Carl Anderson was such an outstanding Judas that every performer playing the role since is measured against his portrayal, as far as I am concerned. To date, none have surpassed the late Mr. Anderson in the role. That's quite a formidable legacy. I'm so glad we have this film.
That’s who plays Judas? He’s a frickin legend. I fell in love with this album because of his part and I never even saw the play. I just listen to a lot of the songs over and over. My favorite is heaven on their minds.
I am watching this again, after like 30 years and ( as a photo- and videographer and composer ) just blown away by the cinematography, the beautiful composition of objects and figures in every frame.... and the music, of course....this movieis still a Masterpiece.
the cinematography was very much underappreciated. Having seen many BAD tasteless Superstar shows since then, this movie holds up surprisingly well, as well looking like the right mix of time and period. Carl Anderson's (and Yvonne Ellimans) performance are the standouts. Barry Dennen does well too. The Jesus part has its problems, but its also the hardest to realize, so whatever the objections Neeley still does very well too.
I saw this rock opera in 1993. Got to go see Carl back stage… he was a remarkable human being. Him and Ted Neely were trendsetters and the templates for which all others will be measured.
2:37 I love the pause, like Caiaphas is thinking "Drat, I need an excuse to so we can execute the carpenter. " Annas externally: "A fee" Caiaphas internally: "Thank you Jesus."
Only "rock opera" that made any sense. Incredibly great especially considering the subject matter. It came from nowhere too. There wasn't any big religious revival when this came out but it kinda started one.
@samuelelander2422 wasn't Spirit in the Sky specifically not religious though? As in Norman Greenbaum just wanted to write a gospel song for fun but he was Jewish. Kind of like how it's assumed Run Through the Jungle is about the Vietnam war but it was actually about gun control.
@@petrstanovsky7648 Have you heard of the Gospel of Judas? It's a Gnostic text which portrays Judas as the ultimate disciple, who Jesus would give the true teachings to. The Demiurge required the sacrifice of Jesus because he was a lower being concerned with the physical realm, whereas an actual God would not need or want any such thing. It's an interesting alternative perspective, as are all the early non-canonical texts. After all, what was considered canonical at the time was fairly arbitrary (see the inclusion of John of Patmos' Book of Revelation, which was probably written in 95 AD and is still not accepted as canonical by all forms of Christianity), so Christian beliefs could have turned out completely different. The early Christians were strict pacifists, which was abandoned for convenience and made impossible under Constantine. The idea of a Demiurge, a selfish semi-divine being who requires worship and condemns those deemed disobedient to eternal torment, would go a long way towards explaining the claim of a loving Yahweh and the actual practice and history of Christianity as a religion. Though obviously it's neither a loving Yahweh or an evil Demiurge, but simply human imagination.
@@flagrarus There's a reason the Gnostic texts were tossed aside, and you just gave an amazing example. Judas was not a righteous man, and his motive for betraying Christ was strictly for personal gain. He was a murderous, greedy, thief, under the influence of Satan when he turned against Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Trying to rehabilitate his image is folly. If one's going to go down that road, they might as well refer to Lucifer as a lonely, misunderstood, angel. Some things can't be painted in a different light except by LYING... Evil Is As Evil Does!
Gosh, Carl Anderson's portrayal of Judas Isgariot is still as electrifying as when first seen in cinemas 50 years ago. What an amazing and emotive performance!
Carl Anderson....geeze, leave some talent for the rest of us! But for real, his performance made Judas a real person to me, not just a name or a fictional character. Absolutely stunning ❤️
I saw Carl Anderson 3 times on stage along with the original man (can't remember his name at the moment) playing Piilate, The role of Judas seemed to have been made for him. They performed so beautifully each time. Those were experiences I will NEVER forget!!! I only wish the generation after mine could appreciiate this AMAZING musical as much as I did!!!
In the bible, Judas goes to the Pharisees and says “How much will you give me if I give you Jesus?” He didn’t say “I don’t need your blood money!” That’s the line I keep repeating to myself. Andrew Lloyd Webber turned Judas into a more sympathetic character. It's about selling your soul. I recommend playing this song on a loop when considering any new business deals. I don't believe in god and I am so moved, this is my coping mechanism. Bravo Carl Anderson!
