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.
大俗却有大爱，令人感动的电影具有强大的力量。
为什么搞黑白的啊 让我看看蓝天大海小鱼不好吗……
作为国人，对于这部电影，除了惭愧还能做什么呢。用儒家的思想文化与自然生物的知识通过交易进行对比融合，思想再高深的学者也会对自然生物抱有求知的欲望，这种欲望不分高低贵贱，也正是因为学者有这种知识不分地位的想法所以才能精通儒家文化。而捕鱼的人也对不符合自己身份的儒家文化抱有热情，这种上下阶层人民的文化交融与互通才是文化教育真正的目的。从本片宣扬的平等文化来看其实很像如今我国正在扶持的某些措施，电影中有一句台词是老师你为什么不用汉文教我们儒家文化，是啊，不会汉文的人做着会汉文的人应该做的事，不仅不别扭，反而很优秀。如果电影是一种思想学习的表现，那么就更可怖了。
在乌托邦的世界里想象世界，远大抱负，不屑一顾；在现实的生存中，尔虞我诈，不堪入目。最终明白了师父是一种怎样的境界，写一本关于鱼的书，虽然没有看到春暖花开，但那种境界无人能及。
还是有夹带私货，不过谁的作品不带呢？纪录片都做不到中立的太多太多了。
韩国电影人比韩国民众更实事求是。这不算贬低，事实上韩国电影工业化以来，电影每每走到民族意识的最开头，在大部分人还未曾觉醒时（就像电影里所呈现的那样），扮演好一个传教者，师者。对于民族文化这部分，身为中国人会很奇怪，对韩国包括日本和自己国家的忽远忽近的关联有所怀疑，明明相似却又不同。但电影的核心部分，也未曾回避的部分，应该不是争抢“传统”，二是“挑选”价值为己所“用”。本片也恰好的站好了“艺术”同商业之间微妙的平衡，呈现一种“禅”劲。
充满诗意的风物志也是人物志，对东亚儒学 士大夫之类刻画深入浅出，反思多于批判，让我想起前些年《沉默》和《思悼》（和兹山一个导演。个人印象最深的还是片子前期丁若铨在昌大/兹山人身上发现的大道至简，结尾昌大全家望着远处的兹山岛，镜头逐渐推进，真就“此心安处是吾乡”
总体还是拍的偏“好看”了。
有足够戏剧张力的真实故事应该这样拍，导演控制的算节制，也没在手法上扯幺蛾子，表演调的也舒服. 能拍出这样的电影很振奋人心，好评！
得分：9.5
热血爽片，真人真事。
当下中国几无可能拍出这般反功利的电影。影片本身蕴含的文化意义甚至超出了电影的范畴。弘扬传统文化之于民族复兴的极重要意义，依旧未能为当下中国社会所普遍认识，而它却多年不间断地在为东亚邻国文化提供养分。韩国人把我们的一些文化传统据为己有当然令人不屑，但同时也是对我们长期漠视自身传统的讽刺。谈回电影，薛景求的古装扮相出人意料地讨喜，至于电影本身，难称经典，但还是不得不说，韩国人能拍出这样的电影，足够令中国人感到汗颜。
与我第一次看预告片时的想象有些不同，我倒是希望拍的神幻一点，后三十分钟太说教了。
实在太棒，技惊四座，震撼灵魂
可能是目前儒家文化的最好的影片，士大夫精神的绝佳诠释。让我感受到了东亚文明一衣带水的文化亲近，看到了儒家文明复兴的可能，或许多年以后，又会是一片诗乐礼仪蔚然成风的气象呢。期待中国也能拍出这样的片子
师与徒，济世经学，儒家文化圈中的老故事
《误杀瞒天记》为家庭而战，《剑客卡南》为农村而战，本片《万岁毕姆》为底层而战。由此，有没有良心，成为划分电影创作者的准绳。
为底层劳动人民发声，为敢于直面黑暗，揭露罪恶的人点赞！
还是模糊的，丁若铨的人格力量和师徒对“道”的追寻都语焉不详，看下来觉得是对东亚文化一种浅层的理解。
误杀3有了，印度政府怎么放任这些辱印电影全世界传播？
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