Now that NaNoWriMo's over, I can officially start using contractions again in my writing. Yay! Anyway, I want to talk a little bit about the movie I watched immediately after getting my purple bar: Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Undoubtedly, the best scenes happen in the first half of the film. Immediately, the very first scene already lampoons the debate over how coconuts could have appeared in Britain. Forget for a moment the oddity of banging coconut halves together to simulate the sound of horse hooves - the guards' strange obsession with coconuts, knowledge of weight ratios along with the punchline "Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?" provides the bulk of the humour for this sketch.
Another famous scene is the political discussion (or lack therof) between the peasants and Arthur. This is possibly the most ancient form of democracy being practiced under the nose of a monarchy. What is hilarious about this is how the two peasants seem to have a better understanding of governance than Arthur himself and take joy in rubbing it in his face. Then, just when Dennis seems to tear Arthur's argument to shreds, the punchline he delivers is awesome. Whoever wrote the script for this scene is a genius.
For some reason, you can't seem to argue with the logic being used in this scene. A group of peasants seem sure to have captured a witch and through a series of seemingly convincing arguments, finally come to a conclusion that she really is a witch. I shan't spoil what kind of arguments they use, but pay attention to what the knight is doing before the peasants present the witch to him. Continuity nod to the coconut thing that was discussed in an earlier scene, no? Special points to the stupified expressions on their faces when making connections and to the one peasant who 'got better'.
The French...oh, The French. This scene is just a silliness overload from the moment Cleese starts with that French accent. Every line from him is quotable on its own.