Its a great interpretation, in the movie its even better, the characters arent the same as in the bible but they are much more modern, more alike us today. By making them like this they have the chance to convey messages much more efficiently to a modern audience, they talk about themes much different that the ones treated in the bible, Judas Is a sympathetic antihero worried that Jesus words are being twisted, that the idolatry Is Dangerous and only wants it to not come down to the end of them, Jesus completely out of his normal character questions if him dying will actually matter, which is something that we ourselves have to answer today, if we actually want to keep his teachings alive, to not lose the point, hes challenging us directly by being a different character than the normal Jesus we all know of. All this delivered with a mix of modern and old with costumes and scenes, further strengthening the point.
Carl Anderson was great friends with Ted Neely and very humble. When asked by Katie Couric during an interview what made this musical such a big success, Carl simply answered, "Jesus."
even though we know exactly how it goes, my heartbeat still picks up slightly and begs Judas not to take the money when the music stops Masterful performance and such a great movie
I saw this in '72 at the Universal Amphitheater! in L.A. It had pretty much the same cast except for Yvonne Elliman. Our Mary was Heather McCrea (as I recall). I had kept the program for years but finally lost it...
JUDAS Now if I help you, it matters that you see These sordid kinda things are coming hard to me. It's taken me some time to work out what to do. I weighed the whole thing out before I came to you. I have no thought at all about my own reward. I really didn't come here of my own accord. Just don't say I'm ... damned for all time. I came because I had to; I'm the one who saw. Jesus can't control it like he did before. And furthermore I know that Jesus thinks so too. Jesus wouldn't mind that I was here with you. I have no thought at all about my own reward. I really didn't come here of my own accord. Just don't say I'm ... damned for all time. Annas, you're a friend, a worldly man and wise. Caiaphas, my friend, I know you sympathise. Why are we the prophets? Why are we the ones Who see the sad solution - know what must be done? I have no thought at all about my own reward. I really didn't come here of my own accord. Just don't say I'm damned for all time. ANNAS Cut the protesting, forget the excuses. We want information. Get up off the floor. CAIAPHAS We have the papers we need to arrest him. You know his movements. We know the law. ANNAS Your help in this matter won't go unrewarded. CAIAPHAS We'll pay you in silver, cash on the nail. We just need to know where the soldiers can find him. ANNAS With no crowd around him. CAIAPHAS Then we can't fail. JUDAS I don't want your blood money! CAIAPHAS Oh, that doesn't matter, our expenses are good. JUDAS I don't need your blood money! ANNAS But you might as well take it. We think that you should. CAIAPHAS Think of the things you could do with that money, Choose any charity - give to the poor. We've noted your motives. We've noted your feelings. This isn't blood money - it's a ... ANNAS A fee. CAIAPHAS A fee nothing more. JUDAS On Thursday night you'll find him where you want him. Far from the crowds, in the Garden of Gethsemane. CHOIR Well done Judas. Good old Judas.
They couldn't remake it now. All the woke controversy about casting decisions would kill the project. Plus, they could never find 30+ skinny people in America now.
to all of you saying it has been remade, what OP means is REMADE IN THE SAME STYLE, ACTUALLY FILMING IT IN THE HOLY LAND ETC. I agree, that would be cool if we had a period accurate JCSS. If this was not what OP meant, then OP is wrong.
Judas sicarius the sicarius) did not betray jesus he was a zealot a sicarius ( fanatic knifemen who's motto might have been any roman will do) jesus failed the zealot cause and was punished by the Romans not judas. john betrayed hi three times according to the biblical account.
I've always found it brilliant that they used modern (for the time) Israeli tanks and jets (Sho't Kal and Fouga Magister) to show that Judas indeed would be damned for all time.
Umm ... Judas Iscariot was not the same person as Saint Judas (Judas Thaddaeus). Judas Iscariot was never granted sainthood; he wasn't even beatified. After he did what he HAD to do, he was dropped like a burning coal.
@@PeterLGଈ imo that makes him more of a real saint when you consider the spirit behind canonization into sainthood. If the catholics put their money where their scripture is, he would be canonized. This makes sense unless you don't believe Jesus and The Father are Literally the Same Person.
Feels good to sing. That thumbnail is when Judas sings "I don't need your blood money" That part isnt in the bible. I can't watch him take the money without breaking down crying. Not for Jesus, for Judas. They were tricking him, manipulating him. Judas tried to give the money back after he realized they were going to crucify Jesus. That wouldn't take the arrest back. He betrayed his best friend because he thought he was doing the right thing. He took the money because he didn't want to be a hypocrite. Much better version than the Bible. Some things need a rewrite.
