Anyone recommend Life of Brian?

[Kirsty_Mc]

Well it is a religious satire... but then again it also satirises liberation movements, beaurocracy and a whole host of other things besides. It does not insult any specific deity which is an accusation often laid against the movie. The film skirts around events, and the hapless Brain and his Mother are at first mistaken for the particular deity in question. Brian is then later taken as prophet by a crowd and is pursued and the comical events of the film ensue to a surreal climax.

It is an historical fact that Prophets in Judea at that time were manifold, probably as a reaction to the vassal King Herod and the Roman occupation, so there was plenty of scope for the script to have a bit of fun.

PS. If my sympathies lie anywhere, it is with the Romans. (I'm a bit of a classicist at heart).