Someone has slagged Life of Brian today in The Independent on Sunday in a totally vacuous article.
Life of Brian is probably the greatest film ever made.
And probably will remain so.
This rather hyperbolic assessment perhaps says more about my view of the medium of film than it does about my view of the film itself.
Life of Brian says a great deal.
For example: about leadership, human freedom, revolutionaries, messiahs, empires, activism, right-wing people, religious nuts, women, politics....
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Gerald Kaufman said that Schindler's List was possibly "the greatest film ever made."
Maybe he's right.
Life of Brian's scope is possibly much broader. Comparing comedy with tragedy is not really comparing like with like.
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"Crucifixion's a doddle!"
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Life of Brian is probably the greatest film ever made.
And probably will remain so.
This rather hyperbolic assessment perhaps says more about my view of the medium of film than it does about my view of the film itself.
Life of Brian says a great deal.
For example: about leadership, human freedom, revolutionaries, messiahs, empires, activism, right-wing people, religious nuts, women, politics....
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Gerald Kaufman said that Schindler's List was possibly "the greatest film ever made."
Maybe he's right.
Life of Brian's scope is possibly much broader. Comparing comedy with tragedy is not really comparing like with like.
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"Crucifixion's a doddle!"
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