Anybody get the symbolism in the tanks? They’re CENTURIONS, and they were used, at this time, before the Merkava, by the Israeli army… so Judas is being chased by the Jews AND the Romans.
the romans in the movie use a lot of modern weaponry (the roman guards for example have guns), and the presence of more 'advanced' technology seems to symbolize the growing reach and power of rome throughout the movie
If Judas hadn't betrayed Jesus, Jesus wouldn't have been crucified and resurrected and we would all still have to go to hell. So we should be thanking him.
Hoo boy, strap in for some trivia. The scene actually opens a bit before the start of this clip. Judas is in the desert, angsting, when suddenly these tanks sloooowly rise up over a ridge and start rolling towards him. Judas runs like heck (who wouldn't?), and the whole thing is meant to symbolize that he's getting railroaded into betraying Jesus. BUT! The tanks weren't originally planned to be there. They showed up in the background during Judas's Desert Angst, which gave the director the idea to ask them to be in the movie for realsies.
While the other gut has the [physical reasoning as to why they were added. But it can also seem like some symbolism being the creeping reach and power of the Roman Empire upon them as a military presence as well as being political and religious influencers. Given how that was also the case of the time adding to that though in his head also pushing towards turning against Jesus and aligning with those in greater positions. Which was the case at the time. Not to mention how they were CENTURION tanks adding to the point it was making.
It's using modern symbols to understand the power and military reach of the Roman Empire, which was occupying Israel. I always thought making the Roman soldiers "modern" was genius.
I always took it to be the constant thought and worry Judas had about coming war over the kingship of Jesus. I took the tanks to not be literally there, but a representation of Judas being haunted by the spectre of war. and it symbolizing the forcing of his hand in the matter of the betrayal. At least, it is his own first person excuse for the betrayal. You are seeing how his subconscious rationalizes it through the vision of the tanks. The tanks could also be Angels. I say they could be angels as I believe that's what the planes are after the betrayal.
They symbolize director Norman Jewison throwing everything but the kitchen sink into his zonked out, hippie fested, Methodist guilt ridden, let's blow a fortune filming in Israel to pretend it's all relevant, Interpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar!
My take is, when they were making the movie, Israel was at war or on war footing. so those centurion tanks and planes might have been ubiquitous at that time, and a nice addition to the movie, as a modern rock opera.
Carl Anderson was such an outstanding Judas that every performer playing the role since is measured against his portrayal, as far as I am concerned. To date, none have surpassed the late Mr. Anderson in the role. That's quite a formidable legacy. I'm so glad we have this film.
That’s who plays Judas? He’s a frickin legend. I fell in love with this album because of his part and I never even saw the play. I just listen to a lot of the songs over and over. My favorite is heaven on their minds.
Wholeheartedly agree 💞
I wholeheartedly agree!! Carl Anderson was the gold standard on that role without a doubt!! I still love hearing that beautiful voice today!’
@@AK-jt7kh it is my favourite too.
Absolutely agree
Amazing actor and handsome too
How can you not trust people with such excellent taste in hats
Excellent 😂
They are an exceptionally well hatted group of men.
Tend to not trust slaves
Carl Anderson in this film is showing so much pain, anguish, sorrow on his face. Great performance captured on film.
When the singing stops and he turns around. That's a powerful scene. All the show aside this story hits you
Such a wonderful portrayal of Judas. He was the most important of all of the followers because by his act the lamb would be sacrificed.
Timestamp plz?
@@agentzane9142 2:42
Almost like it's based off of a really good book that emotionally connected with alot of people
@@matthewJ142 Peter was the most important of the followers, because he was the rock upon which the church was built.
I am watching this again, after like 30 years and ( as a photo- and videographer and composer ) just blown away by the cinematography, the beautiful composition of objects and figures in every frame.... and the music, of course....this movieis still a Masterpiece.
the cinematography was very much underappreciated. Having seen many BAD tasteless Superstar shows since then, this movie holds up surprisingly well, as well looking like the right mix of time and period. Carl Anderson's (and Yvonne Ellimans) performance are the standouts. Barry Dennen does well too. The Jesus part has its problems, but its also the hardest to realize, so whatever the objections Neeley still does very well too.
