Review of Life of Brian (1979) by Nelson M — 03 Jun 2012

My favorite of the Monty Python films, it skewers religious films, fundamentalists, politics and more. I've heard this called an anti-religious film but I disagree. It's a film that pokes fun at misinterpreting, blind faith, and endless bickering rather than honest to goodness believers.

Not to mention Jesus exists in the film itself, and even then he is never made fun of, but those listening to him are. Even the so called revolutionary heroes think his message is wrong for blessing the poor, calling them "the problem".

Going for laughs with each passing scene, "The Life of Brian" is a smart film by the Python gang and, to me, more memorable than "The Holy Grail".