tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post1351133883303155515..comments2024-03-19T00:26:30.753-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: just an amusing observationAnthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-89342656984806104412016-09-28T23:56:06.217-07:002016-09-28T23:56:06.217-07:00We're told that the working notes for Life of ...We're told that the working notes for Life of Brian eventually added up to enough material for a movie several days long. Maybe some researcher should locate those notes if they are still around. And see what's there.<br /><br />The play on language reminiscent of James Joyce. And later, Postsructuralism. And the theory that our lives are so dominated by language, that we ourselves, our minds, are just nodes of the entire language, the larger social text, of the greater culture. Its many books and sayings and words. With their odd/"funny" interconnections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-55472581921644049892016-09-28T12:29:47.399-07:002016-09-28T12:29:47.399-07:00Indeed. They were brilliant on multiple levels (no...Indeed. They were brilliant on multiple levels (not just in terms of humour)!Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471888340005683193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-5303752072666940572016-09-27T14:33:05.042-07:002016-09-27T14:33:05.042-07:00From Dr G:
These were well-educated boys; Cambrid...From Dr G:<br /><br />These were well-educated boys; Cambridge, Oxford. Terry Jones, co-writer and director, was well known for knowing lots about everything, including medieval history. It would be interesting to know if Life of Brian was in part riffing, punning, on some half-remembered oddity in ancient history, relating to crucifixion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com