I’ve not read this section of the Bible yet, but at least in the musical I would say Judas is totally right. Jesus was showing incredible double standards
I'm 65 now, was a teen in the 70s. This is still one of my favorite soundtracks and musicals. I used to sing this song to my now 33yo when she was toddler.
I met the actor for Jesus once and shook his hand , it was his last performance as Jesus Christ at the San Francisco Theater. Such a powerful moment I’ll never forget it
I've been baby sat by this jesus, Judas, Mary, King Herod etc lol There was a sign in the hotle in marrakech where the film was filmed...with a picture of myself and written underneath was "Do not feed the animal!!" My father was the accountant on the 1973 location film. I was 3yrs young...and the set and crew were my playground and child minders...lol Not many today can genuinely say that jesus n Judas have been their babysitters...lol
@@TheGumpster01That's a great story! Thank you for sharing it with us. 🙏 I love that those crazy hippies were such an inclusive bunch. This must have been before hipness was exploited.
This song is incredible, Jesus Christ Superstar is one of the best musicals and probably my favorite rock opera ever, it’s so well written musically and lyrically
As a kid, my mom would sing this to me before I went to bed. (She'd skip the Judas and Jesus part, wonder why, lol). Sometimes I sing it to my dog when I'm feeling silly.
Yes. Chris Cox, Jaci, But I also think it is powerful because Judas thinks Jesus has forgotten what really matters, and decides he needs to do something.
my mom felt distressed when watching the news yesterday as she had to leave for work she started singing this song and was able to calm down, it truly is her comfort song :'((
I was out there on set at 4yrs old. Ted Neely, Yvonne Elliman etc were my babysitters...Norman Jewison was a second father figure to me. My father was an accountant on the film back in '73 So the whole sound track has a total calm factor to me...
One of the most beautiful and powerful songs ever made. I'm not religious but I grew up watching this movie/seeing the live performances and the music and storyline is exceptional. This is one of the most moving scenes from the movie. You can feel the shock, pain, and distress seeping from Judas. I get chills when they lock hands. The actors embodied their characters seamlessly and the connection Jesus and Judas have in this movie is the most authentic I've seen of any JCS performance. Love, love, love.
I haven't been a Christian in 15 years. Yet, I still find myself coming back to this movie. Partially because I watched it habitually as a child. Now, as an adult, I feel I can fully appreciate the talent that went into this movie.
his distress is not sleeping away. he is in disbelief of what his friend has become. pay attention to the lyrics that Judas sings throughout the movie.
I like how in this scene it's easy to see where Judas is coming from until later when the Pharisees use a Judas' logic to get Judas to sell out Jesus for some silver he could use to help the poor. Jesus isn't saying don't help the poor, he's saying that money alone can't fix the world's problems and one should try exercising humility and appreciation for the good things one has, and especially the people in your life
Well when it comes to money, it can be used to buy thing for the poor. Aka, the use of money. Thats at least what I feel like what Judas was attempting to do
John Martin, I agree. But as a Black man the casting was biased to show the one rotten Apostle as a Black man. The truth is, they were ALL Black and brown skinned men. 😲😕🤔😏🤗 Heaven 🔥💗😇🌉 Earth 🌉😇🙏🏿💞🙏🏾💞🙏🏼💞🙏🏻
@@churrocharcharm no. Judas was a thief and had been stealing money from the bag before all this happened. His concern want for the or, it was for himself, that's why he was the choice to betray Jesus. ++++++++++++ John Martin, I agree. But as a Black man the casting was biased to show the one rotten Apostle as a Black man. The truth is, they were ALL Black and brown skinned men. 😲😕🤔😏🤗 Heaven 🔥💗😇🌉 Earth 🌉😇🙏🏿💞🙏🏾💞🙏🏼💞🙏🏻
@@nothing-but-milk9176 look up dark skinned Romans. I read where the conquerer Hannibal and his men left much of their seed in the women of ancient Rome. I did say black and brown. Google dark it black Romans. Their color doesn't n mean anything to God, but it meant something to those who chose to portray all the ancient as white.
Thank you Ted,Carl,Yvonne,Barry,and all the movie cast!. I saw this film for the very first time when I was twelve yr. old and these songs still sounds in my head. This is part of the soundtrack of my life . Love you all!!!!
That might be one of the reasons why they casted him. And not only that, Mr. Neely has been able to make a livelyhood out of this role, so great is his physical resemblence to Jesus Christ, as far as I know
Yes but that's not what Jesus looked like. He was a short brown skinned man with what we call dread locks today. He was not 6' 3" with straight hair and nose and blue eyes. Have you seen annoying even today in the Middle East that looks like that?
