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: '''The Crowd''' (in unison): Yes, we ARE all different!
: '''The Crowd''' (in unison): Yes, we ARE all different!
: '''Man in Crowd''': I'm not...
: '''Man in Crowd''': I'm not...
Left wing political groupings are also satirized in the film. In the scene where Brian joins the [[People's Front of Judea]] because he fancies Judith reference is made to other anti-imperialist movements such the Judean People's Front and Popular Front of Judea. The Eric Idle character, Stan (later Loretta), is even confused about which group he belongs to and the Popular Front turns out to be one man.
In a later scene the People's Front are passing through the sewers of Pilate's palace in an attempt to kidnap his wife when they run into another group, the Campaign for a Free Galilee. A fight breaks out between the two groups and Brian urges them to unite to fight against the common enemy.
: '''ALL''': The Judean People's Front!!!
: '''Brian''' NO, the Romans.
: '''ALL''': Oh yeah, the Romans, hmmmm
Then the fight continues until all but Brian are dead. This symbolises the inter-necine squabbling common in closely aligned political movements.
The final episode, the crucifixion, which probably caused the most outrage at the time is wonderful example of [[irony]]. The character who is singing 'Always look on the bright side of life' is a practical joker and an incurable optimist. He is the kind of person you could willingly strangle after 10 minutes in his company. The fact that he manages to convince a bunch of people who are dying a most agonising death, and end the film on a happy, whistly tune is one of the most perverse endings in the whole of comedy.
The final episode, the crucifixion, which probably caused the most outrage at the time is wonderful example of [[irony]]. The character who is singing 'Always look on the bright side of life' is a practical joker and an incurable optimist. He is the kind of person you could willingly strangle after 10 minutes in his company. The fact that he manages to convince a bunch of people who are dying a most agonising death, and end the film on a happy, whistly tune is one of the most perverse endings in the whole of comedy.
This scene also includes a pastiche of the ending of the film [[Spartacus]].
In 2006 in a poll for the magazine Total Film The Life of Brian was voted the funniest film of all time.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/09/30/nfilm30.xml</ref>
In 2006 in a poll for the magazine Total Film The Life of Brian was voted the funniest film of all time.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/09/30/nfilm30.xml</ref>