I have watched many fragments in the movie before, but today I saw it from the beginning to the end in its entirety. It is Monty Python's consistent spoof to death, never letting go of any form of seriousness, from democracy to religion to death.
I have always felt that spoofing is a kind of renunciation, and outright spoofing is simply a kind of selflessness. Imagine that when you are threatened by a fierce monarch, or you are nailed to a cross in danger, you can't help but want to laugh, just because it is funny. At that moment you seem to have become your own God.
Or in other words, spoofing itself is a game of unequal power. For example, I have always felt that if I want to change or demystify an inherent concept, jokes are the best weapon. This kind of power is psychological, not a real power of life and death. In fact, those who have the highest authority in real life or institutions most want everyone to be pious, and piousness absolutely does not allow the slightest humor. But we are all too familiar with it. It is this kind of most serious person or thing that is the best subject of a joke. Therefore, spoofing culture is grassroots and popular. Because laughter is simply a primitive impulse that everyone has, and the more people who want to curb other people’s laughter, the more ridiculous. To see how free a nation is, I think we should see what kind of jokes it can tolerate.
The spoofing culture itself can also become obsessive. Everything is fine as long as it is funny. So not only religion, but even human life and all human beings, the existence of the entire universe will become a joke, because everything is undergoing endless deconstruction. This shows that this world is indeed absurd enough, but on the other hand, it also angers many people who think that life is a joke but I didnt get it (this may be the saddest story I can think of). Okay, on the other hand, it dilutes all serious emotions. It used to be that God died, but now the seriousness is also going to die. I don't know if this is really good.
Maybe I was thinking about it too much. Comedy is just a form. It is a counterattack from the weak, a comfort, or a pure mentality, with no purpose and no utilitarianism. It's like a game, enjoy the process. So I still love the pythons, love them being hung on the cross and sing the classic "always look on the bright side of life" together. What I love most about them is when Graham died, seeing them re-sing the song at the funeral, and I burst into tears. Perhaps it is because life is so difficult, so I really appreciate and cherish the sense of humor, especially after experiencing many hardships, I can jump out of my desires to enjoy a real laugh.
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