We can peek into our own portrait from the broken mirror fragments. Lantern-like pupils, raised eyebrows, raunchy eye corners, and fluttering spots on the face resembling butterflies of several colors flying around. Before I had time to pick up the fragments, I looked closer, already leaning back for my Picasso-like reflection. .Of course these are just some of the signs we get through the mirror. And sometimes, the movie is such a symbolic mirror, reflecting all kinds of absurd images from the smooth and angular fragments. You can think of it as a kind of subversion, or you can say that it is a prank. From your perspective, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of them, especially after the retouching by Terry Gilliam, the imaging of all these becomes more and more fierce.
Imagine what it would be like for King Arthur and his knights of the round table to accept the ugly God’s order to find the Holy Grail and begin their adventures to be interpreted as a funny and nonsensical hodgepodge. One word, fuck! Two words, spoof ! (Please don’t jump this kind of spoof three steps in two steps to Scary Movie that has no creativity and level, no achievements, or a silly spoof that makes you want to compare it to the broken Epic Movie. ). I always think that the little tricks of the British are more cunning and smarter than the Americans. The British like to advertise their high taste, but once they make a joke, even if you are the King of Britain, the green onion will still be washed up. When, you will find that they are quite cute. From the beginning to the end, the movie does not have any special effects, and even some parts are too rough, so rough that it seems that the camera is facing the filming field of the movie, and some are absurd and bizarre. Classical comics annotations, give people a fantasy experience. As soon as the voice comes out, the picture appears, the British tricks will still make you amused. For example, using a servant who beats a coconut shell to act as a horse, such as the opening paragraph about Swallows chattering endlessly, such as the bargaining between corpse collectors and villagers in small villages:
Collector of the corpse: carry the dead out, carry out the dead...
Villager: Here is one
Corpse Collector: Ninepence!
The corpse under the shoulders of the villagers: I am not dead, I am not dead...
Corpse Collector (surprised): What?
Villager: Nothing, this is my ninepence.
The corpse under the shoulders of the villagers: I am not dead!
Collector: Did you hear that? He said he was not dead
Villager: He is dead!
The corpse under the shoulders of the villagers: I am not dead.
Collector: Did you hear that? He said he was not dead
Villager: He will die soon, he is seriously ill
The corpse under the shoulders of the villager: I feel much better...
Villager: No, you don’t have one, you will die soon
Recipient: Oh, no, I can’t just take him away, it’s not in compliance with the regulations
The corpse under the villager's shoulders: I don't want to sit on the trolley (refer to the car that puts the corpse)
Villager: Oh, don't play a kid's temper. (To the corpse collector) Do me a favor!
Collector: I can't
Villager: Can you stay for a while? He won't live long
Collectors: I'm going to Robinson, they died today nine people
Villager: Then when will you come next time?
Collector: Thursday
The corpse under the villager's shoulders (yelling): I'm fine, I feel happy, I feel happy...
(The corpse that the collector went up to the villager's shoulder was a stick, so he really became a corpse)
Villager: Thank you very much
Recipient: No thanks
This is actually a very intelligently challeged movie. The intelligently challeged here does not refer to how you should use your smart IQ to challenge to understand this movie, but how to remove the outer shell of rationality and use a kind with some drunkenness. The idea of making a case and laughing. So although this film is not very popular with professional film critics, but fans went to shelving it and sent it to the top 50 of imdb. It is a spoof for this kind of cult to a certain degree. Movie, for my recommendation, let’s give you an example. If you have seen a few guys in our film version spoof Solitaire, you think it’s a bit interesting, then this movie must be worth your time to watch. Because our little cleverness in front of it is nothing more than a witch; but if the little fun of the solitaire story is so logical that you hate it too much, then I advise you not to watch this movie. It is also because this movie is more spoofed. Deep level, but can't stand your too rational scrutiny.
Everyone said "I'm Arthur King of Britains", King Arthur, with his seemingly two hundred and five words and deeds, he was able to add a bunch of "brilliant" people to his famous for centuries. The Knights of the Round Table, Peter Vige, the wise man, Lancelot, the brave, Galahad the holy, and Robin, who is not as brave as Lancelot... So they went through bravery, holiness, and wisdom. The various tests of loyalty and loyalty finally cracked the secret of the Holy Grail in the Barnogo Cave. Monty Python is actually a popular comedy series in the early years. Its non-famous feature is the use of modern consciousness to deconstruct and subvert the familiar variety. Myths and legends. In addition to this Monty Python and the Holy Grail spoof Arthur, for example, Monty Python's Life of Brian joked about the story of Jesus in the Bible. It can make the British religious organizations strongly resist and ban the broadcast, enough to imagine jesus. The tragedy of being parodyed this time also shows the overwhelming momentum of Monty Python's modern stream of consciousness from another aspect.
