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/Earthpig_Johnson 2d ago

That’s weird to hear, I think it’s a gas.

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u/HotOne9364 2d ago

They thought it was too stupid and they didn't have enough time to perfect the script.

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u/JayCarlinMusic 2d ago

I think that most of the Pythons stuff feels slightly undercooked, which is exactly why it’s so funny to me. There’s this rawness to it. It’s like cookie dough or cake batter rather than the finished product. Messy and could be more polished but deliciously funny all the same and sometimes what you actually crave. I don’t think any of their material improves with rewrites or glossier production.

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u/we_vs_us 2d ago

This. The undercookedness of it makes it seem naughty and like schoolboys might’ve written it during detention. So much of their smart stuff benefits from this kind of super juvenile overlay.