The Jesus Freaks were as much a part of the early 1970's as the acid heads in the late 1960's. I went to a Christian grade school and the air was imbued with this scene.
This movie is absurd, hence its popularity in fundalmentalistic circles?
And this song is a very old -- removed from the Episcopal chuch hymnal because of its non-inclusive language. Why is Jesus wearing a Superman emblame? To announce immediately how superhuman he is? I wonder if Victor Garbor has kept this movie on his resume.
Some devout ministries on the internet have said this is blasphemy, but I liked it and I graduated from catholic school. Plus our teachers took us to see the play in SF one outing, and a nun even played Jesus Christ Superstar for her class. Ministries please note.
They also did not like this song because of sexual overtones toward Jesus, but Mary M was a lady of the night. That's gospel.
The ministries should note Jesus turned toward the sinners, not the self rightous.
@supermandisco I agree with everything you said but the Magdalene was not "A lady of the night". There has been some debate to the translation of the gospel where it's said Jesus cast 7 demons from her but Biblical scholars are 99.9% certain she was not a prostitute. I go to a church of Mary Magdalene, so I feel the need to protect the woman's rep :)
@WarOnErrorism91 If you follow the lyrics of JCS, Judas approaches Jesus with a comment about hanging with "women of that kind." I dont think she was a virgin or a nun.
@supermandisco JCS, while it was a brilliant musical, is one take. Scholars have since proven that MM was not a prostitute. JCS was a work of art and was allowed to take liberties for the sake of art. If you read the gospels, you see that Judas actually says very little and MM is only referred to as a devoted disciple of Christ. In 591, Pope Gregory the Great made a speech where he grouped together 3 women in the bible and called them all MM. Biblical scholars now believe this was a mistake.
@WarOnErrorism91 In the lyrics of "I dont know how to love him" she claims to have had so many men before. Whatever the scriptures dictate, and what this production implies are two different things.
"Turn back oh man, foreswear thy foolish ways...old now is Earth and none may count her days." "Earth shall be fair, and all her people One- not til that hour shall God's whole will be done." Amen. Marana'ta Yeshua! Marana'ta!
@GirlzPowa The "Superman" image is appropriate because like the discples did, the kids in this movie follow a 'role model who seems larger than life'... someone who seems hard to believe for some.
@DaughterOfWhite really?! that would be an amazing if that were he case. by then my life would indeed change, since i would have managed to find away to drastically reverse time. this would make me a living hero, who's word is respected worldwide, and i can then say with conviction that godspell is crap.
Every Easter my Mum drags out this film and I anticipate it each time.. I love the music and the little skits they do are amazing..By far my favorite interpretation..Thanks for sharing!
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It was definitely because of the long hair and wonderful tunes that I loved this film and the David Essex London Cast LP as an atheist child but as an atheist grown up, there's something fascistic-ally sinister about the 'live like this or burn in hell' bullshit coming from a clown faced hippie. Still, the performances and tunes are as great as ever.
It's not 'bullshit'....I think you might agree with me that on some level the things he is saying help to make everyone happier than they would be without this knowledge, atheist or not atheist.
No, I disagree. No level I can think of that makes bronze-age totalitarianism a "happier" proposition in any conceivable way. Instinctive human morality needs no bullshit whatsoever.
I'm also an atheist. After watching this for the first time on Bravo in the middle of the night years ago I think this might be the only film that gets it right. If all believers were this detached from the miseries of the real world (and fun) I think I'd join them.
there's no way to be a true believer and be totally detached from the miseries of the world. like in this scene, Jesus talks about how the true "sheep" are the ones who cared for the sick, fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and visited those in prison. the cool thing about being a believer is the hope that you have for when you leave the "real world" and spend eternity in joy and fun with your Savior
Aestros909 , I appreciate the thought. From a Believer, i look for those Godspell moments in my life and I find them often. : > If more believers had fun with their faith...!