@@boscobosque6419 DING DING DING, YOU WILL THE PRIZE. Judas was a thief and had been stealing money from the bad before all this happened. His concern want for the or, it was for himself, that's why he was the choice to betray Jesus. ++++++++++++ I agree, as a Black man the casting was biased to show the one rotten Apostle as a Black man. The truth is, they were ALL Black and brown skinned men. 😲😕🤔😏🤗 Heaven 🔥💗😇🌉 Earth 🌉😇🙏🏿💞🙏🏾💞🙏🏼💞🙏🏻
Yvonne Eliman's voice cuts straight to my heartstrings and just plays them directly. And can we talk about how amazing and painting-like these shots are? When I saw this scene live I've never seen them make choices this perfect. You can feel the love coming from Carl Anderson as Judas and his sense of awe when Christ touches him. I mean come on 2:51 Ted Neeley IS pretty much Jesus in that frame. Then as he backs off you can see it wear off and he is back outside looking in. And notice 1:47 Mary Magdalene is singing TO Judas for part of it. That's not usually how it's played but it's so much more powerful. I could geek out forever on how amazing this scene is.
I sang this to my patients in ICU when they were dying.. and to my girls when things here are/were rough .it still helps.AND THAT SCENE..🤝🏻.. IS timeless
I watched this movie over 30 times minimum. Bought the cassette soundtrack. Then the CD. Know it off by heart. Still love it so much. If I'm not sick of it by now hopefully I never will be. I used to listen to the soundtrack with ear phones while trying to sleep. Sigh! It still gives me goosebumps. Such awesome talent. The actor who plays CaiaPhas will gladly write you back. I wrote him..hes a great guy that doesn't feel supperior from fame.❤he was such a Hunk in the movie.sigh!
"I'm not religious", so many people say this as if being religious would be something to be ashamed of. I am religious, but even if I weren't, I'd still love this musical.
It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it would be easy to assume a fan of this musical to be religious. So non-christian fans are specifying that they're not.
One of the most powerful movies I have ever watched. My aunt took me to this movie in the 70s. I have seen the theatrical version twice. Keeping me in the loop with the big guy. LYJ.
Everything is more than just alright with this scene. From the lyrics, the singers, the acting, the body language, and even the movement of the chorus's hands.
I thought for a moment, did I really see this 49 years ago?..Yes A friend of a friend knew the master electrician. We saw the full dress rehearsal at the Universal Theater in LA Somehow it strike me now even after nearly 50 years ago.
I am not cristian but in this film is explained Jesus's life, like a Human... But this image of how her takes care of Jesús is beauty.. I love❤️❤️ this scene very very much.. She gives protection, love and relax... I love it Very good choreigraphy... Lovely performance
The 1973 version, is the best version that has ever been made. It actually feels like the actors are their characters. It is more believable. Every version since this one always has Judas, and Jesus upset. It's quite annoying.
Agree. There are other good vocal performances for this song, but none of the others have the tension between Neely and Anderson. In this version, Judas is visibly torn between ab intense love toward Jesus, and devotion to their greater cause. But whereas Jesus is coolly resigned to his fate, Judas knows he's doomed no matter what he does.
We have Mary, representing the devotee of God's servant, who, out of simple, pure love, wishes that Jesus will rest well and overcome the fire and fatigue of daily sacrificing himself to spiritually uplift the world. Then we have Judas, the person who loves the world and wants to benefit the world with Jesus. He is not concerned about Jesus' wellbeing. He equates the feet and hair of Jesus with the feet and hair of an ordinary person, not a savior. He considers service to those holy feet and hair, which bring eternal good to the soul, to be much less than doing soicial wellfare work for maintaining material bodies. It is a conflict between temporary material concerns and pure spiritual love concerns. Jesus warns Judas that he is with him now, but when he's gone, Judas will be lost. All devotees understand these feelings of communion and loss of communion with the Blessed Ones. How the writers, producers, actors of Jesus Christ Superstar managed to present all these deep understandings always amazes me. They were blessed to do so.
I've been singing this chorus since I was in 8th grade. Take a deep breath and just start quietly singing it. My boyfriend has started standing and just listening as I do. It really does make the atmosphere peaceful.
This is a GREAT MUSICAL MOVIE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, songs , lyrics, and the acting were excellent, best JCSuperStar version of all,,,,,,,,,,,,, to bad we have forgotten, our Lord to offen,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PEACE TO ALL>.................
Secularism vs Spirituality -- in every scene these two forces collide, and do so with understated power here. Judas is frustrated because he sees the misery and suffering in the world--he signed on to change that, he wanted to fix things, and here Jesus is being pampered despite so much human want all around them. Judas can't (or doesn't dare) believe, and so he can't see any solutions past his own ideas, and he knows those ideas are inadequate--and he can't even pause long enough to be grateful for whatever good things he has going for him. He sees Jesus doing exactly that, and it both confuses and enrages him. When the two clasp hands, we see just how inextricably their roles are intertwined. They need each other. And when Judas lets go we see the foreshadowing of what is to come, when Judas loses all faith, and in that moment betrays Jesus.
