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.
感觉是高票房和获大奖的节奏，希望票房破千万，然后让我们卞约汉得个大奖吧
徐霞客也拍过，但水花都没有，其实可以参考《明朝那些事儿》来拍。
正直的学术是从茫茫无迹的大海里写出鱼谱。
左迁的士大夫，很少见的题材，看到丁若铨的样子不禁想象当年的老李老杜老苏。电影试图讨论的东西很多，中西学的碰撞，阶级的斗争，本心与野心的抉择等等，看似庞杂，好在都统一在深沉的人文氛围之下。黑白画面为电影增色不少，昌大初时的粗布衣裳和后来的绸缎衣衫的质感对比在黑白画面下显得尤为强烈。昌大钓鱼致敬老人与海也是小而亮眼的巧思。
民脂民膏，尔俸尔禄；御民牧民，不过敲骨吸髓……不想分杯羹！
给演员演技的。韩国电影拍的属实好，用故事托举，思考在后。黑白有味道
价值观的冲突只是六个字，但它们会像鬼魅之手一样影响你做的每个决定，左还是右，前还是后，躺还是跑，去还是留，平和还是激烈，它是我们如何活着的帆。
三十看一半初一看一半，后半段看得大哭。文化自信并不是追着全世界让把农历新年喊中国新年，文化自信是无论日韩，汉字就是王炸，承认不承认都是客观事实。希望我们也能拍出这么慢斯条理又打动人心的电影。🙂
人世令人失望，能容纳我们的是自然之爱、万物本身具有的奇迹，它们存在就是美妙的，好奇心、考据与纪录，博物学是爱世界的畸零人永远的家。（这倒不是电影的重点。）在一开始，老师不也是把昌大看作假想敌吗。
年度十佳～
4.5。虽然中后不免一些韩式煽情刻意的地方，不过故事还是很动人的，也确实适合黑白摄影。
过誉了，情节相当浅薄、俗套，所谓的人文解读只是皮相之谈，略微讲了西学东渐和程朱理学（就提了几句话）。我反倒更期待咱们国家拍出这种题材的作品。
“村里每发生一件伤心事，海螺就发出声响”，这世上有那么多海螺，每一个都有声响。
当然，在一个一天到晚都赢麻了、YYDS、实在是绝绝子的国家里面，有些人的确只能至死不变。
《兹山鱼谱》是我认为最好的韩国电影。
看着韩国人2800万人民币拍出的《兹山鱼谱》，再想想中国电影都在拍什么，心里确实有点难过。
这个电影拍的有种。
对自然界的taxonomy是启发科学思想的滥觞。
长大了才知道怀有好奇心的成年人竟是少数。小时候学的那些郁郁不得志或者隐居的文人故事如今也感同身受...
不可错过的一部黑白电影，用出世的心态来获取人生，用入世的渴望来造福于民，很难说谁更胜一筹，只是时势造就
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