Our pastor of the day when this movie came out was one of the most conservative in the state. The church was a literal hole in the buckle of the bible belt. But our pastor realized that the youth was the literal future and he allowed this to be shown in the fellowship hall on a Sunday night on 16mm. We all sat in sweat as this scene played hoping he wouldn't shut it down. He didn't react. Didn't say a word. He let us do other movies as they came out.
i remember this line when someone slaps your left cheek turn and offer your right cheek it means if someone hits you dont hit back it really helps sometimes
does it look like Victor doesent want to be there? and look 9:03 (background) does it look like David and gilmer have a thing? there are other clues in the movie.
in our play we beseech thee is right after the sheep and goat thing, it's funny too caussee one of the cast members is trying to get to that sheep side because she wants to goo heaven ahaha :) jesus is like "Hey you! get back there... your a badd goat " :D
My school is doing Godspell Junior. It is way different than the original. It is much better although this one will be easier. I am still working on the play!! Any tips comment me!!
I just did Godspell, but in a more modern era shall we say and my advice is look at the script and picture yourself as your character and say how should be that character
The play we're doing of this is different. Learn your lessons well, Light of the world, All for the Best, All good gifts, and Beautiful City are before this...
i agree. im currently in a production of this, and there is so much improv left up to the actors that it really needs to be done on stage. plus the fact that this movie is set in new york kinda turns me off. we're using a very simple stage. just 2 plateforms on the sides.
It has been said that Jesus Christ Superstar was written in order to MOCK God. I am not sure I agree, But I will not dismiss the possibility either. MAny have tried to Mock My Lord and savior Jesus Christ, However, it ended in themselves making the mockery of themselves before God.
Thank you Jesus For ALL YOU HAVE DONE for me. It is a debt I can never repay on my own.
I'd love to see a live production of it. My parents were surprised I'd never heard of this show before (I am in my early 20s). I don't think any school near me has done Godspell in recent years (although my high school did do Jesus Christ Superstar 5 years ago).
Before Constantine made the practice of Christianity legal it still flurished and grew...in many ways Christianity has never recovered from Constantine. It then became in many ways a tool of the state.
...When the Persians conquored India it seems very possibly that a lot of the Sanscrit writtings may have been changed to suit the new ruler's authority, perhaps with Budhism as well. Too many cooks stirring the pot as it were. You might dig up a book entitled: "The Book Your Church Does Not Want You To Read". They quote a lot of Thomas Paine and Thomas jefferson, and some others; you might get a shock!
LOL! If you study the REAL history behind these "gosphels' you might find a supprise. Assuming any of those Apostiles were real i nthe fkirst place their gosphels were written long after they were dead. Christianity was created by the Emporer Constantine in 454 A.D.; almost 500 years later. I do though get the same idea that Krishna and Budda shared the same fate as Christianity: re-written to match the desires of some king or emperor in another land....
I find that I must disagree with you here. State Christianity was founded by Constantine. Christians had existed before then, though they were a theologically diverse group. The state brought some unification, mostly through stamping out the heretics.
A side note, proper spelling adds credit to your argument.
A correction: Constantine was the first to make Christianity the official religion of Rome, not create it. He couldn't create something he was converted TO.
As I said, State Christianity. Christianity had previously existed as a string of pseudo-Judeaic cults. Constantine established Christianity as a major world religion in the sense that he was the first to allow and encourage the spread of Christianity. As a belief system it had existed for some time, but as an organized religion it was not quite there until the time of The Holy Roman Empire.
That's an outlie untruth. The gospels are solid historical documents. Christianity was definately NOT created by Constantine however he is famous for being the first Christian Emperor. Before the Christians suffered horrible persecution under Roman law. We know that Paul himself as well as Peter were persecuted probably under the Emperor Nero. You should dig in and study it, it's just as historical as the history we have of the second world war.
I've always felt this more in line to Krishna, and not Christ. Perhaps more to the Real Truth and not the made-up one of the Emperor and the Gay King James.
