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.
威尔史密斯好棒啊，剧本也没落入运动电影的范式。很好看。
现实什么样不了解，但拍出来给我的感觉就是一个普信男希望寄托下一代，没想到运气好妻子真给生了俩体育神童，于是欢乐地把功都揽到了自己身上。救命啊！！！
开篇是黑人打黑人，高潮是黑人打白人，领奖时黑人打黑人
Kenny Rogers《The Gambler》: If you're gonna play the game, boy, you gotta learn to play it right. You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away and know when to run. Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser.
片里是被按在地上打，连仇杀都被人抢先，现实上台就是一巴掌。片子本身没什么看点一个励志传记片，种族话题为主，孩子们可爱，好的部分是相对真实呈现黑点，为了自我理想到处留种并控制孩子的父权角色。
美式鸡娃教育励志片，手法过于老套，表演也就史皇正常水准啊
最燃的居然是最后Beyoncé 的歌响起来 放的真人片段？！整个电影选的故事有点蹊跷 看得索然无味
节奏控制不错，剧本同样扎实，放十年前属于典型的冲奥片。要的是一点尊重，以及出人头地。★★★☆/7.2
三星半。King Will Smith快请封帝！不过作为体育传记片来说，因为中庸，所以普通。毕竟切入角度是老爸，体育精神部分肯定没有直接描写运动员的有感染力，自己又迟到了半小时，但好像精彩应该到席的后半段也称不上多精彩。不过说Venus要represent每一个黑人姑娘时还是好感动，我是那个在威廉姆斯姐妹统治网坛的时代观众。（其实Andy的故事拍电影也会好棒呢 - 77年的温网等待！）
“或许你应该跟我来纽约。”
威尔史密斯饰演的父亲，不是简单的鸡娃，而是有成熟的计划，就是为了打造世界冠军去做的计划，追求的也不仅仅是网球上的成功，更多的是人格上的健全，能抵御诱惑，自信，全力追逐梦想。这是值得学习的。
想吐槽的点很多，但还是不得不承认他是个很走心的父亲，他有一个plan，并且非常努力的去落实这个plan。在这个过程中，他没有为了眼前的风光冲昏头脑，他很清楚的知道，你需要学习知识、你需要成长，而不是为了名利，将一个11岁的小女孩打造成神话，这份良苦用心，曾经我也经历过。也许看着不理解、残酷甚至冷漠，也许结果并不像两姐妹那样完美，但是他用他另类的别扭，做到了那份保护。你不能说也许不这样会怎样怎样，但是过早成名的伤仲永和放弃学业，沉迷于大麻，这都是很有可能会发生的。当然，他也许不是一个那么贴心的人，显得专制武断，但你永远不能否认他的一些想法，或许在后面20年会逐渐受益，或者终生都不会察觉到这份良苦用心。
很多方面可以和海边的曼切斯特对标，但对于语言的把握能力和剧作的水平都差了太多，可以说录音师这个设定是失败并且矛盾的
本片的主角不是曾称霸网坛的大小威廉斯姐妹，而是她们的父亲理查德威廉姆斯，正是他从孩子小的时候就开始的策划，充分发挥了孩子们本身就具有的天赋，在克服了包括严重的种族歧视等等的困难后才取得了后来的巨大成功，他可以说是一位充满智慧（或者叫狡猾）的策略大师。
虽然138分钟很长，但是看到最后觉得值得没有跌宕起伏的情节，平铺直叙很舒服，虽然前面铺垫太长会容易放弃，但总体看下来还是觉得励志
名字起的太烂了，叫暴君理查德都比较好。大威小威真的是我们这个年代的明星了，看她们的故事感触颇深。故事中塑造的父亲形象没有那么的伟光正，比起《当幸福来敲门》，更显的真实。运动片自带的上场紧张感真是好用。
P.S. 这部片真适合和纪录片《未来》连看。
把人和场景放进视图、人和矛盾放进时间，成功描述人之“身处”之后，自然而然就体会到内心了。
现在看他就觉得是有anger issue的人 而且传记片怪无聊的 可能我真的不喜欢鸡爸鸡妈这种吧
大小威的传奇故事确实不太好写剧本，这俩都太强了，年少成名，顺风顺水，小威更是直接打成了女网goat，不太好找戏剧冲突点。虽然有一些强硬加戏的戏份，但是对温情励志的体育传记电影，这一部已经算很不错的了，不能要求更多了。
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