November 19,2007 07:51
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
《Life of Brian》是英國電視喜劇團體Monty Python跨足電影唯四作品之一，Monty Python對後來的喜劇影響很大，有評論者甚至以喜劇界的披頭四形容，英文中還有pythonesque這個字勒。
回到這部片，這部喜劇爭議性雖高，遭宗教團體強力抵制，但這無損於電影的價值。《Life of Brian》在2000年時被英國雜誌Total Film的讀者票選為最偉大的喜劇電影，2004年Total Film再度選它為英國影史第五，IMDb的排名也始終在前250名。
為什麼這部片爭議性高呢？主角Brian Cohen跟耶穌同一天出生，而且是在耶穌家隔壁，電影一開始東方三賢者還跑錯地方，誤以為Brian是彌賽亞，不得不忍受Brian粗魯市儈的老母。耶穌與Brian兩人的命運隱然相連，有著相似的遭遇，但過程與結果大不相同就是了。
面對外界提出褻瀆耶穌的指控，Monty Python聲稱他們同意「耶穌絕對是個好人」，但他們不信任那些有組織的宗教團體，才決定針對偽善且輕易崇拜冒牌彌賽亞的追隨者，創作一齣諷刺電影。
這段實在很有趣，一群快被烈日曬成人乾的將死之人，居然唐突地吹起口哨，唱起如此歡樂的曲子。明知道這只是電影，一切都是虎濫，幹嘛當真，但我還是很配合地隨著節奏把頭左點右點。我有Brian那麼衰小嗎？沒有嘛，那靠腰三小！
糟糕，這部片被我說到最後，好像不太好笑…
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...
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