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It is a joke the filmmakers may not be fully in on - the Romans in Python are analogues for the British, managing an empire and bringing the "benefits of civili
by erehweb 5y ago
It is a joke the filmmakers may not be fully in on - the Romans in Python are analogues for the British, managing an empire and bringing the "benefits of civilization" to "quarrelsome and backwards natives".
- marcosdumay 5y agoAnd the joke applies almost exactly to the British rule of their colonies. Or do you think Monty Python wouldn't make an anti-nationalist joke? (The "let's interrupt our program because the Queen has just started watching" is the best.)
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