People often ask me what the 'best' Roman history movie of all time is, and the problem with answering this question is that 'best' is, obviously, entirely subjective.
Not only is it historically accurate and pokes fun at the hypocrisy of such things, but it also goes some way to addressing one issue about Roman history that always annoys me - the idea that it was a pretty serious, glum place, rather than a slightly slapstick, funny and boisterous one.
"Brian" owes much of its accuracy to Terry Jones studying history at Oxford and figuring out how to make it funny with Michael Palin.
Not only is it historically accurate and pokes fun at the hypocrisy of such things, but it also goes some way to addressing one issue about Roman history that always annoys me - the idea that it was a pretty serious, glum place, rather than a slightly slapstick, funny and boisterous one.