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.
一己之力推动立法，girls help girls
蝴蝶效应→乌合之众→锚定
信息时代，我们不推崇走极端，寻求爆点，但有时候，出发点只是为民族某一方面的觉醒撕出一线光明。
剧情槽多无口，影片速度太慢，1.5倍速正好
是否所有印度电影都要妥协给剧情的重大 bug 以及难免去黑印度警察？前者最大的 bug 莫过于争执过程中司机与保姆（？双人不敌女主，更讽刺的是前者结尾被发现竟是当年加害强奸女主的凶手。但 me too 过去辽那么多年，不是每一部籍着 so-called 『女权』的电影都能成功。
想象出来的场景都拍不好，
题材很震撼，当坏事发生在任何一个人身上的时候，只要你不说，大家都不知道在你身上到底发生了什么，对你产生了什么样的影响，你的焦虑，你的抑郁，没有人知道，你甚至每天像没事人一样，只有自己知道自己像行尸走肉一样，但是这种事情在心灵深处留下的烙印，怎么可能挥之即去，大概才下眉头，却上心头。
这剧情不意外，甚至有些狗血，但女主角的演绎和风格处理还是挽回了不少。
立意可以，但是这拍的太理想化了，甚至说有点差。
弱势者的正义，没有人关心，如果想提出自己的要求，发出自己的声音，首先得变成强者。“觉醒的星期四”，哪有这回事啊，世界不会觉醒，人们依旧装聋作哑，印度如此，每个国家都如此。丰县没几天就消失了，调查结果呢，没有人关心。
3.5//如果能在全球施行此法，要么降低犯罪率，要么大大提高定罪的难度
前面铺垫得女主太让人讨厌了，尤其对着妹妹养父母发脾气那一段。虽然最后还是泪崩了。
心想更适合拍当下所谓“电影感”的美剧，结果发现人家是美剧改编的。整个状态像是桑婆10年前拿小金人时的状态，现在看来非常过时。欧洲导演并没有增加艺术性，反而增加了欧洲艺术电影套路的无聊。
虽然槽点满点：镜头会突然推进，接电话只用蓝牙耳机，美式电影的fxxk。。。
桑德拉布洛克的表现非常稳定，一如既往的出色，是她该有的水平。
当强奸似乎成为老生常谈但却好像无药可解，当女性被迫要用一种骇人的方式才能引起人们严肃的注意力，这真是社会的悲哀。
印度是个奇怪的民族，一方面很有信仰，一方面又践踏善良。
剧情夸张，硬塞了诸多无谓的戏剧冲突，想从头到尾吸引观众的目光是不能依靠这种幼稚手段的，这只会让人产生厌烦情绪而已，同样的弊病还出现在配乐的使用上，配乐一刻不停的电影，真是很难顶。
我觉得它也要比《熔炉》好看
虽然警察降智，但是最后一切还挺合理。
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