Through the story of Brian, it is shown how the people of first century Palestine were so desperate for another leader. Brian from the day of birth was mistaken for the Messiah. He was born next door to where the Messiah was and even mistaken for Jesus by the three wise men. To escape guards at one point in time he pretends to be preaching so people will gather around him to hide. When he doesn’t finish his sentence because the guards are gone, the people become infatuated with him like the people were with Jesus. They look to Brian for guidance like many people did to Jesus asking for cures and advice. All the miracles he performs are all by accident and the people are so obsessed with this Messiah idea they believe.
This film depicts the issues of the people in first century Palestine. It shows how desperate people were for a savior and how much they disliked Roman rule. All these independent parties like the PFJ are all working to over-throw the Roman government but they refuse to work together. When the two independent groups are trying to capture the queen they have the same plan but end up fighting each other instead. The people just assume Bryan is the Messiah because they have heard of Jesus coming from Virgin Mary and preaching a rhetorical message. He preaches these ideas of independence and individuality that nobody has preached before so Palestine people love this new idea. There is a scene where the people are going through all being crucified it is implying that everyone gets crucified no matter what. They send through approximately 140 people and it is like a parade. Martyrdom is used as propaganda for the Independent parties so Brian is the PFJ’s martyr spokes person. The people that could be compared to disciples in the Life of Brian are too busy talking things over and making plans to actually help Brian when we he is trouble with the government.
Staley and Walsh say it perfectly when they say, “…mocks more than just the Jesus of epic films. It also disenfranchises the canonical Jesus Christ (Messiah)” (105). This movie has completely ridiculed the story of Jesus and made the term“Messiah” the leader of “loony groupies who need a leader because they cannot think for themselves”. This also makes me think that during first century Palestine, people were so controlled by Romans that they had no individual direction. So when Jesus came along with this idea of believing in your own faith, people loved it because he was preaching independence.
This film depicts the issues of the people in first century Palestine. It shows how desperate people were for a savior and how much they disliked Roman rule. All these independent parties like the PFJ are all working to over-throw the Roman government but they refuse to work together. When the two independent groups are trying to capture the queen they have the same plan but end up fighting each other instead. The people just assume Bryan is the Messiah because they have heard of Jesus coming from Virgin Mary and preaching a rhetorical message. He preaches these ideas of independence and individuality that nobody has preached before so Palestine people love this new idea. There is a scene where the people are going through all being crucified it is implying that everyone gets crucified no matter what. They send through approximately 140 people and it is like a parade. Martyrdom is used as propaganda for the Independent parties so Brian is the PFJ’s martyr spokes person. The people that could be compared to disciples in the Life of Brian are too busy talking things over and making plans to actually help Brian when we he is trouble with the government.
Staley and Walsh say it perfectly when they say, “…mocks more than just the Jesus of epic films. It also disenfranchises the canonical Jesus Christ (Messiah)” (105). This movie has completely ridiculed the story of Jesus and made the term“Messiah” the leader of “loony groupies who need a leader because they cannot think for themselves”. This also makes me think that during first century Palestine, people were so controlled by Romans that they had no individual direction. So when Jesus came along with this idea of believing in your own faith, people loved it because he was preaching independence.
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