I saw this rock opera in 1993. Got to go see Carl back stage… he was a remarkable human being. Him and Ted Neely were trendsetters and the templates for which all others will be measured.
Did you know that Ted Neely was in Django Unchain?
Ian Gillan from Deep Purple was the original Jesus on the album. As good...or in my mind, I prefer him more than Ted Neeley
@@samsmith4216 Did you know that Ted Neeley is in the Django Unchained movie?
@@trikkerman1 no....
@@trikkerman1 how
2:37 I love the pause, like Caiaphas is thinking "Drat, I need an excuse to so we can execute the carpenter. " Annas externally: "A fee" Caiaphas internally: "Thank you Jesus."
Carl Anderson is the most amazing character portrayed as Judas. His voice is absolutely outstanding…… 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
CArl is the man.. he nailed it.. and the songwriting is off the charts... masterpiece
Only "rock opera" that made any sense. Incredibly great especially considering the subject matter. It came from nowhere too. There wasn't any big religious revival when this came out but it kinda started one.
MEATLOAF could had played Judas!
Yum Jerusalem was captured by the Jewish ppl in 1967 which started a revival of sorts. But then a falling away started soon after. Approximately 76/77
Does Bohemian Rhapsody ring a bell?
@samuelelander2422 wasn't Spirit in the Sky specifically not religious though? As in Norman Greenbaum just wanted to write a gospel song for fun but he was Jewish. Kind of like how it's assumed Run Through the Jungle is about the Vietnam war but it was actually about gun control.
I like that the musical version is portraying Judas in more tragic then villian way. It is an interesting interprethation of this character.
i think he was always tragic and never meant to be a villain
@@default3368 Well, in Bible he betrayed Jesus because he was greedy. Same in the Passion of the Christ.
@@petrstanovsky7648 Have you heard of the Gospel of Judas? It's a Gnostic text which portrays Judas as the ultimate disciple, who Jesus would give the true teachings to. The Demiurge required the sacrifice of Jesus because he was a lower being concerned with the physical realm, whereas an actual God would not need or want any such thing. It's an interesting alternative perspective, as are all the early non-canonical texts. After all, what was considered canonical at the time was fairly arbitrary (see the inclusion of John of Patmos' Book of Revelation, which was probably written in 95 AD and is still not accepted as canonical by all forms of Christianity), so Christian beliefs could have turned out completely different. The early Christians were strict pacifists, which was abandoned for convenience and made impossible under Constantine. The idea of a Demiurge, a selfish semi-divine being who requires worship and condemns those deemed disobedient to eternal torment, would go a long way towards explaining the claim of a loving Yahweh and the actual practice and history of Christianity as a religion. Though obviously it's neither a loving Yahweh or an evil Demiurge, but simply human imagination.
I feel like they try to make Pontius Pilate a little sympathetic too, just doing what the people asked him to do
@@flagrarus There's a reason the Gnostic texts were tossed aside, and you just gave an amazing example. Judas was not a righteous man, and his motive for betraying Christ was strictly for personal gain. He was a murderous, greedy, thief, under the influence of Satan when he turned against Christ for thirty pieces of silver. Trying to rehabilitate his image is folly. If one's going to go down that road, they might as well refer to Lucifer as a lonely, misunderstood, angel. Some things can't be painted in a different light except by LYING... Evil Is As Evil Does!
The best ever... always imitated . never duplicated. Not even close
Gosh, Carl Anderson's portrayal of Judas Isgariot is still as electrifying as when first seen in cinemas 50 years ago. What an amazing and emotive performance!
Carl Anderson....geeze, leave some talent for the rest of us!
But for real, his performance made Judas a real person to me, not just a name or a fictional character. Absolutely stunning ❤️
I saw Carl Anderson 3 times on stage along with the original man (can't remember his name at the moment) playing Piilate, The role of Judas seemed to have been made for him. They performed so beautifully each time. Those were experiences I will NEVER forget!!! I only wish the generation after mine could appreciiate this AMAZING musical as much as I did!!!
I love Carl’s energy lol all the running and climbing
Carl Anderson steals the movie here. His performance of his emotional tune is flawless.
