Editing Monty Python's Life of Brian (section)

===Crucifixion issue===
One of the most controversial scenes was the film's ending: Brian's [[crucifixion]]. Many Christian protesters said that it was mocking Jesus' suffering by turning it into a "Jolly Boys Outing" (such as when Mr Cheeky turns to Brian and says: "See, not so bad once you're up!"), capped by Brian's fellow sufferers suddenly bursting into song. This is reinforced by the fact that several characters throughout the film claim crucifixion is not as bad as it seems. For example, when Brian asks his cellmate in prison what will happen to him, he replies: "Oh, you'll probably get away with crucifixion". In another example, Matthias, an old man who works with the People's Front of Judea, dismisses crucifixion as "a doddle" and says being stabbed would be worse.

The director, Terry Jones, issued the following response to this criticism: "Any religion that makes a form of torture into an icon that they worship seems to me a pretty sick sort of religion quite honestly."<ref name="Channel 4" /> The Pythons also pointed out that crucifixion was a standard form of execution in ancient times and not just one especially reserved for Jesus.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ancient Jewish and Christian Perceptions of Crucifixion |first=David W. |last=Chapman |page=44 |publisher=Mohr Siebeck |date=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EdbdQ-5fMr0C |isbn=978-3-16-149579-3}}</ref>