#Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life

[astralbondpro]

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) // Dir. Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam

[davey-jones-lock3r]

michael palin wearing glasses appreciation post

[gottagobackintime]

I've seen some people say: “Trent shouldn’t have been gay, he should have just supported Colin anyway.” And it's such a weird (and bad) take.

Had Trent been straight we wouldn’t have gotten the scenes we did. Colin could have opened up and told Trent how he felt, but Trent wouldn’t have understood, he could have been supportive. But he wouldn’t understand where Colin is coming from. But because Trent is also gay he knows what it’s like being in the closet, living with fear and dread. Living with thoughts like “if I tell the people I love about my sexuality, will they hate me?”. You can’t get that from a straight ally, no matter how supportive and well meaning they are. Because they don't know what it's like. We need straight allies, we need all the straight allies we can get. But what Colin needs RIGHT NOW is someone who, while not a professional athlete, is involved in the world of football. Knows about homophobic fans, knows that there are a culture of toxic masculinity and homophobia in the clubs. That is why it’s important that Trent himself is gay.

Colin almost got runover by a cyclist in his desperate attempt to run away from Trent at the gay bar. But the relief when he understands what Trent is saying "I must have a good reason for that, mustn't I?" is so clear. Trent is also queer, Trent is safe, I can let Trent in.

And I think some people might read that line as "I haven't outed you because I'm gay too, but if I had been straight I would have" which isn't what Trent means, Trent is using that phrase to be subtle, to let Colin come to his own conclusion, because Colin is stressed out, he's scared. By letting Colin think for himself it gives Colin an opportunity to calm down (which is also why Trent holds his hands out as if calming a frightened animal, he also makes himself slightly smaller by bending his knees and leaning forward slightly). And he does, he realises what Trent is saying and he calms down. It's also an added layer of security it's not just, "I haven't outed you" it's "I haven't outed you because I am also queer". A straight person saying that they haven't outed you doesn't hold as much weight as a queer person saying it. Because you know that the queer person knows how important it is to be safe and to come out on your own terms wheras a straight person, especially an eager well meaning ally might try and encourage you to come out because "hey, it's gonna be fine", even when that's not the support you need at the moment (there are ofc exceptions, both when it comes to straight people and queer people).

But because Trent is also gay, Colin now has someone in his corner at work, who knows him, knows his secret. Who also carried that secret himself once. We’ll most likely get straight allies in the other players and the leaders at Richmond.

So no, Trent shouldn’t have been straight. Because that is not the support Colin needed at that moment. He needed queer solidarity.

[spectralish]

now, here's the meaning of life

[weenie-moon]

[commonguttersnipe]

Do you have any Monty Python film hot takes? If so, what are they?

*deep breath*

Holy Grail is their FUNNIEST film

Life of Brian is their BEST film

Meaning of Life is their UNDERRATED film

Life of Brian is relatively tame by today’s standards (like it’s on par with Jojo Rabbit)

Meaning of Life is practically an elongated Flying Circus episode rather than a movie with a plot

Loretta. Is. A. Well. Written. Trans. Character. And. Wasn’t. Meant. To. Be. An. Attack. On. The. Trans. Community.

The dinner party in Meaning of Life is one of Monty Python’s best sketches

Life of Brian is mainly remembered because of the controversial debate that went with it.

Constitutional peasants is the funniest scene in Holy Grail

The Tale of Sir Galahad, even though the plot is extremely sexist, had a very feminist reason for why it was written

Meaning of Life is a Christmas film.

[sowhatifiliveinfukuoka]

The Meaning Of Life (1983)

🎬 Terry Jones

[aquitainequeen]

Sometimes I like to imagine that all 80s fantasy films and show that feature a desert all take place in the same world,

purely because I think it would be really funny if Jareth was telling Sarah to turn back rather than run the labyrinth, and all of a sudden the office building of the Crimson Permanent Assurance just. Sails right past. Into and out of the film. Sarah and Jareth stare after the building, then at each other, and mutually decide never to mention this again.

[twosheds]

12 DAYS OF MONTYMAS - DAY EIGHT

Monty Python icons! 9 icons from each Monty Python film - to use at your disposal!

[right-stopthat-its-silly]

Rank every Graham Chapman character in Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" out of 10 based on their smashability and give reasons why please?

Hey alright, here we go! (I'll try to get the right movie this time lol)

Chairman - oh my gawd yes yes yes 10000/100 I LOVE this look. what a GIRL. BOSS.

_____________________________________________

Fish No. 1 - 10/10 this is literally a fish (would not smash wtf, it's fish)

_____________________________________________

Doctor - 1000000/10 my unhinged headcanon is the universe nerfed Graham to be in Python and not a doctor because the world wasn't ready for this lol

_____________________________________________

Harry Blackitt - 8/10 I can't give full marks, I'm not sure why, I just can't. He is definitely one of the Python characters of all time!

_____________________________________________

Wymer - 1000/10 wahha yes schoolboy Graham (bonus Jonsey!) they are cute 🥺

_____________________________________________

Hordern - pretty great, he's giving George MacKay in 1917 imo 100/10

_____________________________________________

General - 100000/10 not The Colonel, but he'll do

_____________________________________________

Cole - He has a book he would quite like to read, 100/10, we stan literate Graham!1!11!! (sorry for the single-pixel photos)

_____________________________________________

Dr. Livingstone - MUTTON CHOP GRAHAM I REPEAT MUTTON CHOP GRAHAM WHAT IS THIS WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH I CAN'T DECIDE IF I ADORE OR DESPISE IT OR BOTH!?! !!?!?!?!/10

This is actually very adorable, 10000/10 (also bonus babygirl in pic 2)

_____________________________________________

Bruh - no words (10000000/10)

why this man is an icon.

_____________________________________________

Eric - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.../10

maybe he's a heathen, maybe he's born with it, maybe it's Maybelline

sorry i am down bad what can i say (please slice me up eric!)

this is the best he has ever looked on camera and I stan by it

also bonus terry g. in pic 2

_____________________________________________

Guest No. 1 - 100000/10 the 2nd pic is literally mfw Mr. Creosote (i like this suit very snazzy)

_____________________________________________

Arthur Jarrett - crazed man about to die, 8/10 I guess?

_____________________________________________

Geoffrey - haha funny family man tries to shoot death and fails miserably (A for effort) 10000/10

_____________________________________________

Tony Bennett-esque Singer - its xmas in heaven, what can I say, 10000/10

_____________________________________________

Also, here is rugby dude who is definitely Grey but is not listed as an official character on the film's wiki page! (10000000/10)

_____________________________________________

Sorry it’s a wash every time I rank Graham but this is the home of the #1 ✨🪖The Colonel🪖✨ stan so you get what you ask for I guess (thanks for the asks btw)

okay i'm wrapping it up now, thanks to those who stuck around for the entire post!

[plasticsoulder]

A FISH oOoOoh

[davey-jones-lock3r]

merry (it’s) christmas (in heaven)!!!!!

(and happy holidays)

[80smovies]

[chernobog13]

John Cleese as the maître d' and Terry Jones as the infamous Mister Creosote, from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983).

The first time I saw this scene, especially watching nauseous people running out of the theatre, I laughed so hard I thought I pooped myself.

[atomicruinsperfection]