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.
每看一强行凹出了情节故事线，英国人钟爱的happy ending
选几个喜闻乐见的热门议题+几首好听的歌，很生硬，很无聊，有种《娱乐无极限X音乐不断》的感觉。
肉眼可见的那种好看，时刻感受着扑面而来的热爱与执着，生活与事业，友情和爱情，相互对照彰显出「人生处处是舞台」的真谛，歌舞不错，加菲表演出彩。
正儿八经音乐剧电影，rent作者jonnason larson自传改编，LMM还是厉害呢，舞台和情景交叉出现，戏剧感和音乐性配合得很好，我喜欢的音乐剧电影。另，音乐非常好听，最近榜单真的太难听~~~还好每年总有ost洗耳朵。
低于预期，可能豆瓣人均百老汇百事通吧，一部以音乐剧为题材的电影如果旁人觉得不好听或者有壁，就已经会掉分了，我比较俗，爱乐之城马戏之王我都看了三遍以上，这部最戳我的反而是larson30岁即将到来却自觉一事无成的焦虑，同样接近30却一事无成的我看的很有代入感，加菲的表演也十分精彩，让影片不至于太看/听不下去
Long live Maggie Smith～还想再看奶奶演三十年
又是那种把后台故事搬上前台的歌舞片，有剧情起伏有人物成长弧光，爱情友情一应俱全，就是没说清楚作者的创作困境和突破到底是为了啥，可说是有形无神。全片的歌除了关键性的那一首之外基本都没法听。
节奏流畅，情感充沛，音乐好听，乔纳森·拉森才华横溢，但也如同一块培根在生活的大铁板上忍受数不清的煎熬翻炒才有了上桌的资格。人生何其艰难，有使命感何其幸运。
关于音乐剧的音乐剧，优秀的地方大多数来自传记原本的天妒英才，整个故事因为音乐剧的感觉非常零碎，角色基本靠加菲尔德单人凯瑞（毕竟是传记），3星多一丢丢到不了4，更喜欢LA La Land
又是那种把后台故事搬上前台的歌舞片，有剧情起伏有人物成长弧光，爱情友情一应俱全，就是没说清楚作者的创作困境和突破到底是为了啥，可说是有形无神。全片的歌除了关键性的那一首之外基本都没法听。
这音乐根本听不下去，歌词肤浅，都是生活场景的白描和零碎拼贴，故事也矫情、无聊，男主跟跳蚤似的一直跳来跳去。三十岁生日怎么样呢？三十岁之前是为了那一天活的吗？无语，太自我中心了，主要还是这快餐歌曲太难听、太套路，毫无营养，难以共鸣。更不懂的是，居然一片好评？
7.5/10，原来是传记电影。tick,tick持续催促的感觉是一直在的，也喜欢以无数的问号作为结尾。
歌舞都很好很精美但美中不足不够打动人心，从电影角度来看人物塑造不够立体。但歌舞片就是要有歌舞片的样子，有加菲又唱又跳还要什么自行车。
其实我先看了倒数时刻的音乐剧，然后完全没看进去…这个改编已经很强了，Sunday那首歌全是彩蛋。顺便赞同那句人人都爱Sondeheim（跑偏了。我最最最感动的应该是最后那段电话留言，真的是Sondheim自己录好了发给LMM的，哭了
All I see is a white man whining about his life. :) He treats his girlfriend bad and he treats his gay friend bad.
音乐浇灌梦想，梦想照亮生活。一段音乐剧式的传记人生，是穿透绝望黑暗的炙热色彩。慌乱失措的悲凉现实，乐此不疲的痴迷不悟，八年追梦仍旧没有回响，一片狼藉却也未寻得慰藉。在失去的颠簸中流浪，在爱意的拥抱里哭泣，我握着手中的信念，我插着梦想的羽翼，逐渐窒息的压迫迸发出最坚毅的弧光，所有的苦涩却泛起轻盈的浪花。遗憾妆点希望，失败注解过去，一切的绚烂都簇拥于胸，却停驻不了倒数的时刻，不胜唏嘘的鲜花与掌声也无法见证成功，悲剧却生出了最坚不可摧的记忆……
老夫人去世，临死还来了一个桃花事件，额外得到一棟法国的别墅，主人心甘情愿给。玛丽参与电影制作了，剧情没有1好玩
生活和舞台的虚实切换非常棒，浓缩了生活流，也渲染了情绪。而且作为歌舞剧来说，歌是真的都好听。
很喜欢这部里关于友情和爱情的一些美好与不圆满，比男主本身的创作经历更吸引人
The end of an old age. The beginning of a new era!
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