Best version of this song by far and Anderson was also the best Judas by a mile.
yes!!!!!!
i just can't with annas' voice in this version man
Just saw another version of the play tonight in my city. Nothing compares to the original.
Still my fav, it’s epic!!
Just love the priests costumes in this movie.
Today I was almost home and remembered and heard this song in my head loud and clear as when I first heard it
Yeah when it first came out shocking
A fee, a fee, a fee, nothing more
Think of it as just a fee, nothing more
A fee, a fee, a fee, nothing
Fee, nothing
Fee, nothing...MORE!!!
A fee nothing more - the synchrony between caiaphas and annas and their acting off the charts. I think they set too high a bar 😊. And not just them.
UNMATCHED, the Erie angels in the background saying so long judas just hits hard. Praise be to tmh
Well, the first time around, they’re saying “Well done Judas, good old Judas”. It’s only when he dies that they say “So long Judas, poor old Judas”.
In the bible, Judas goes to the Pharisees and says “How much will you give me if I give you Jesus?” He didn’t say “I don’t need your blood money!” That’s the line I keep repeating to myself. Andrew Lloyd Webber turned Judas into a more sympathetic character. It's about selling your soul. I recommend playing this song on a loop when considering any new business deals. I don't believe in god and I am so moved, this is my coping mechanism.
Bravo Carl Anderson!
Lloyd Webber's portrayal is probably more accurate
Based on what? No one who wrote the gospels or this knows what happened for sure. They are equally likely.
Its a great interpretation, in the movie its even better, the characters arent the same as in the bible but they are much more modern, more alike us today. By making them like this they have the chance to convey messages much more efficiently to a modern audience, they talk about themes much different that the ones treated in the bible, Judas Is a sympathetic antihero worried that Jesus words are being twisted, that the idolatry Is Dangerous and only wants it to not come down to the end of them, Jesus completely out of his normal character questions if him dying will actually matter, which is something that we ourselves have to answer today, if we actually want to keep his teachings alive, to not lose the point, hes challenging us directly by being a different character than the normal Jesus we all know of. All this delivered with a mix of modern and old with costumes and scenes, further strengthening the point.
Carl Anderson was great friends with Ted Neely and very humble. When asked by Katie Couric during an interview what made this musical such a big success, Carl simply answered, "Jesus."
I still get goosebumps. Can't hold back the tears
Dannnna dannna dannnna dannnna BATMANNNNNNN
Yes that was intentional. He now fears that Bruce Wayne is comming for him and avenge his betrayal
even though we know exactly how it goes, my heartbeat still picks up slightly and begs Judas not to take the money when the music stops
Masterful performance and such a great movie
That profound bass voice❤
The bass goes hard in this
Singing while panicking
Best film ever. So much soul it hurts. 10/10
A love the first Pharisees voice… classic!
I can play that blood money part all day his voice was beautiful (:
I've been looking for the part where he's "bummin' down the highway on a Yamaha" but can't seem to find it.
the rock music really brought the most to this out of all of ALWs works adding a modern flare to this very old story
No one has been able to top what Carl did with Judas and they probably never will.
the guy with the higher vocal range’s voice scratches some itch in my brain idk why
Gonna live with this version for next 2000yeas! Allleluja! Thax for creators crew!
How does this video not have more views!
Screams like a mad man of Evil, demons and damnation!!
*Groovy funky jazzy upbeat rhythm checks out.*
Does this song bring...well...bring Batman to anyone's mind?
I knew I couldn’t be the only one…
This music does something to me. Andrew Lloy Webber is a TRUE musical genius
1:40 those guys are so Monty Python
У Карла очень сильный и неповторимый голос.....
I saw this in '72 at the Universal Amphitheater! in L.A. It had pretty much the same cast except for Yvonne Elliman. Our Mary was Heather McCrea (as I recall).
I had kept the program for years but finally lost it...
I was there too. I remember being 13 and going with my Mom. A good night. I believe you are right about Heather McCrea
@@henrysmom1742 Heh... I was 14!
Welcome to retirement, ay?!? ;-)
JUDAS
Now if I help you, it matters that you see
These sordid kinda things are coming hard to me.
It's taken me some time to work out what to do.
I weighed the whole thing out before I came to you.
I have no thought at all about my own reward.
I really didn't come here of my own accord.
Just don't say I'm ... damned for all time.
I came because I had to; I'm the one who saw.
