Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971. The musical is based very loosely on the Gospels' account of the last week of Jesus' life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem, and ending with the crucifixion. It highlights political and interpersonal struggles between Judas Iscariot and Jesus, struggles that are not in the Bible. The resurrection is not included. It therefore largely follows the form of a traditional passion play.
The work's depiction offers a free interpretation of the psychology of Jesus and the other characters. A large part of the plot focuses on the character of Judas, who is depicted as a tragic figure who is dissatisfied with the direction in which Jesus steers his disciples. Twentieth-century attitudes and sensibilities as well as contemporary slang pervade the lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life are scattered throughout the depiction of political events. Stage and film productions accordingly feature many intentional anachronisms.
I love you for upload this.
I love this film since I was 5 or 6 *.*
It's a fuckin' masterpiece yeah.
SillabubPickycola 1 day ago
1:11 i herd guitar i expected the camera to go around the pillar and see Jesus there with a strat aahhahah
crazyacesSYSTEM 1 month ago
Thanks a lot for sharing this great masterpiece...I love, I really love the music and this is the best biography of Jesus as a man and as the Mystery of humanity.
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alfonsoherna1 1 month ago
@thegreenpugilist
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kingofthedammed 1 month ago
I love and hate this this film: it builds and mocks my faith. It seems blasphemous but captures so much of Christ too..
thegreenpugilist 2 months ago
Love it... thanks for sharing this classic
xpi7 2 months ago