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.
在各大流媒体平台把电影艺术引向轻量化发展之路的当下，我们应当感谢甚至感激，还有莱德利·斯科特这样的导演，心怀执念，埋头坚守。
从《末代皇帝》，到《最后的武士》，再到这部《最后的决斗》，三十多年来，曾经辉煌一时的古装大制作慢慢如他片名的定语一般，渐渐且随时准备在电影题材里告别。小导演是没有资本碰的，大导演也在票房的叫好不叫座的反馈中，渐渐成为了绝唱。
还是很开心看到本马达再次联手编剧的，不过这次感觉前面稍微冗长了，到最后女性视角才有趣起来，也能理解为什么票房会扑街。朱迪科默太美啦，本和马达都啥造型啊（btw亚当司机在里面居然一直被夸英俊，作为粉丝我都爆笑如雷了
【2.0】枯燥、冗长、装腔作势得让人不堪忍受，集中世纪古装片那套服化道先行和台词形式主义的臭毛病于一身。票房血扑还是挺能理解的，毕竟拍成这个样子，谁还在乎你的文本啊？
不负片名，决斗戏确实拍得好，“罗生门”叙事的变体，不同视角依次讲述没有形成谎言漩涡，反而在逐渐填补逼近真相，暧昧性只存在于各自回避掉的情节和极其微小的细节。到第三幕揭露性的女性羞辱连珠炮一样甩出来，语气急转为正确且坚定的性别表达，精心构建的戏剧力场瞬间崩塌，猝不及防啊。
三位主角都贡献了不错的演技，但故事还是传统的罗生门，也符合当下女权的主流价值取向，值得看的好电影。下午我又想想，导演也投机取巧啊！加个机位，换几句台词，剪三次，半小时的故事就成一个半小时了。牛逼！
在恢宏历史背景下，围绕一棕男女之事而展开的大故事，由此可窥彼时欧洲的社会现实。有意思的是：在中世纪，欧洲男人之间通过决斗来解决纠纷，日本也类似，为毛中国古代就没有呢？
妻子被强奸的意义只不过是属于自己的财产被侵占，如此荒谬的论点成了这部电影的核心。司机的角色还是有些站不住脚，第二章的独白不还说说自己犯了强奸罪么，他的回忆不该是两情相悦的么。
顶级的剧本打磨，细节铺垫不同视角的不同表现，呆萌和大本的编剧能力还是依然在线
三个视角提供的信息量竟可以如此单薄，更惊喜的是还能倚靠其生拉硬拽出两个半小时。这种斥巨资打造镀金破烂、又臭又长的裹脚布电影让一众制片公司尝到甜头后趋之若鹜，就现今已存数量而言是否可以被定义为独立新派别——扎式电影？
三重视角拼出了“强奸”这个结构里各方的“共谋”关系。施害者、闺蜜、丈夫、婆婆（放弃发声的受害者）、明知真相却“闭嘴看好戏”的随从小厮，包庇施害者的权势阶层、偏袒施害者的法律法庭、宗教系统…各色人等，都在其中对受害者施加着“二次强奸”。最后一章的女主视角，补完了千百年来历史缺失的女性叙事，也打破和颠覆了男性一统的叙事格局。但是不不不，没有什么“最后”的决斗，哪怕在700年后的今日，性侵受害的女性，依然要被“扒光衣服，脖子套上铁圈，绑在木桩上，接受舆论的炙烤，被活活烧死”，这个结构对女性的压迫远未终止。片子美术、历史还原做得太棒，从服化道到建筑景观，中世纪风貌展露无遗。
从第一章就能看出来这个故事有多难讲了
看前1/3的时候，还真是有点纳闷，觉得除了美术啊、演员啊、稳定的镜头啊之外， 没看到大师级的感觉。看到中间渐渐就来了感觉，也大体知道怎么玩了。看到最后真是有些震撼。确实从编剧到整个立意再到节奏上的大师级的控制力，确实是非常牛。这确实不是对以往经典电影套路的模仿，这个电影也是有很多特色及很牛的细节。看完觉得很爽，被一个好电影带动了。你能投入进去，你能被带着思考很多，然后也没有一个比较明确而幼稚的答案给你。我觉得至少我能打4星，冲动了一下就给了5星。
罗生门式的叙事，乐趣在于寻找主观叙事中的差异点。但是比黑泽明或者芥川龙之介的原版罗生门叙事不足在于，斯科特的主题先行。原版罗生门的四种叙事角度，没有说哪种才是事实，而雷得利斯科特剧本中标明了女主叙述才是事实真相。凭什么? 为什么?
很多历史事件都需要一个属于女性的第三视角。
以决斗始，以决斗终。场上的两个男人披挂整齐、杀气腾腾、一本正经的捍卫着所谓荣誉和正义，其实他们只是目光短浅、粗鄙无能、卑劣下流的配角而已，真正的决斗，是女主和封建霸权、世俗偏见的战争。虽然她的丈夫在决斗场上获胜了，但是其实在他自己的决斗中，她没有赢。但是，历史会铭刻。老雷又一部古装片，虽然没有《天国王朝》那般的史诗感，但充满人性关怀，假以时日会成为佳作
这才是一个故事讲三遍的正确姿势！大本估计是深陷布鲁斯韦恩的奢靡生活不可自拔，果断又饰演一个荒淫无度的大豪绅。
其实并不如《异形》和《末路狂花》那么有力量，算是借古讽今的作品。朱迪·科默值得一个影后，这片子男主换几个人貌似也差不太多，但女主功力差一点点都不行。一个有意思的点：第三段标题出现后，“The Truth”一个词比其它几个词多停留了几秒钟才消失；结尾字幕也够讽刺：Jean几年后在另一场决斗中丧生。
让人想到阿婴。虽然前者是根植于（）贞洁文化的罗生门，探讨的是女性情欲的合理性。本片是在中世纪骑士荣誉文化中，放大了真正受到损害的女性身体从未被看见，而男人以此获得荣誉的荒谬：强奸不是关于受害者，是关于其所有者的财产被损害。妻子可能受到的虐杀和自己的荣誉相比，从来不值得考虑。但是一个母亲，却承认愿意为了孩子放弃真相。人性的光辉高下立见。看得震惊难受到暂停了好几次，喝点水，吃个苹果缓一缓。结局耐人寻味。
最后的最后，即使时代赋予玛格丽特的属性永远只是男人的财产，但是她仍能一直恪守住那仅有的一丝尊严。
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