That's odd, because this comes straight from the Gospel of Matthew, I don't know much about Krishna, I'll admit to that, but I do know that this closely pertains to the gospels of Christ, specifically Matthew's. And note that it isn't by an emperor or a king, it was his disciples whom wrote it.
of course it has great music! steven schwartz (who also wrote the music for Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Enchanted, and others) wrote it! wOOt!
I love the guy who plays Jesus voice.
wolfprincess7 2 weeks ago
111,000 views... pretty cool!
MyBadLanguage 1 month ago
come here Jesus, i got somthin' to show ya (*wink* *wink*)
BOOBERFRAGGLELOVER 1 month ago
The Jesus Freaks were as much a part of the early 1970's as the acid heads in the late 1960's. I went to a Christian grade school and the air was imbued with this scene.
robertschelly 2 months ago
@robertschelly Oh, we're all still here. You guys just like to pretend we went somewhere :)
notablegoat 2 weeks ago
gary, cause HE is superman!! Think about it!
Jany1954 2 months ago
What's with the superman "S" on Christ's shirt?
garyseven710 2 months ago
C'mere, Jesus, I got somethin' ta show ya!
SonatinaVirtuoso 3 months ago
0:13
"Oh Jesus Crrr"" (Gasp) LOL
broadwaymike92 3 months ago
This Mary Magdalene in 1910's clothes is fantastic.
Carloschagas83 4 months ago
Hahaha....Jack Bristow with a 'fro!!!!
iwasanangryyoungman 4 months ago
Song starts at 4:48 (:
disneyfangirl101 4 months ago 2
Shouldn't this song be done by Sonia Manzano?
JGCooney 5 months ago
ooh sheep on the right. oh I see thank you!
RoxyMoron101 5 months ago
This movie is absurd, hence its popularity in fundalmentalistic circles?
And this song is a very old -- removed from the Episcopal chuch hymnal because of its non-inclusive language. Why is Jesus wearing a Superman emblame? To announce immediately how superhuman he is? I wonder if Victor Garbor has kept this movie on his resume.
Behaviordoc2 5 months ago
my school is doing this show, and I sing Turn Back O' Man, very fun song!!!
MrsJoeJonas111698 5 months ago
7 people didnt turn back.
HollyAngelDreamer 7 months ago 3
WHY IS JESUS IN "TURN BACK O MAN?!!!?" NO!! >:/
eilleen117 7 months ago
this was my solo in 8th grade <3
jhope413 9 months ago
I think this movie really sets the standard for the show, in all the performances.
Goliath10 9 months ago
haha baaaaaaloney!
ipwnnoobzinthebut 9 months ago
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holy crap...this is just sooo terrible
Shoresee 9 months ago
@Shoresee CAN YOU DO IT BETTER?
alexdad1234 9 months ago 3
My last performance of this show was today:'(
xoxoPaintGirl 10 months ago
Some devout ministries on the internet have said this is blasphemy, but I liked it and I graduated from catholic school. Plus our teachers took us to see the play in SF one outing, and a nun even played Jesus Christ Superstar for her class. Ministries please note.
They also did not like this song because of sexual overtones toward Jesus, but Mary M was a lady of the night. That's gospel.
The ministries should note Jesus turned toward the sinners, not the self rightous.
supermandisco 10 months ago 3
@supermandisco I agree with everything you said but the Magdalene was not "A lady of the night". There has been some debate to the translation of the gospel where it's said Jesus cast 7 demons from her but Biblical scholars are 99.9% certain she was not a prostitute. I go to a church of Mary Magdalene, so I feel the need to protect the woman's rep :)
WarOnErrorism91 9 months ago
@WarOnErrorism91 If you follow the lyrics of JCS, Judas approaches Jesus with a comment about hanging with "women of that kind." I dont think she was a virgin or a nun.
supermandisco 9 months ago
@supermandisco JCS, while it was a brilliant musical, is one take. Scholars have since proven that MM was not a prostitute. JCS was a work of art and was allowed to take liberties for the sake of art. If you read the gospels, you see that Judas actually says very little and MM is only referred to as a devoted disciple of Christ. In 591, Pope Gregory the Great made a speech where he grouped together 3 women in the bible and called them all MM. Biblical scholars now believe this was a mistake.
