Monty Python And The Holy Grail Essay
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a movie that came out in 1975. This low budget film is a satirical look into Kingship and medieval history. The movie takes place primarily within the 14th century. We see the struggles of King Arthur on his Quest not only for the Holy Grail, but also an underlying message of a Kings struggle for power and support. This movie shows many ways a king would have ruled during this time and some ways that are not true of a King. We can see throughout the movie that his relationship with different people during this time period defined what kind of a King he was. Monty Python and the Holy Grail give an interesting outlook on what a King looked like in the 14th century. The movie opens up with King Arthur and
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Although they do not play a huge part in the plot they are present. Many times either in cartoon form or in person they chant, “Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.” This is Latin and means “Holy Lord Jesus. Grant them rest.” One scene where we see a clear definition between the church members and King Arthur takes place when they want to destroy the killer rabbit. Arthur calls up Brother Maynard, “Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him! Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!” Brother Maynard brings out the Grenade and then consults the book of Armanments. When the brother starts reading out of the book Kind Arthur becomes frustrated with the length and asks him to skip a portion of it. This movie pokes fun at the church members, but may also show what a true relationship looked like between the Church members and the King. The king only called on them when he needed something and didn’t really care for the ritual they went through. He just used the church members for his benefit. This was true of the relationship between the king and important church members of this time. He knew that they were necessary, but did not really care for the religious aspect of what they had to
Although they do not play a huge part in the plot they are present. Many times either in cartoon form or in person they chant, “Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.” This is Latin and means “Holy Lord Jesus. Grant them rest.” One scene where we see a clear definition between the church members and King Arthur takes place when they want to destroy the killer rabbit. Arthur calls up Brother Maynard, “Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him! Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!” Brother Maynard brings out the Grenade and then consults the book of Armanments. When the brother starts reading out of the book Kind Arthur becomes frustrated with the length and asks him to skip a portion of it. This movie pokes fun at the church members, but may also show what a true relationship looked like between the Church members and the King. The king only called on them when he needed something and didn’t really care for the ritual they went through. He just used the church members for his benefit. This was true of the relationship between the king and important church members of this time. He knew that they were necessary, but did not really care for the religious aspect of what they had to