Film1983107 min

The Meaning of Life

Name: The Meaning of Life
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1983
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Taste attributes: comedymusicalfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimpleglossyenclosedsocial commentary

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"It took God six days to create the earth, and Monty Python just 90 minutes to screw it up."

Boxlist takeA glossy, larger-than-life comedy: light and uncomplicated. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

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