WarOnErrorism91 9 months ago
@WarOnErrorism91 In the lyrics of "I dont know how to love him" she claims to have had so many men before. Whatever the scriptures dictate, and what this production implies are two different things.
supermandisco 9 months ago
TURN BACK O MAN 4:38
EEPEEYEEP 10 months ago
0:40
well THATS awkward...
fffaux 10 months ago
Wow, the guy as 2:10 reminds me of Robin WIlliams
TribeHazSpoken 11 months ago 2
@TribeHazSpoken
Reminds me of Ron Jeremy.
EEPEEYEEP 10 months ago
when Jesus & John hugged,that was seriously the cutest thing ever <3 awwws
2008atwt 11 months ago
@2008atwt I agree.
TheBookWorm1718 9 months ago
Come here Jesus, I got something Yo show ya best line in the movie!!! Lol
babygirl82898 11 months ago 3
I really like this movie, but i hate when the people change their voices....its kinda cheezy
nsquared322 11 months ago
0:14 - 0:54 I love that part.
TheBookWorm1718 11 months ago
"Oh I get it!" That is my only line in our perfomance lol
sapphirestar483 1 year ago 2
this scene must have been so awesome to shoot!!
yankeegirls29 1 year ago
"Sorry. No goats!"
"Ba-a-a-a-a-logna!"
lolz!
TriciaCherry 1 year ago 9
Jesus Christ!
SuperHoboPirateNinja 1 year ago
i go to an all girls catholic school and we had to perform this show... easily the best song in the show ;)
itsacloudylife 1 year ago
This is one of two fav songs in the movie
Kisskiss019 1 year ago
"Turn back oh man, foreswear thy foolish ways...old now is Earth and none may count her days." "Earth shall be fair, and all her people One- not til that hour shall God's whole will be done." Amen. Marana'ta Yeshua! Marana'ta!
talitakoomi 1 year ago
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaloney
MND1999 1 year ago 4
slowly I turn, step by step, inch by inch...
casystooper 1 year ago 3
superman jesus ftw!
GirlzPowa 1 year ago 2
@GirlzPowa The "Superman" image is appropriate because like the discples did, the kids in this movie follow a 'role model who seems larger than life'... someone who seems hard to believe for some.
switcherx 1 year ago
i love this song!
ilovetosinga19 1 year ago
i did Turn Back O'Man in my high school play....we did this like we were two rival gangs joining forces XD
LolitaDoChan 1 year ago
we're doing this play next year at school, I want to be joanne SO bad!!!
exohexLexaexohex 1 year ago
Ahaha How funny if it would've been if he would've decked him.
WooleyWorld 1 year ago
Favorite song of the movie - love it
Jany1954 1 year ago
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This movie is great!! XD
Pengykinns 1 year ago
umm... i think this is officially too weird for me.
MissNophi2U 1 year ago
@MissNophi2U
Sweetie, wait 5 years and watch it again. Your life will change so much...and this movie will mean a lot more to you!
koreateacher96 1 year ago
@koreateacher96 what happens in 5 years?
MissNophi2U 1 year ago
@MissNophi2U You turn 17.
DaughterOfWhite 1 year ago
@DaughterOfWhite really?! that would be an amazing if that were he case. by then my life would indeed change, since i would have managed to find away to drastically reverse time. this would make me a living hero, who's word is respected worldwide, and i can then say with conviction that godspell is crap.
MissNophi2U 1 year ago
i keep expectingto break out in an orgy...
lordthorpez 1 year ago
I <3 GODSPELL!
dani67921 1 year ago
anyone wanna run around town in goofy outfits and sing songs and tell Bible stories with me? :)
MDSDKSMDBDNDGD 1 year ago 28
@MDSDKSMDBDNDGD
I willl!!!
