If you can sing (and whistle) along to the aforementioned song, then I obviously don't need to go on, but if you've never even heard of the U.K. comedy troupe, Monty Python, then read a bit more. 'I am NOT the Messiah!' Brian says. Arthur replies: 'I say you are Lord, and I should know. I've followed a few.' Later, Brian again: 'I'm not the Messiah! Will you please listen? I am not the Messiah, do you understand? Honestly!' Girl: 'Only the true Messiah denies his divinity.' Brian: 'What? Well, what sort of chance does that give me? All right! I am the Messiah!' Followers: 'He is! He is the Messiah!' Brian: 'Now, f—- off!' [Silence] Arthur: 'How shall we f—- off, O Lord?' In The Life of Brian (1979), running at 94 minutes from birth to death (and resurrection?), the Monty Python chaps (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) deliver the funniest good movie I've ever seen. It manages to find time and space between its ever-present humour (some of which, it must be said, is profoundly silly) to question some of the fundaments of modern society. The film begins with the birth, in a manger, of one Brian Cohen of Nazareth, a neighbour of slightly better known Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Anyway, after Latin grammar lessons, public stonings, space battles, several crucifixions and the immortal words: 'He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!' (delivered by Brian's mother), we're left to pick up the pieces. Is the movie about religion? Politics? Colonialism? Speech impediments? The answer is yes. And if you take nothing else from this review, just keep in mind that 'life is quite absurd and death's the final word.' For more Monty Python, try Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) or And Now for Something Completely Different (1971). For the complete lyrics to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, they're available on the Internet.