A 2,000-year-old story told in the musical and visual rhythms of the early 1970s, Norman Jewison's "Jesus Christ Superstar" is a stirring, inspiring cinematic passion play. Adapting Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera for the screen, Jewison creates a stylistic document of the '70s that presents a reflective and near-meta observation of the final pages of the New Testament.

Telling the story of the last days of Jesus Christ, "Jesus Christ Superstar" focuses on the players impacting those final days. Here, the passion play is a literal performance staged by a busload of actors and singers disembarking in a dusty Holy Land.

Between the near-silent meta-bookends of the play is the classical story of Jesus and his disciples as the man…

Scavenger Hunt #36-March 2018
Task #25 Watch a movie based on an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

This was way better than expected. With a story like this, it's hard to have any spoilers. However, I was pretty moved when after hearing Mary Magdalene's version of "I Don't Know How to Love Him", we heard Judas singing the same song and it took on a whole new meaning. I knew that song before I saw the film and I knew the title track as well. Other than that, I was surprised how solid the film was.

I wasn't interested in seeing the story done from Judas' point of view, however it was not as offensive as I would have imagined. The…

I just watched Jesus Christ Superstar again, this time on the big screen.

I have never understood why this film is not regarded as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Not only are the music by Andrew Lloyd Weber and the lyrics by Tim Rice brilliant, but the cinematography is awesome. Yes, I will say it. This is a very cinematic film, one which uses all the tricks from the box in the most beautiful way. It uses the wide screen format to the fullest, so it should preferably be seen on the big screen.

I think what puts people off is the contemporary hippie setting and the fact that they are putting up the musical in fallen…

Film 3/16 of Scavenger Hunt Mini #1
Task #6: A film that focuses on a subject matter that you were persecuted for supporting/being part of
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The task here is kind of misleading because in reality, I've never been harshly persecuted for loving Jesus. I've been made fun of by non-believers, but have never gotten any death threats from it. And in a country like America that celebrates free speech and religion, it's a great cause to support. Let's hope and pray that whoever wins the upcoming election that these freedoms will survive until the end of days.

Anyway, Jesus Christ Superstar, or as I like to call it, Hippy Jesus the Rock Opera, is exactly what you'd expect from…