“Crucifixion? – Er, no, freedom actually.”

Photo taken 2010 06 29 – 16:03 at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, NS Trainstation
Photo taken with a BlackBerry 9700 (1.2 mp) by a good friend.

Photo slightly manipulated by me: Exposure, Sharpness, Saturation and Rotation-right.

Title: Quote out of the movie ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’ (1979) imdb.com/title/tt0079470/quotes

“Vertrekkende treinen”= dutch for “Train departures”

Windows error by Microsoft.

Also published here:  http://flickr.com/photos/zemoo/4822235624

Second Life of Brian: “Three Wise Men”

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A homage on of the best film comedy of all times (i.m.h.o.). A thirty year anniversary machinima remake of the original opening scene of the movie ‘Life Of Brian‘ (1979) by Monty Python’s Fying Circus.

Second Life of Brian: “Three Wise Men” (2009)

Director/producer: Chantal Harvey

Mandy Cohen: = Terry Jones (voice),  Ze Moo (avatar)

Brian Cohen: = Chantal Harvey (avatar)

Wise Man #1: = John Cleese (voice), Pooky Amsterdam (avatar)

Wise Man #2: = Graham Chapman (voice), robwag Soothsayer (avatar)

Wise Man #3: = Michael Palin (voice), hebikweer2 Magic (avatar)

In my humble opinion, machinima is THE social/technical/economic REVOLUTION in cinema and television of the decade: This Christmas ‘animation’ video was made in the user-created virtual world Second Life from idea to product within about one days work, for almost no-budget!

ORIGINAL SCRIPT by Monty Python:

Three wise men

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[holy music]

BABY BRIAN COHEN:

[crying]

WISE MAN #1:

Ahem.

MANDY COHEN:

Ohhh!

[whump]

Who are you?

WISE MAN #1:

We are three wise men.

MANDY:

What?!

WISE MAN #1:

We are three wise men.

MANDY:

Well, what are you doing creeping around a cow shed at two o’clock in the morning? That doesn’t sound very wise to me.

WISE MAN #3:

We are astrologers.

WISE MAN #1:

We have come from the East.

MANDY:

Is this some kind of joke?

WISE MAN #2:

We wish to praise the infant.

WISE MAN #1:

We must pay homage to him.

MANDY:

Homage? You’re all drunk. It’s disgusting. Out! The lot, out!

WISE MAN #1:

No–

MANDY:

Bursting in here with tales about oriental fortune tellers. Come on. Out!

WISE MAN #2:

No, no. We must see him.

MANDY:

Go and praise someone else’s brat! Go on!

WISE MAN #2:

We–

WISE MAN #1:

We were led by a star.

MANDY:

Or led by a bottle, more like. Go on. Out!

WISE MAN #1:

Well– well, we must see him. We have brought presents.

MANDY:

Out!

WISE MAN #2:

Gold. Frankincense. Myrrh.

MANDY:

Well, why didn’t you say? He’s over there. Sorry the place is a bit of a mess. Well, what is myrrh, anyway?

WISE MAN #3:

It is a valuable balm.

MANDY:

A balm? What are you giving him a balm for? It might bite him.

WISE MAN #3:

What?

MANDY:

That’s a dangerous animal. Quick! Throw it in the trough.

WISE MAN #1:

No, it isn’t.

MANDY:

Yes, it is. It’s great, big mmm…

WISE MAN #3:

No, no, no. It is an ointment.

MANDY:

Aww, there is an animal called a balm,… or did I dream it? So, you’re astrologers, are you? Well, what is he then?

WISE MAN #2:

Hmm?

MANDY:

What star sign is he?

WISE MAN #2:

Uh, Capricorn.

MANDY:

Uhh, Capricorn, eh? What are they like?

WISE MAN #2:

Ooh, but… he is the son of God, our Messiah.

WISE MAN #1:

King of the Jews.

MANDY:

And that’s Capricorn, is it?

WISE MAN #2:

Uh, no, no, no. That’s just him.

MANDY:

Ohh, I was going to say, ‘Otherwise, there’d be a lot of them.’ [sniff]

WISE MAN #1:

By what name are you calling him?

[holy music]

MANDY:

Uh, ‘Brian’.

WISE MEN:

We worship you, O Brian, who are Lord over us all. Praise unto you, Brian, and to the Lord, our Father. Amen.

MANDY:

Do you do a lot of this, then?

WISE MAN #2:

What?

MANDY:

This praising.

WISE MAN #2:

No, no. No, no.

MANDY:

Er, well, um, if you’re dropping by again, do pop in. Heh. And thanks a lot for the gold and frankincense, er, but don’t worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right? Heh. Thank you. Good-bye. Well, weren’t they nice? Hmm. Out of their bloody minds, but still.

[WISE MEN leave]

Look at that. Hoo hoo hoo.

[WISE MEN return and grab presents]

Here! Here! Here, that– that’s mine! Hee. Hey, you just gave me that! Oh.

[whump]

[holy music]

BABY BRIAN:

[crying]

MANDY:

Shut up.

[smack]