LyndonMurray 1 year ago
@MDSDKSMDBDNDGD just gimme a call. im there
Taters72888 1 year ago
@MDSDKSMDBDNDGD Totally! We should do it in Boston, NYC already has too many weird things happen LOL, that would be interesting.
happylmc 1 year ago
@happylmc We'd just look like street performers; Boston has plenty of those.
DaughterOfWhite 1 year ago
@MDSDKSMDBDNDGD I'm already wearing the face paint, where you wanna meet up??
frankieropansy13 2 months ago
Every Easter my Mum drags out this film and I anticipate it each time.. I love the music and the little skits they do are amazing..By far my favorite interpretation..Thanks for sharing!
BurningRoseBush 1 year ago
I am a christian and i grew up watching this movie. I love it. I think that some parts are really wrong but others are a great interpretation.
darlingbuttercupbaby 1 year ago
His Word is true - try reading it :)
Jany1954 1 year ago
in the play i saw John/Judas, during the phone thing, said "its for you. its your father" and Jesus hung up on it!
I love these plays.
ssbbmaniac 2 years ago 4
@ssbbmaniac some one did the same thing at the play at my school
leafpelt15 1 year ago
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It was definitely because of the long hair and wonderful tunes that I loved this film and the David Essex London Cast LP as an atheist child but as an atheist grown up, there's something fascistic-ally sinister about the 'live like this or burn in hell' bullshit coming from a clown faced hippie. Still, the performances and tunes are as great as ever.
blackmore4 2 years ago
It's not 'bullshit'....I think you might agree with me that on some level the things he is saying help to make everyone happier than they would be without this knowledge, atheist or not atheist.
fallonhadley 2 years ago
No, I disagree. No level I can think of that makes bronze-age totalitarianism a "happier" proposition in any conceivable way. Instinctive human morality needs no bullshit whatsoever.
blackmore4 2 years ago
Well, to each their own opinion.
fallonhadley 2 years ago
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Of course but only to a point. Thankfully, after 2000 years of bloodshed, 'divine' fascism is no longer guaranteed 'respect'.
blackmore4 2 years ago
Very true. Although Catholics still have the Pope....
fallonhadley 2 years ago
I'm also an atheist. After watching this for the first time on Bravo in the middle of the night years ago I think this might be the only film that gets it right. If all believers were this detached from the miseries of the real world (and fun) I think I'd join them.
Aestros909 2 years ago 4
yes and we all have fro's too \o/ *hug*
doll367 1 year ago
there's no way to be a true believer and be totally detached from the miseries of the world. like in this scene, Jesus talks about how the true "sheep" are the ones who cared for the sick, fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and visited those in prison. the cool thing about being a believer is the hope that you have for when you leave the "real world" and spend eternity in joy and fun with your Savior
mARyPoPPiNs903 1 year ago 5
Aestros909 , I appreciate the thought. From a Believer, i look for those Godspell moments in my life and I find them often. : > If more believers had fun with their faith...!
Have a great day.
keithcop 1 year ago
As I said, I thinks it's lovely...nice to see the Twin Towers intact...
booboosexified07 2 years ago 5
Our pastor of the day when this movie came out was one of the most conservative in the state. The church was a literal hole in the buckle of the bible belt. But our pastor realized that the youth was the literal future and he allowed this to be shown in the fellowship hall on a Sunday night on 16mm. We all sat in sweat as this scene played hoping he wouldn't shut it down. He didn't react. Didn't say a word. He let us do other movies as they came out.
KE5RHD 2 years ago 23
yeah a lot of people think that turn back o man is supposed to be sexual, when really it's just meant to be silly; slap stick if you will.
miggy1038 2 years ago 4
It's _FUN_!!!!!!!!!
psykdiva 2 years ago 5
i remember this line when someone slaps your left cheek turn and offer your right cheek it means if someone hits you dont hit back it really helps sometimes
0214Yumi 2 years ago 3
"Turn Back O' Man" is a great song!!!