Jesus can't control it like he did before.
And furthermore I know that Jesus thinks so too.
Jesus wouldn't mind that I was here with you.
I have no thought at all about my own reward.
I really didn't come here of my own accord.
Just don't say I'm ... damned for all time.
Annas, you're a friend, a worldly man and wise.
Caiaphas, my friend, I know you sympathise.
Why are we the prophets? Why are we the ones
Who see the sad solution - know what must be done?
I have no thought at all about my own reward.
I really didn't come here of my own accord.
Just don't say I'm damned for all time.
ANNAS
Cut the protesting, forget the excuses.
We want information. Get up off the floor.
CAIAPHAS
We have the papers we need to arrest him.
You know his movements. We know the law.
ANNAS
Your help in this matter won't go unrewarded.
CAIAPHAS
We'll pay you in silver, cash on the nail.
We just need to know where the soldiers can find him.
ANNAS
With no crowd around him.
CAIAPHAS
Then we can't fail.
JUDAS
I don't want your blood money!
CAIAPHAS
Oh, that doesn't matter, our expenses are good.
JUDAS
I don't need your blood money!
ANNAS
But you might as well take it. We think that you should.
CAIAPHAS
Think of the things you could do with that money,
Choose any charity - give to the poor.
We've noted your motives.
We've noted your feelings.
This isn't blood money - it's a ...
ANNAS
A fee.
CAIAPHAS
A fee nothing more.
JUDAS
On Thursday night you'll find him where you want him.
Far from the crowds, in the Garden of Gethsemane.
CHOIR
Well done Judas. Good old Judas.
Carl Anderson manca moltissimo.Grande cantante ed attore.
this is a great movie tbh, I'm surprised it hasn't been remade. The songs are beautiful as well
it has been remade
It has, in 2002
it has been remade.
They couldn't remake it now. All the woke controversy about casting decisions would kill the project.
Plus, they could never find 30+ skinny people in America now.
to all of you saying it has been remade, what OP means is REMADE IN THE SAME STYLE, ACTUALLY FILMING IT IN THE HOLY LAND ETC.
I agree, that would be cool if we had a period accurate JCSS. If this was not what OP meant, then OP is wrong.
Great performance by Robert Bingham. Maybe I'll donate for his medical treatment
I don't know how hard it must have been to play Judas. It's definitely a challenge given the nature of the actual Judas
Judas sicarius the sicarius) did not betray jesus he was a zealot a sicarius ( fanatic knifemen who's motto might have been any roman will do) jesus failed the zealot cause and was punished by the Romans not judas. john betrayed hi three times according to the biblical account.
Wow, this looks so clear!
As a child I was dead scared of Caiphas.
Man that last damned for all time hits so hard
Vincent Tong could play Judas in an audio version of Superstar with Travis Turner as Annas and Kyle Rideout as Caiaphas.
Jesus himself was driving one of those tanks.
All the songs are catchy
Saw him onstage at Orpheus theatre in SF as Judas with same Jesus as in movie in early 1990s
My favorite song of the musical.
I've always found it brilliant that they used modern (for the time) Israeli tanks and jets (Sho't Kal and Fouga Magister) to show that Judas indeed would be damned for all time.
Amazing number but the high pitched cleric kind of ruins it.
"He cries, but he takes" ! 😄
Carl and Murray both masterpiece 😊
excelente opera rock,por los siglos de los siglos.ah milos forman cineasta !
You know the funny thing is, those two tanks in the beginning are Centurions
It must have been difficult to portray, our Lord Jesus ' apostle, St. Judas. It was inevitable.
Umm ... Judas Iscariot was not the same person as Saint Judas (Judas Thaddaeus). Judas Iscariot was never granted sainthood; he wasn't even beatified. After he did what he HAD to do, he was dropped like a burning coal.
@@PeterLGଈ imo that makes him more of a real saint when you consider the spirit behind canonization into sainthood. If the catholics put their money where their scripture is, he would be canonized. This makes sense unless you don't believe Jesus and The Father are Literally the Same Person.
