Would new viewers understand the historical references?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Monty Python and the Holy Grail
girlingreen — 9 years ago(October 20, 2016 07:34 AM)
In 1975,most people would have watched those classic MGM movies of King Arthur or at least been familiar with Medieval England tales.
Now most viewers would probably cite Braveheart, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves or the tv show Merlin as their references for life in Medieval England. So would they understand historical references like the Plague sketch? or why the Witch hunting sketch was so ironic? Or the animosity of the French taunting soldier towards King Arthur? Or the King who built his castle upon swamp land?
I'm just curious and this is not meant to offend anyone.
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