The use of modern consciousness to deconstruct and subvert traditional stories is undoubtedly vividly displayed in this movie. When the Knights of the Round Table set out collectively and met the dilapidated castle for the first time, they couldn’t help calling "Camelot" "At this moment, the servant on the side mumbled, "This is just a model for filming", spewing rice! (In fact, due to various reasons, most of the ancient castles in Scotland rejected the Monty Python group's request for shooting. Therefore, the exterior shot of Camelot Castle in the film was indeed shot with a model). This became a funny element of the atmosphere in the movie. Later in the castle, the Knights of the Round Table sang "We are the Knights of the Round Table, we will do it whenever we have a chance Dancing, we take a neat pace to work, to praise God", dancing exaggerated tap dance, it is a crazy and enthusiastic expression of this modern element. For the failure of the fierce French castle, the film also A live report by a historian was inserted. At this time, a knight rode in and killed the historian. This incident not only promoted the plot, but also affected the final ending of the movie. Quite subversive. Meaning.
When Robin led the troubadour through the dark Ewing Forest, the troubadour’s lyrics were a manifestation of modern consciousness. "The brave and fearless Robin, marching north from Camelot, he is not afraid of death! Brave Robin, he is not afraid of being pounded into meat sauce, his eyes are dug out, his elbow is broken, his knee is broken, his body is burned, his limbs are chopped off, brave Robin..." When Robin was scared to run away, the troubadour’s lyrics became "Brave Robin escaped. When danger appeared, he bravely ran away with his tail clipped, bravely retreating, and bravely cheating on his feet. Brave Robin!" Hearing this lyrics is already in a backward state. Galahad encounters the sexual harassment and temptation of the women in the castle, and it subverts this absurd modern consciousness to the extreme. Zuter’s twin sister After scolding a series of naughty bad words, he turned to the camera and asked: Do you think this scene should be deleted? We are worried that the children will see it. But we are very happy now. I think the towering sky is stronger than some scenes in the front of the movie. The voice just fell, so the actors who didn't plan a scene carefully argued that the scene they played was the most authentic. It’s not boring. This posture, even Zhou Xingxing, who is now nonsensical, would have laughed dumbly. Finally, when Arthur led thousands of knights and aggressively attacked the French castle, intending to obtain the Holy Grail, a police car Appeared, the atmosphere stopped abruptly, and the policemen chasing and killing the historian's original culprit appeared wildly, so Arthur was taken to the police car, police violent, interspersed with real events and the plot of the story, making this ridiculous The spoofs have been upgraded again and again. In addition, it is worth mentioning that even the comic annotations in the movie are full of modern consciousness.
Unknowingly, Terry Gilliam’s movie has been watched for half. It has always been strange why Terry Gilliam’s movie has not received the courtesy of the critics. Whether it is Brazil or Twelve Monkeys, people can see this non-mainstream director. Wisdom and philosophical sense, each of the future worlds, myths and fairy tales that he described as extremely complex but human or sad, are all fascinating. Perhaps this kind of "abnormality" has stung critics. Too much of Chen Shou's heart. Often people who think they are smart meet an abnormal director like Terry Gilliam, and the mentality of being fooled always prevails. For Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you can impose some good names The subversive meaning of it is on its head, in order to show your own taste in watching movies. Of course, you can also just for fun and fun, I think I belong to the latter...
It ends with a funny plot in the movie:
Arthur and his group walked to the bridge of death. Those who want to cross the bridge safely must answer three questions from the bridgekeeper. Those who answer the wrong will be thrown down the valley. Lancelot will be pushed to the top of the wave.
Bridgekeeper: What is your name?
Lancelot: This is Lancelot of Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What is your mission?
Lancelot: Looking for the Holy Grail.
Bridgekeeper: What color do you like best?
Lancelot: Blue.
So Lancelot crossed the bridge safely. Robin saw that it was so simple, so he rushed forward and couldn't wait to answer the question.
Bridgekeeper: What is your name?
Robin: I'm Robin from Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What is your mission?
Robin: Looking for the Holy Grail.
Bridgekeeper: Where is the capital of Assyria?
Robin: (Just about to blurt out, blue, this is the problem at first hearing) I don't know.
As a result, Robin was thrown into the valley. Galahad saw this and made mental preparations and stepped forward.
Bridgekeeper: What is your name?
Galahad: I'm Galahad from Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What is your mission?
Galahad: Looking for the Holy Grail.
Bridgekeeper: What color do you like best?
Galahad: (Blurred out, blue) Yellow...
Before he could answer, he was thrown into the valley. At this moment Arthur stepped forward.
Bridgekeeper: What is your name?
Arthur: I am the king of Britons, Arthur.
Bridgekeeper: What is your mission?
Arthur: Looking for the Holy Grail.
Bridgekeeper: What is the speed of an unloaded swallow?
Arthur: Do you mean the swallows in Africa or the swallows in Europe?
Bridgekeeper: I don't know that...
As a result, the bridgekeeper was thrown down the valley...
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