Monty Python And The Holy Grail Analysis
There are many people out there who don’t really care for the comic styles of the Monty Python crew and their goofy way of portraying humor. If one was to sit down and watch a movie and the choices were either a serious newer movie that has obvious meaning and the other was Monty Python and the Holy Grail a cult-classic. The choice would probably depend on the person, but most likely the answer would be the first movie. There are many reasons though as to why Monty Python and the Holy Grail would be a good choice. Through the acting, the special effects and the intellectual humor Monty Python and the Holy Grail proves to a good choice of movie to watch after all.
First, the story of the movie takes place in England 932 A.D. as the camera views …show more content…
King Arthur was played by the late Graham Chapman with one of the famous lines throughout the movie shouting, “Run away!” He had a few extra minor roles in the film, such as the voice of god and the middle head of the three-headed giant, but his main role was Arthur. The whole cast did a fantastic job mimicking riding on horseback with the many actors following along clapping their coconuts for the sound of horse hooves. John Cleese had many roles as well, from the Black Knight to the Taunting French Guard who has difficulty pronouncing the word “knight” with a silent K. His most memorable role though would have to be Sir Launcelot with his comical desire to save the damsel in distress only to find out after savagely storming the castle that his damsel was actually a man. Terry Gilliam played the role of Patsy and the bridge keeper but behind the scenes along with Terry Jones (who played the role of Bedevere and many others) both had a part in directing the film. Eric Idle and Michael Palin played numerous roles throughout the entire movie as well. In the end, this movie was acted out by just these six actors aside from the rushing army that arrives near the end the extras in the witch mob and the lonely maidens of the anthrax castle (Monty Python and the Holy
First, the story of the movie takes place in England 932 A.D. as the camera views …show more content…
King Arthur was played by the late Graham Chapman with one of the famous lines throughout the movie shouting, “Run away!” He had a few extra minor roles in the film, such as the voice of god and the middle head of the three-headed giant, but his main role was Arthur. The whole cast did a fantastic job mimicking riding on horseback with the many actors following along clapping their coconuts for the sound of horse hooves. John Cleese had many roles as well, from the Black Knight to the Taunting French Guard who has difficulty pronouncing the word “knight” with a silent K. His most memorable role though would have to be Sir Launcelot with his comical desire to save the damsel in distress only to find out after savagely storming the castle that his damsel was actually a man. Terry Gilliam played the role of Patsy and the bridge keeper but behind the scenes along with Terry Jones (who played the role of Bedevere and many others) both had a part in directing the film. Eric Idle and Michael Palin played numerous roles throughout the entire movie as well. In the end, this movie was acted out by just these six actors aside from the rushing army that arrives near the end the extras in the witch mob and the lonely maidens of the anthrax castle (Monty Python and the Holy