Brian is compared to Jesus by having wise men come to visit him as a baby. They bring gifts and claim they were led to Brian by a star. Brian is persecuted by the Romans like Jesus was. Brian said do not pass judgment on others or you will be judged yourself. However this preaching is done by accident. It is something Brian simply made up off the top of his head. After this, he begins to have a group of followers who are obsessed with him being the Messiah. They interpret everything Brian does to be messianic and holy. They even went as far as making up miracles Brain performed.
The movie portrayed the idea of Jewish people not being allowed to say Jehovah or God. The man who was accused of it, was to be stoned to death. During the stoning, other people accidentally slipped up by saying Jehovah and had stones throw at them. During the stoning, women had to dress up like men to attend. There was a law that did not allow women to attend stonings.
The tension of Jewish-Roman relations was also portrayed in the film. The Jewish people were heavily oppressed in the film much like they were during Jesus’ time. The film also shows how much Romans improved life in Jerusalem. During one of the meetings they bring up the “what have the Romans done for us?” To their surprise they come up with a list of things including wine, sanitation, education, and clean water.
The film in a way tries to down play or make fun of Jesus in my opinion. There were so many satirical elements that in a way would challenge many Christian’s faith. I feel like a lot of Christians may dislike this movie if they watched it. I feel like when you watch a movie like this, you cannot take it too serious because it is not meant to be taken seriously. Brian is not a divine figure in the movie, but Brian is also not Jesus in the movie.
The movie portrayed the idea of Jewish people not being allowed to say Jehovah or God. The man who was accused of it, was to be stoned to death. During the stoning, other people accidentally slipped up by saying Jehovah and had stones throw at them. During the stoning, women had to dress up like men to attend. There was a law that did not allow women to attend stonings.
The tension of Jewish-Roman relations was also portrayed in the film. The Jewish people were heavily oppressed in the film much like they were during Jesus’ time. The film also shows how much Romans improved life in Jerusalem. During one of the meetings they bring up the “what have the Romans done for us?” To their surprise they come up with a list of things including wine, sanitation, education, and clean water.
The film in a way tries to down play or make fun of Jesus in my opinion. There were so many satirical elements that in a way would challenge many Christian’s faith. I feel like a lot of Christians may dislike this movie if they watched it. I feel like when you watch a movie like this, you cannot take it too serious because it is not meant to be taken seriously. Brian is not a divine figure in the movie, but Brian is also not Jesus in the movie.
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