Creatie specifica gastii Monty Python , compusa din Terry Gilliam("liderul spiritual") ,John Cleese, Eric Idle,Terry Jones ,Graham Chapman si Michael Palin. Ei sunt cunoscuti mai ales pentru Monty Python's Flying Circus (serial-1969 ), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) ,Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979),Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982).
The Meaning of Life (1983) este vazut de multi ca fiind cel mai reusit film al lor.
Un lucru e cert: daca nu agreezi stilul de umor marca "Monty Python" nu il vei agrea nici pe acesta. Glume sexuale ,sexiste,sociale, scarboase pe alocuri , britanice ca ton general (un fel de Benny Hill transplantat in Louis de Funès ).
Circula un cliseu in prezent cum ca filmele Monty Python ar fi favoritele tocilarilor. Pare plauzibil ... Nu multi oameni inteleg genul de umor promovat de acestia(de cele mai multe ori nici eu). Este un umor "murdar" pe fond in esenta cultural. Trebuie sa intelegi contextul ca sa intelegi de ce/daca gluma e buna.
Despre film in sine:
Meaning of Life ... potential foarte mare in titlu, se preconizeaza cateva revelatii filosofice. Si la sfarsitul filmului ai impresia ca ele nu exista.Dar sunt. E un fel de nihilism amuzant in tot ce se intampla pe acolo, cum ar zice Palahniuk acum in Fight Club
"I've met God across his long walnut desk with his diplomas hanging on the wall behind him, and God asks me, "Why?" Why did I cause so much pain? Didn't I realize that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness? Can't I see how we're all manifestations of love? I look at God behind his desk, taking notes on a pad, but God's got this all wrong. We are not special. We are not crap or trash, either. We just are. We just are, and what happens just happens. And God says, "No, that's not right." Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can't teach God anything."
Filmul este impartit pe perioade ale vietii si se ataca elemente de religie, vicii, educatie,istorie, rutina cotidiana, moarte, medicina.
Tony Bennett: It's a Mr. Death, dear. He's here about the reaping.
Grim Reaper: Englishmen, you're all so fucking pompous. None of you have got any balls. Shut up, you American. You Americans, all you do is talk, and talk, and say "let me tell you something" and "I just wanna say." Well, you're dead now, so shut up.
Lady Presenter:
Now, here's the meaning of life.
M-hmm. Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations. And, finally, here are some completely gratuitous pictures of penises to annoy the censors and to hopefully spark some sort of controversy, which, it seems, is the only way, these days, to get the jaded, video-sated public off their fucking arses and back in the sodding cinema. Family entertainment? Bollocks. What they want is filth: people doing things to each other with chainsaws during tupperware parties, babysitters being stabbed with knitting needles by gay presidential candidates, vigilante groups strangling chickens, armed bands of theatre critics exterminating mutant goats. Where's the fun in pictures? Oh, well, there we are. Here's the theme music. Goodnight.
Nu este vorba de un musical, desi au ramas celebre unele secvente in care se canta(aproximativ trei la numar).
2 comentarii:
De multa vreme tot vreau sa ma uit la Monty Python... bine ca mi-ai adus aminte. Totusi, glumele facute intr-un context pe care nu-l cunoastem prea bine sunt cam greu de inteles, si cand e vorba si de umor englezesc... dezastru! :)
Oricum, tare recomandarea. Si da, sunt cam de tocilari filmele... cel mai in voga limbaj de programare al momentului (Python) isi trage numele de acolo. :)
Oh..ajungi sa iubesti umorul englezesc atunci cand dai de cel german.. ;)
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