Jany1954 2 years ago
i am auditioning for this show this week and this is the part i want. hahah>
SummerFaith00 2 years ago
what is linda thigpen doing in 1:48 i don't know.
211lovely 2 years ago
I guess it's a thing with her and Jesus 'cause she did it when Jesus said goodbye at the last supper.
14coldplay 2 years ago
each of the characters gave "him" a special "sign" - and it is shone at the end of the movie :)
Jany1954 2 years ago
I wish Learn Your Lessons Well was in the movie.
I get to sing it in my school's musicall. The actual musical production is in a different order.
This part is more toward the end of the showw.
DancerHopee14 2 years ago
does it look like Victor doesent want to be there? and look 9:03 (background) does it look like David and gilmer have a thing? there are other clues in the movie.
nani34568 2 years ago
i love when victor says:
"Hahaa, sorry, no goats" at 1:57 x)
thanks for the film i really love it :)
Luxiiiichuchiiii 2 years ago 27
@Luxiiiichuchiiii Baa-aaaloney.
TheBookWorm1718 11 months ago
@Luxiiiichuchiiii I love when Jeff says:
" Baaaaaloni " after Victor says that.
puppypepi 8 months ago
That heart at 7:47 is the biggest fail. Ever.
Jarrod005 2 years ago
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nani34568 2 years ago
My favorite of the songs. :D
SundaraKapasalathi 2 years ago
i like this song alot. Is it just me or does she look a little bit like Rachel McAdams?
Shes really pretty and has a great voice
louffylou 2 years ago 2
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i always have hated this song
ALWAYS
ichaelGM 2 years ago
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me too. its really odd and kind of annoying. the other songs are way better
luvXmusik 2 years ago
Why?
Jany1954 2 years ago 2
im doing godspell play too! i go to our savior new american school
MarioMario6767 2 years ago
in our play we beseech thee is right after the sheep and goat thing, it's funny too caussee one of the cast members is trying to get to that sheep side because she wants to goo heaven ahaha :) jesus is like "Hey you! get back there... your a badd goat " :D
EmilyLovesGuitar 2 years ago 4
i dont wanna be an idiot, but who's jeffery? which one?
djsrob 2 years ago
The guy in 2:01
KWCline91 2 years ago 3
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nani34568 2 years ago
oh man this is the best little show :)
EmilyLovesGuitar 2 years ago
ahahah!!! l love the parts at 0:19 3:13 and 3:28 :)
EmilyLovesGuitar 2 years ago
Do you think there is a subtle message to the ones who were in punishment, right when he came back to them, smiled, and said "Come on"?
bellasola 2 years ago 6
hehehe, I love this movie/play so much. :)
silhuetto 2 years ago
My school is doing Godspell Junior. It is way different than the original. It is much better although this one will be easier. I am still working on the play!! Any tips comment me!!
PizzaGurl65 2 years ago
I just did Godspell, but in a more modern era shall we say and my advice is look at the script and picture yourself as your character and say how should be that character
KWCline91 2 years ago 2
woaah
our school turn back o man
is soo much sexier
omgitsaubrey 2 years ago
ahahah sammee ;)
EmilyLovesGuitar 2 years ago
my school is doing this musical,
and it hink wer better :D
sorry guys
our judas is reallllly funni
omgitsaubrey 2 years ago
I played Jeffrey for this play. It was a lot of fun for me.
Jo0thy0Pro 2 years ago
me too, he has so many great lines. His song is also the best.
Brodeurpower2 2 years ago
love the lady with the tiger puppet!!
iBeJazmyn 2 years ago
The play we're doing of this is different. Learn your lessons well, Light of the world, All for the Best, All good gifts, and Beautiful City are before this...
topazzzzzzz27 2 years ago
I love his weird voice. It makes me very happy.
twilightercullenxoxo 2 years ago
haha i luv how hes about 2 say Jesus christ when he's right there XXDDD
vivimaze 2 years ago
I think this works better as a live production, they seem rather creepy in this film.
jim05240524 2 years ago
i agree. im currently in a production of this, and there is so much improv left up to the actors that it really needs to be done on stage. plus the fact that this movie is set in new york kinda turns me off. we're using a very simple stage. just 2 plateforms on the sides.
gilmoregirl0306 2 years ago
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It has been said that Jesus Christ Superstar was written in order to MOCK God. I am not sure I agree, But I will not dismiss the possibility either. MAny have tried to Mock My Lord and savior Jesus Christ, However, it ended in themselves making the mockery of themselves before God.
