Bwian

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" has been stuck in my head since Eric Idle performed it at the Olympic Games closing ceremony, so let's take a moment to look at 1979s "Life of Brian."

Released toward the end of the Awakening that saw at least two other alt-Jesus movies, Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. I'm not sure which of the three was really trying to be the most serious...

Based on what I now understand about Awakenings, would not be at all surprised to find that there really were Prophets lining the streets in early 1st century Judea (i.e. like the one Brian ends up "preaching" on.)

The Judean People's Front in-fighting is evidently based on similar political struggles in the 1970s UK left. But splintering into squabbling sections appears to be a common event in Awakenings - how many new churches showed up just in the first 20 years of the Reformation, after all.