Monty Python and the Holy Grail Review
by Mr. God
There is a time where people become fed up with watching something so predictable and has been done time and time again. When Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones directed the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail, everything is done at random, and logic is thrown out the window. This creates feelings of excitement and interest for the viewers, because it is hard to anticipate just what would happen, and a medieval comedy is extremely rare to come by. This film came out after the hit series Monty Python's Flying Circus which was the start of the Monty Python cast.
The stars of the movie were of the Knights of the Round Table, which consisted of King Arthur (Graham Chapman), Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones), Sir Lancelot (John Cleese), Sir Galahad (Michael Palin), Sir Robin (Eric Idel), and Arther's servant Patsy (Terry Gilliam). Due to a shortage of roles, they had to play a variety of different people, which nearly went unnoticed when I watched the film.
The lack of the materials needed for the medeval film also played a part in the hilarity. Today everyone who seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail would remember the actors using coconuts for the sound effects of horses instead of actually having horses in the film. The cast could not afford horses for the characters to use in the film due to a small budget of a little over $200,000. In fact, they could only afford one horse, which took part when a knight slays an old historian while riding a horse. Other than that one scene, all the horses were replaced with coconuts which was used by the servants of the knights to make the sound of galloping.
The fact that there is no main point to the movie was very rare for its time. The fact that it was different and funny peeked interest in a lot of people. The fact that the film has a lot of "originals" ads to the experience. The introduction of the "killer rabbit" and the "Holy Hand Grenade" is considered a Monty Python original.
I personally really liked the film. It was different and hilarious at the same time, which peeked my interest at the beginning. I don't think I would ever think that the lines they say in the film are "old" or "uncool now" because I laugh at every line they say. I loved this film.
I personally really liked the film. It was different and hilarious at the same time, which peeked my interest at the beginning. I don't think I would ever think that the lines they say in the film are "old" or "uncool now" because I laugh at every line they say. I loved this film.
What i would like to read more about is the Black Knight and when they meet him.
ReplyDeleteYour hook is great!
ReplyDeleteDo you know if the absence of horses was ACTUALLY due to budget constraints? Were they mocking their low budget with the coconuts, or creatively incorporating them as a comedic element?
Was there actually "no main point"?
What other films are like this? What type of person would enjoy Monty Python? What relationship do these actors have to each other?
And who says it is uncool now?
Yes the absence of horses was due to budget constraints, and the coconuts were used as a comedic effect. I would sometimes hear from others (who will remain unnamed) that Monty Python and the Holy Grail was old and uncool now.
DeleteFor future reference, peek refers to quickly glancing while pique is to stimulate interest.
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