More Thoughts on “The Meaning of Life”

I’ve always loved British humor, especially Monty Python. There’s just something about it (probably the 50% of me that’s British) that always gets to me. Having watched “The Meaning of Life” (again) there are some things which I enjoyed and some which I didn’t.

I ENJOYED the meta humor, what with the fish and all that. Plus there’s multiple scenes that lend themselves into one another and I think it’s very well done.

I DID NOT ENJOY the Mr. Creosote scene. I know, everyone says it’s Terry Jones’ best performance and I’m not knocking that. But I just felt it unnecessary. The sheer amount of puke and the absolute mess was honestly nauseating, and that doesn’t happen often to me.

I ENJOYED the songs. I’m a sucker for a good song, and Python always delivers. Sure they can be a bit…daring…but that’s Okay.

I DID NOT ENJOY the various…excessive displays of nudity. And yes, I know “It’s Python” and “It was a different time” but even still it just seemed like overkill. I’m not against nudity, but when it’d done right it’s much better, rather than them just throwing a bunch of nude girls in.

I ENJOYED the seemingly modern points of view, even if they were made in jest. The first example is the delivery scene where they ask if it’s a boy or a girl and the doctor replies that it’s a bit early to be enforcing gender roles. Now, I know it’s a comedy and that they probably didn’t necessarily mean it, but throughout all of Python there’s actually quite a few examples of acceptance, whether it be for who you like or how you identify.

What do you like/dislike about the film? Make sure to tell me in the comments and don’t forget to choose the next film!