The Importance of Bean: A Philosophical Analysis of ‘Mr. Bean’

To understand the nature of Bean is to understand the nature of man itself.

On Bean

Jacques Tati, ‘M. Hulot’s Holiday’ (1953).
Rowan Atkinson, possibly in pain.
Mr. Bean confronts the void.
Mr. Bean wrestles with his demons.
Mr. Bean defies death.
Mr. Bean kills a human being.
Mr. Bean abducts a child.
Mr. Bean, free from the clutches of capitalism.
Mr. Bean with his four-wheeled death machine.
Mr. Bean has survived.

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I think it’s pronounced zy-bre-ko? That’s how I say it anyway. I run a Twitter account and sit on my ass a lot. That’s basically my life story.