In that basic of Western cinema, Monty Python’s Lifetime of Brian, the title character addresses a crowd in Jerusalem that has mistaken him for Jesus Christ. "You’ve got bought all of it unsuitable," he pleads. "You needn’t observe me. You needn’t observe anyone. You have to assume for yourselves. You are all people!" The group chants again, in unison, "Sure, we’re all people!"
Tuesday, November 11
