Directed by:
Terry JonesCinematography:
Peter BiziouComposer:
Geoffrey BurgonCast:
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Kenneth Colley, George Harrison (more)Plots(1)
Born in a stable in Judea, Brian grows up to join a group of anti-Roman zealots, but his fate keeps getting confused with that of a certain carpenter. (Netflix)
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My first ever encounter with the work of the famous Monty Python ensemble, and as I see it, perhaps my last. The gentlemen around Terry Jones have a really interesting and wacky sense of humour, one that is far from mine. When I think about the film in hindsight, all that comes to mind is the lisp of Caesar and the final song “Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life”, those are the only things that really made me laugh out loud. Otherwise, a surprisingly dull affair and one of my biggest film disappointments so far.
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The first time I saw The Life of Brian was in my 1st year of high school. It instantly became one of my favorite comedies and I’ll never get tired of watching it over and over again. If I were a devoted Catholic, I would have to whip myself with a barbed wire while watching it lest the Almighty think I was enjoying it. Hilarious scenes, great writing, and superb acting. The sheer number of memorable lines and historical references make this comedy absolutely timeless. All I have to do is think of Otto's suicide squad, Pilate, the ex-leper, or the line to the crucifixion, and I'm chuckling to myself again.
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Life of Brian is the culmination of Monty Python's work and one of the best comedies ever created. After finishing Holy Grail, the group members decided that they could now take some risks and touch on sensitive areas of religious faith and politics. The script was developed at the end of 1977 in Barbados, where all the group members gathered, and then they tried to offer it to EMI, which produced Holy Grail. According to the studio management, it was a blasphemous film and Monty Python had a difficult time finding money for their project, although the budget was a laughable 4 million dollars by today's standards. It was filmed in Tunisia and, after long negotiations, Graham Chapman, who was a heavy alcoholic at the time, was cast in the main role. The plot is a parody paraphrase of the birth of a legend on which Christianity spread, and at the same time a parody of modern politics from colonialism to national liberation struggle and terrorism. The film caused very angry reactions from church circles and was banned in many places. These reactions meant that the film was eventually shown with greater success than the Monty Python crew expected. Monty Python states that some cities banned the film from being shown, even though they did not have movie theaters. It is one of the timeless legends of the comedy genre, where fans laugh again and again at the madness of the characters and scenes and enjoy the final song on the cross. Overall impression: 100%.
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I've never found Monty Python's humor all that great. Yes, they have great jokes and great sketches, but for me, it gets lost in the sheer volume of bits that I simply don't enjoy. But this satire on the life of Jesus Christ really has something to it, and you can see that there are ideas the group has really delved into. And they come across well. I'm just not that into it.
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I've always thought of British comedy production as one of the best because of its elegant approach to filmmaking. But Python humour always went completely over my head. I understand that their films have many fans, but I would never count myself among them. Although it was supposed to be a comedy, I didn't laugh at all and a lot of the scenes were very awkward. I spent the entire hour and a half trying to figure out the meaning of Life of Brian, but my search was completely unsuccessful. In short, one of those films where I don't understand the position in the Top 200 best films and which severely disappointed me in many ways.
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