The Greatest Superstar
The rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar emerged from the imagination of Andrew Webber (composer) and Tim Rice (lyricist). Later, Norman Jewison brought it to the stage. This movie is based around the last seven days of Christ being on the physical earth. It starts out from the time he arrives in Jerusalem and ends with his crucifixion. This film differs from other Jesus related films due to it being focused not only on Jesus, but the events of Holy Week ("Journal of Religion & Film: Do You Think You're What They Say You Are? Reflections on Jesus Christ Superstar”). These are they days dramatically played out (Webber, 1).
In the prologue, “Heaven on their minds” brings us in with some groovy tunes and Judah is expressing his ager is what the audience took it about Jesus becoming known for the Messiah. Judah Iscariot was one of the twelve prophets. According to the Gospels, Judah was arrested due to betraying Jesus (Betsworth, 8). In the …show more content…
You can tell that the Jewish priest, Caiaphas, is not too happy about it, because the townspeople rush to Jesus and embrace him with the fanning of palm leaves. To end this, the leaders talk about killing Jesus “for the sake of the nation, Jesus must die” (Betsworth, p. 3). In the records of Matthew, the chief priest and some of the elderly people of the town decide to kill him, but they do not want to while everyone is active in fear of someone witnessing it (Betsworth. 3). In the Gospel of Luke, then decide to put Jesus on trial. Luke chapter eighteen verse three says,” In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for the people” (Luke 18:3). They discuss about how are they going to do this with someone who is more well known that John. In all four Gospels, they tell about John and him telling Jewish people about Jesus and his return after baptizing them for their sins (Betsworth,
The rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar emerged from the imagination of Andrew Webber (composer) and Tim Rice (lyricist). Later, Norman Jewison brought it to the stage. This movie is based around the last seven days of Christ being on the physical earth. It starts out from the time he arrives in Jerusalem and ends with his crucifixion. This film differs from other Jesus related films due to it being focused not only on Jesus, but the events of Holy Week ("Journal of Religion & Film: Do You Think You're What They Say You Are? Reflections on Jesus Christ Superstar”). These are they days dramatically played out (Webber, 1).
In the prologue, “Heaven on their minds” brings us in with some groovy tunes and Judah is expressing his ager is what the audience took it about Jesus becoming known for the Messiah. Judah Iscariot was one of the twelve prophets. According to the Gospels, Judah was arrested due to betraying Jesus (Betsworth, 8). In the …show more content…
You can tell that the Jewish priest, Caiaphas, is not too happy about it, because the townspeople rush to Jesus and embrace him with the fanning of palm leaves. To end this, the leaders talk about killing Jesus “for the sake of the nation, Jesus must die” (Betsworth, p. 3). In the records of Matthew, the chief priest and some of the elderly people of the town decide to kill him, but they do not want to while everyone is active in fear of someone witnessing it (Betsworth. 3). In the Gospel of Luke, then decide to put Jesus on trial. Luke chapter eighteen verse three says,” In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for the people” (Luke 18:3). They discuss about how are they going to do this with someone who is more well known that John. In all four Gospels, they tell about John and him telling Jewish people about Jesus and his return after baptizing them for their sins (Betsworth,