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.
优点是在1995年的时候，印度就有人权律师在为公平正义勇敢作斗争了吗？在2021年印度电影可以把这样的有历史性的"错误"事件以夸张手法搬上大荧幕了吗？印度人在艰难地为自己为生活争取权利，以血泪淌出人权的路……我们啊，差的不是一点两点！
但是剧组的发言和态度让我极度反感，做错了就要认，而不是用不知哪儿来的优越感来颠倒是非，艺术没有国界，但是艺术家有。
“一个人是否应该得到尊重，不在于他有多少才能，而是取决于他用才能去做什么。”种姓制度，种族歧视，都是万恶之源。现实往往比影片更残忍更冷酷更黑暗，所以，更要不断的谈及，不断的用可传播的方式让更多人铭记、抗争
（三星半）它的现实意义比电影本身重要得多，在解决问题之前最重要的是正视问题本身。
讲故事的能力非常差，台词尴尬得我把沙发皮都抠了，镜头的流畅性差（导演想表达的东西太多了，多到生怕观众不知道)，合作编剧以后就换一个吧。
近几年高分印度电影都太奇怪了。原型再怎么伟大，电影拍的确实是不行啊。
无论你是达利特还是婆罗门，在外界眼里都是阿三本三，没有任何区别。
终于看到一部高质量的非神话国产动画电影了！结构和套路确实传统，但是玩出了花，浓浓的烟火气，以及留守儿童、打工人、小镇生活等现实因素的加入，让电影成为描摹广东生活的画卷。每个人的心中都有一头雄狮，可以是舞狮，也可以是任何小小的发光的自我。
印度的种姓制度是用鲜血铺垫的
完美诠释了什么叫：
你要梦想，还是生计？
9.0/10 关乎尊严。印度人能拍出这样的电影，中国导演制片人们在干啥呢？
跟想的一样，泪目。电影里邪不压正。现实呢。想起那个去印度集中营的随水。还能拍得出来。低头
有片方愿意投这种原创、成人向、现实题材动画电影，算是一种进步，给个鼓励分。剧本问题比较大，不说周星驰20年前的文本是否过时，纯喊口号式的二手金句台词实在太尴尬了，也跟片子的现实基底完全不搭。大幅减少对白的第三幕观感立马提升，完全靠视听呈现的高潮收得漂亮，导演明显优于编剧。
当代中国电影的评价方式：有舞狮就是传统文化，有留守儿童就是现实题材，有鸡血鸡汤就是追求梦想，总结：这是一部结合传统文化讲述追求梦想的现实题材电影，但实际上，第一它缺乏舞狮的专业性，在动画的夸张手法中，我们几乎没有增加对舞狮的了解和兴趣。第二它又缺乏中国特色现实题材里面的社会话题性，这是它爆不起来的一个重要原因，第三鸡汤鸡血只有欲望和煽情，但是没有可能更为重要的人与人之间的感情戏，亲情，友情，爱情，哪怕是师徒情，一样没占，这又是爆不起来的一个原因，所以唯一能夸的地方也就是美术了，最后还被人说是辱hua，这片能票房高那它真需要一个奇迹了。
看完人傻了，就是你看惯了2.0甚至3.0的东西再回看1.0，就朴素的让人觉得很心酸，但即使是这个程度的东西我们也拍不出来
特别棒的在于，明明是印度电影，但关于法律关于秉持正义的伟大律师的事迹多了理性的东西，透露出法律这一政治文明的伟大之处。律师也就特别特别的帅。（这当然不是国内会拍的了，虽然没有种姓，但观影过程中却想起国内的城guan）
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年度惊喜！打工人，雄狮魂，柔弱少年的成长史，也是万千小镇咸鱼雄起的吼声。故事套路，转折略嫌生硬，但丰沛的市井烟火气和温暖的情感内核足以弥补这块短板。技术上精益求精，从第一镜开始，照片级的景物描画便奠定了全片的现实主义基调。所谓画鬼容易画人难，水准完胜正大行其道的各路奇幻动画。对成龙、周星驰作品和黄飞鸿系列的致敬继承了香港电影融传统与现代于一炉的特殊趣味，虽然基于南狮文化，却有超出地域的冲击力与感染力，最后一幕差点把我给整破防了。
平平无奇的前一小时，让我完全没想到自己走出影院时会如此喜欢这部电影。
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