Thank you Jesus For ALL YOU HAVE DONE for me. It is a debt I can never repay on my own.
STLouisMissionary 2 years ago 2
I love how he bounces himself off just before the song.
Antichrist616 3 years ago 2
I love this musical!!!!! I saw it for the 1st time a few weeks ago and liked it 4rm that point on.
bandi02bunny 3 years ago
I'd love to see a live production of it. My parents were surprised I'd never heard of this show before (I am in my early 20s). I don't think any school near me has done Godspell in recent years (although my high school did do Jesus Christ Superstar 5 years ago).
atozinco 2 years ago
I love how Joanne pulled the scarf out of her little bag. That made me happy and joyful.
xxIdinaxx 3 years ago
OUr church is doing some songs and pieces frome this movie
MusicVid123 3 years ago
Is this the proper entrance to Juilliard?
bettesbaby 3 years ago
they missed we beseech thee!!@%
gravel1510 3 years ago
GAWD I wish they hadn't cut Learn Your Lessons Well from this movie!!!!!!!!
ScreamingInternally 3 years ago
Before Constantine made the practice of Christianity legal it still flurished and grew...in many ways Christianity has never recovered from Constantine. It then became in many ways a tool of the state.
boomac62 3 years ago 3
When the Church sold itself to Mammon, via Constantine, then began its sad trajectory away from Christ. "You cannot serve God & Mammon".
Of course Constantine was not even a Christian, as he was not baptized until on his deathbed:p
....and the Donation of Constantine was a Vatican forgery, using Xt as a corporate logo & medium of control.
Instead of master, teacher, Messiah, and God....
19lfm12 3 years ago
I'm sure I follow everythign you say but I think we agree. :-) Peace
boomac62 3 years ago
...When the Persians conquored India it seems very possibly that a lot of the Sanscrit writtings may have been changed to suit the new ruler's authority, perhaps with Budhism as well. Too many cooks stirring the pot as it were. You might dig up a book entitled: "The Book Your Church Does Not Want You To Read". They quote a lot of Thomas Paine and Thomas jefferson, and some others; you might get a shock!
WolfeBear 3 years ago
LOL! If you study the REAL history behind these "gosphels' you might find a supprise. Assuming any of those Apostiles were real i nthe fkirst place their gosphels were written long after they were dead. Christianity was created by the Emporer Constantine in 454 A.D.; almost 500 years later. I do though get the same idea that Krishna and Budda shared the same fate as Christianity: re-written to match the desires of some king or emperor in another land....
axeburner63 3 years ago
I find that I must disagree with you here. State Christianity was founded by Constantine. Christians had existed before then, though they were a theologically diverse group. The state brought some unification, mostly through stamping out the heretics.
A side note, proper spelling adds credit to your argument.
zabriel13 3 years ago
A correction: Constantine was the first to make Christianity the official religion of Rome, not create it. He couldn't create something he was converted TO.
rakshasa7 3 years ago
As I said, State Christianity. Christianity had previously existed as a string of pseudo-Judeaic cults. Constantine established Christianity as a major world religion in the sense that he was the first to allow and encourage the spread of Christianity. As a belief system it had existed for some time, but as an organized religion it was not quite there until the time of The Holy Roman Empire.
zabriel13 3 years ago
That's an outlie untruth. The gospels are solid historical documents. Christianity was definately NOT created by Constantine however he is famous for being the first Christian Emperor. Before the Christians suffered horrible persecution under Roman law. We know that Paul himself as well as Peter were persecuted probably under the Emperor Nero. You should dig in and study it, it's just as historical as the history we have of the second world war.
