佳，影片沉闷无趣。华盛顿是个好演员，在此剧中演技根本没有展现的空间。他缺乏话剧台词功底，莎翁的诗意独白，让他咕咕哝哝快速说出，完全没有诗剧味了。
还以为我是第一次接触麦克白的剧情，没想到已经在《蜘蛛巢城》里看过一次了。
像《爱你西蒙》一样的清新小品，歌好听，戳爷好帅
轻松幽默且清新的txl青春片/小戳真的是本色出演吧，太可爱惹😍
画面挺青春，戳跟女闺蜜可以再合作一部，对手戏倒是挺自然的！
最后，片尾的PPT一出来真是给我气笑了，偷懒不是这么偷的吧？
科恩但这回无兄弟，极简但这回无幽默，经典但这回太规矩。
这集换导演了还是摄像换了，这个船太带劲了，上头，最美感的一次
不出意外的一句话都听不懂就不打分了。舞台感弄得挺唬人，但总觉得像是极简装逼版《300勇士》。
戳爷的颜 故事也跳脱得不错 z时代的青春 所有的青春
4：3的黑白画面很有艺术美感，像在看伯格曼、安哲、沟口之类的上世纪大师片。浓稠的大雾，盘旋的乌鸦，诡异的女巫，黑白分明、极简主义线条的宫邸……情节很直白易懂，就是这个莎翁悲剧的台词……如同在看一个文言文电影，时代感非常强烈，hhh。丹泽尔华盛顿的表演无功无过吧，这片主要还是摄影和布光太突出了
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