HistoryOfTheWorldPart2 maintains the spirit of Mel Brooks' work and succeeds at being a labor of love that recognizes the comedian's genius. Our review:
When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher decided to show the class Young Frankenstein. Not for any pedagogical reason, of course. It was the end of the school year, everyone was tired, and one of my classmates had talked about it enough that she thought we all seemed into the idea. My parents found out, were delighted I had enjoyed the film, and there began my love of Mel Brooks' work.
Part II's longer segments are mostly along these same lines. The "Civil War" segments follow a trio of soldiers working under Ulysses S. Grant , the "Russian Revolution" mostly follows Schmuck Mudman who makes frequent food deliveries to Vladimir Lenin and other Soviet leaders, etc. Even the segments following the life of Jesus Christ mostly focus on those around him.
While there are a few other repeated segments — some of which even cross over with one another — there are also many bite-sized comedic moments sprinkled throughout. These are more reminiscent of the "Spanish Inquisition" segment from the film, which put real-life nightmarish priest Padre Torquemada at the heart of a classic Hollywood-style musical number.
A far-too-common argument I hear floated around is that Mel Brooks movies could never be made today. The thinking there usually begins and ends with the fact that Brooks' earlier work sometimes contained phrases and depictions that we now know to be inappropriate. What they usually miss, however, is that Brooks' work doesn't punch down.
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