Wbeliever7 3 years ago
the girls all sing lake men way low wowowowow
BluberryMuffin652 3 years ago
did i hear her say hard as a rock meaning his wong thats offensive
losan2 3 years ago
No, no, no, silly! He's posing as a STATUE - hence "hard as a rock. Not any body part.
rakshasa7 3 years ago
pause at the end to lol
MultiSkilledGames 3 years ago
lol at 5:38
MultiSkilledGames 3 years ago
I've always felt this more in line to Krishna, and not Christ. Perhaps more to the Real Truth and not the made-up one of the Emperor and the Gay King James.
WolfeBear 3 years ago
That's odd, because this comes straight from the Gospel of Matthew, I don't know much about Krishna, I'll admit to that, but I do know that this closely pertains to the gospels of Christ, specifically Matthew's. And note that it isn't by an emperor or a king, it was his disciples whom wrote it.
spinstar16 3 years ago
Lynne Thigpen!!! *Goes crazy!* I may be young but I remember her and thought she was the best actress to have ever existed :) Rest in peace "Chief".
MetalPharoah 3 years ago
baaaaaaloney!!!!!! haha i love this movie
sasafti 3 years ago
Turn Back O Man is so fun and irreverent, but if you listen carefully, it has a very righteous message.
Also... is that a first glimpse of Jack Barstow I see at 8:19?
CitizenKate 3 years ago
Will I go to Hell for finding Jesus attractive :P
Fiyero918 3 years ago 4
if that is true, then I'll have to go to hell too. :)
pawn4RHPS 3 years ago
thats an awesome heart...on the window!!! <3 haha
potatogrls13 3 years ago
Merrell Jackson is just SO beautiful...
GoddessProductions 3 years ago 2
I blaim Victor Garber in this movie for my love of tall skinny men as an adult.
Cede1989 3 years ago 3
Agreed wholeheartedly.
CuriositysCat 3 years ago
Agreed--that neck!!!
JalousYet 3 years ago
i LOVE this part. i especially like how they say "step by step" etc.
latigremusic 3 years ago
victor garber is sooo cute!!! how old was he?
Augustrox23 3 years ago 3
I love the tunnel part, it makes me happy. Watch Victor Garber's movements. He is very gangly and a bit awkward in his movements. I love it.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE!
CuriositysCat 3 years ago 3
The girl who sang this song in the play Godspell at my local high school just blew me away.
drumfreak87 3 years ago
don't get still............
NewTuber101 3 years ago
I never noticed before how it says 'drat' on the wall where Judas is leaning. interesting...
onlyblueforever 3 years ago 2
Wow, so it does. Hmmm I wonder if they are trying to say something.... lol
JennBabiey 2 years ago
I like when she says Lord If I known it was you I would have bought you a cup of coffee. in her funny voice
jj313 3 years ago 2
i love the scene in the tunnel.
So random.
astronautintraining 3 years ago
her mannerisms are so cute! I love how she's like a flapper in this song
wickedphantomsweeney 3 years ago
this is my favorite song in godspell. is it katie who sings it? whoever it is she is SOOO pretty! i wish i looked like her!
theartfuldodger5 3 years ago
If you mean "Turn Back O Man" I think her name is Joanne.
hotwriter36 3 years ago
oh yeah, duh, i should of looked at the credits. i guess i thought she just looked like a katie
theartfuldodger5 3 years ago
of course it has great music! steven schwartz (who also wrote the music for Wicked, Prince of Egypt, Pocahontas, Enchanted, and others) wrote it! wOOt!
oyveyitstheukrainian 3 years ago
xD As much as I dislike the christian religion, and the concept of this show... The music is amazing. Same for Prince of Egypt.
mcrkid22 3 years ago 3
im not really a religious person but this movie has some awsome music :]
klokworc 3 years ago
Damn straight it does!
mcrkid22 3 years ago