Am I the only one that feels as if the priests didn't match Anderson's energy?
the priests in this version absolutely suck
Carl Anderson made me like Judas more than Jesus as a young teen... And that scared me hahaha
Feels good to sing. That thumbnail is when Judas sings "I don't need your blood money" That part isnt in the bible. I can't watch him take the money without breaking down crying. Not for Jesus, for Judas. They were tricking him, manipulating him. Judas tried to give the money back after he realized they were going to crucify Jesus. That wouldn't take the arrest back. He betrayed his best friend because he thought he was doing the right thing. He took the money because he didn't want to be a hypocrite. Much better version than the Bible. Some things need a rewrite.
...great use of the toggle-switch
Sooooo good
When that bass cuts in... MMPH
So moving!!
I don't understand the symbolism behind having tanks and aircraft in this scene. It seems a bit random and distracting.
i love scratch acid
Jesus knew Judas would be the one. That’s what makes him the messiah. Matt 26:14-16
La pelicula la vi como minimo 70 veces
best scene in any movie
Damn, Caiaphas must've been doing crunches.
Anybody get the symbolism in the tanks? They’re CENTURIONS, and they were used, at this time, before the Merkava, by the Israeli army… so Judas is being chased by the Jews AND the Romans.
Damned for all time. You bet your boots. If you don't have Jesus!!!
What are the jet planes at the end supposed to represent?
The Israeli Air Force.... Lol.
Seriously though
the romans in the movie use a lot of modern weaponry (the roman guards for example have guns), and the presence of more 'advanced' technology seems to symbolize the growing reach and power of rome throughout the movie
Those are actually the Angels. Makes sense.
The movie doesn't really work for me. The Roman soldiers with tanks?
Something, Something, Blazing Saddles.. wink. Wink.
1🇺🇲🎴🥷🏾🏈, JESUS CHRIST AINT EVER DYING NOW...TRY TO TAKE THE FOOTBALL FROM MY HAND...
Wtf are u talking about? Take your pills grandpa.
These Batman episodes are getting really weird
If Judas hadn't betrayed Jesus, Jesus wouldn't have been crucified and resurrected and we would all still have to go to hell. So we should be thanking him.
Why? Would god lack the power to prevent all humans going to hell, or the will?
Judas handing me 40 in cash changes nothing...
Even when done through proxy
Carl is brilliant
Na na na na na na na na na BATMAN!
Powerful
Judas literally sings
Judas - Damned for all time…
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" I didn' really come here on my own accord " thanks for taking one for the team judas
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Πιστεύετε, δεν πιστεύετε οτι ειναι καταραμένος για παντα, ακόμα το ιδιο γίνετε!
The song is great but.... What are those tanks doing there? xD (0:04)
Hoo boy, strap in for some trivia. The scene actually opens a bit before the start of this clip. Judas is in the desert, angsting, when suddenly these tanks sloooowly rise up over a ridge and start rolling towards him. Judas runs like heck (who wouldn't?), and the whole thing is meant to symbolize that he's getting railroaded into betraying Jesus. BUT! The tanks weren't originally planned to be there. They showed up in the background during Judas's Desert Angst, which gave the director the idea to ask them to be in the movie for realsies.
While the other gut has the [physical reasoning as to why they were added. But it can also seem like some symbolism being the creeping reach and power of the Roman Empire upon them as a military presence as well as being political and religious influencers. Given how that was also the case of the time adding to that though in his head also pushing towards turning against Jesus and aligning with those in greater positions. Which was the case at the time. Not to mention how they were CENTURION tanks adding to the point it was making.
It's using modern symbols to understand the power and military reach of the Roman Empire, which was occupying Israel. I always thought making the Roman soldiers "modern" was genius.
I always took it to be the constant thought and worry Judas had about coming war over the kingship of Jesus. I took the tanks to not be literally there, but a representation of Judas being haunted by the spectre of war. and it symbolizing the forcing of his hand in the matter of the betrayal. At least, it is his own first person excuse for the betrayal. You are seeing how his subconscious rationalizes it through the vision of the tanks. The tanks could also be Angels.
I say they could be angels as I believe that's what the planes are after the betrayal.
Why are there tanks and planes?
They symbolize Roman power, which Judas fears.
They symbolize director Norman Jewison throwing everything but the kitchen sink into his zonked out, hippie fested, Methodist guilt ridden, let's blow a fortune filming in Israel to pretend it's all relevant, Interpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar!
My take is, when they were making the movie, Israel was at war or on war footing. so those centurion tanks and planes might have been ubiquitous at that time, and a nice addition to the movie, as a modern rock opera.