Auggie A typical religious/conservative Christian mindset, always focused on the bad things and and always seeing themselves over and beyond these wretched people they wouldn't be caught dead associating with. That's one shitty way to live, tsk tsk
Actually, Auggie is right. The Gospel Of John is the Book that states that Judas was the one who insisted that the ointment should have been sold and the money given to the poor, and that Judas actually suggested it because he was the treasurer and would steal the money in the treasury. However, that Gospel is the only one which suggests greed as a motive for Judas, and that Gospel was probably written close to 100 AD/CE.
Secularism vs Spirituality. And as always spiritual people are just dicks who have no issue with people suffering as long as they think they deserve it.
My husky loves this song and instantly falls asleep to it. My dad since he was a puppy would sing this to him to calm him down or if he wasn’t feeling well 🥺💕
The 1972 Jesus Christ Superstar movie is iconic and is hands down my favorite of all time. These actors had such a connection with each other it was pure magic.
I'm 31 and I discovered at age 30 that I have talent for music. I couldn't sing at all, but I kept practicing anyway, since I really loved doing it. I'm a courier so I can basically sing 6 hours a day in my van. Now one year later I have finally reached a point that I thought I could never reach. I've tried making commercial music for money but I just don't like doing it. Anyone should try to sing for at least a few months, I promise you can learn it.
I like to press a cold flannel to my face when I listen to this. It makes me feel like Jesus and reminds me of when my mother used to sing this to me when I was sick.
My mother did the same ...funny i sing to my cats.....and i cant carry a tone for my life .....but I dont care...lololol😋😝😱😖😖😅😅😅...The block just loves me ....lolol
It’s not a prophecy. It’s saying that the poor always be with us, and it is our duty to help the least of us. No one ever said poverty would be illuminated, that we should do all we can to help our fellow human. If you’re going to be out raged about something, don’t be outraged that there is still poverty, be out raged that we are doing a shitty job of helping our fellow man
To say that the "poor we will always have" is to make a prediction about the future. I am not outranged about the fact that poverty still exists. I am simply pointing out that Jesus said that "the poor you will have always" and 2,000 years and trillions of dollars spent in the War On Poverty still have not eradicated poverty. And so, Jesus' prophecy that "the poor we will have with us always" still remains a true prophecy, one of the indications that "truly this man was the Son Of God".
Eu amo essa obra cinematográfica e musical estupenda. Assisti pela primeira vez quando ainda era muito jovem e, passado tanto tempo, continuo a assistir. Sempre com a mesma emoção.
@baby punk have you ever read the definition of the incarnation.Fully functional God, fully man. We'll the man was killed dead. He was rose from the dead because he was killed.
A mio avviso una delle scene più belle ed espressive del cinema di tutti i tempi. Bravo e coraggioso Norman Jewison a far interpretare Giuda ad un uomo di colore in tempi ancora difficili. Carl Anderson insuperabile
That brings me to tears like every time ! such a brilliant angle on the relationship between desire, fate, understanding, ambition and acceptance - just WOW! when they hold hands it just cracks me up - incredible powerful cinematography
This song illustrates to me why the film version is superior to the stage/album versions. There are a bunch of little things that are portrayed here that you don't get in other versions 1:03 the pan revealing Judas' glowering presence contrasting Mary's soothing vocals 1:45 Mary singing the same words to Judas but pleading with him instead of soothing him. 2:30 There's almost a glimmer of understanding from Judas and the look shared between him and Jesus as they join hands. For an instant, I think he knows what's going to happen. 2:56 Jesus looking very much like a Renaissance painting.
Actually we do say we have the resources to save the poor from their lot. Proven yesterday when the fund for notre dame restoration exceeded one billion.
Even if every penny of that one billion were spent on the poor instead of restoring Notre Dame -- there would still be poor once the money was used up.
Questo film è stato il motivo per il quale ho comprato il video registratore, poi l'album, il cd ed infine il dvd. Quando morirò vorrei come uscita dalla Chiesa il pezzo finale "John 19:41", è così struggente.
Ms. Elliman was the originatrix of the role of Mary of Magdala in Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's original cast; she reprised her role for Norman Jewison's "RSO Film." (Robert Stigwood's "Organization" was one of its sponsoring production companies.)
"Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor? Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it." - John 12:5
U Bibliji nie rečeno kome su te pare namenjene, tako da se stiče utisak da ih je Juda namenio sebi. Ali ovde je to genialnie obrađeno. Uostalom nie Isus bez ikakvog razloga izabrao Judu za jednog od svojih apostola
"On Becoming a God in Central Florida" made me look up this video. I'm not just an atheist, but an anti-theist, and I hadn't thought of this film in years. I was raised Catholic, though, and was in 6th grade when the movie came out in '73, and even though I scoff at the story, Jesus Christ Superstar is a fantastic film!
Actually, the crucifixion is generally regarded as fact. Of course all the gods son shit is made up, but there is fine evidence that people back then believed Jesus’ claims and he was crucified.
I remember when I was in high school (1970's) our music instructor (Mr. Carter) had the choir to perform some of the music from The play. I had fun singing them.
