The film called Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a classic British comedy. According to the film’s plot, King Arthur, the king of the Britons from Camelot, gathers a team of loyal knights and searches for the Holy Grail. But it’s not the complexity of the plot but the ridiculous adventures that accompany him on the way without stopping.
The movie turned out to be unique because it makes fun of almost everything connected with medieval England: blind faith, war with France, chivalry, and illiterate peasants. The knights in this film move on imaginary horses conduct emphatically mocking dialogues with everyone they meet – in general, and the film parodies the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in the most casual, spontaneous ways. The jokes in the film are very diverse – from ridiculous to witticisms on political and even religious themes.
In many medieval cathedrals, stained glass windows depict human virtues and sins allegorically. In the film, Cowardice is described as a knight running from a rabbit. Jones and Gilliam have filmed an evenly stilted work that does not let go for a minute. In the film, the French throw cows at the British, the most terrible monster turns out to be something completely unexpected, and the brave knights never look for the Holy Grail.
The film’s integrity is not driven by a weird approach but by a professional combination of tradition, habits, and innovation. The absurd is reflected in the ridicule of mutually exclusive paragraphs: the stump knight is ready to fight, and the police pursue the king’s men. In general, the British comedy cinema turned out to be pleasant, cheerful, and uplifting. Such a film is funny and enjoyable to watch with its unique absurdity, especially on long autumn and winter evenings.