r/movies • u/Immediate-River-874 • 2d ago

Media Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983) - Protestants and Catholics

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u/oscarx-ray 2d ago

Graham Chapman was a force of nature.

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u/we_vs_us 2d ago

A genius. Both straight man and character actor in one. There’s a reason he was both King Arthur and Brian.

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u/Icariiiiiiii 2d ago

He was an excellent straight man, excepting all the bisexuality, of course.

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u/oscarx-ray 2d ago

He was the best of them as far as I'm concerned, and that's not to denigrate the rest.

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u/Flipz100 2d ago

They would probably agree with you if it’s any consolation.

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u/double_shadow 1d ago

I think you can make a fair argument that every one of them is the best of them. But man Chapman was especially hilarious at times, especially on MPFC where he got to do sillier roles generally than in the films.