Movie: Jesus Christ Superstar
Dec. 23rd, 2005 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartMy PC froze in the middle of writing this entry for the first time. *sighs*
Let's hope it won't repeat the act. I really need someone to take a look, and soon.
Anyway, the new German channel called "das Vierte" (which simply means the fourth one) brought "Jesus Christ Superstar" tonight. I haven't seen that film before. When it first came out, we still had communism in this country, and films like that weren't welcome.
Some clever people smuggled in nth-generation audio cassette copies of the soundtrack. And as photocopying didn't exist back then (not in Hungary anyway), others hand-typed the lyrics and roughly translated them for those who didn't speak English (which included me, at that time).
I remember that we were ecstatic about the music. It was something new and revolutionary, something we hadn't know before in context with a religious topic. I also remember how we regretted not being able to see the film itself.
Now that I've finally seen it, I'm of two minds about it. I see that we really missed a lot by not having the visuals, with all their powerful symbolism. The scene where Judas was running from the tanks in the desert or the bomber jets flew over him were unforgettable. I liked the guy who played Judas a great deal, and the High Priests impressed the hell out of me, especially Kaiaphas. The man had a voice to die for.
On the other hand, Jesus and Mary Magdalen were quite the disappointment. I guess it's the same thing as reading a book, making your own visuals, then see the movie adaptation and feel cheated by it. Still, I'm very glad I finally had the chance to see it.
Let's hope it won't repeat the act. I really need someone to take a look, and soon.
Anyway, the new German channel called "das Vierte" (which simply means the fourth one) brought "Jesus Christ Superstar" tonight. I haven't seen that film before. When it first came out, we still had communism in this country, and films like that weren't welcome.
Some clever people smuggled in nth-generation audio cassette copies of the soundtrack. And as photocopying didn't exist back then (not in Hungary anyway), others hand-typed the lyrics and roughly translated them for those who didn't speak English (which included me, at that time).
I remember that we were ecstatic about the music. It was something new and revolutionary, something we hadn't know before in context with a religious topic. I also remember how we regretted not being able to see the film itself.
Now that I've finally seen it, I'm of two minds about it. I see that we really missed a lot by not having the visuals, with all their powerful symbolism. The scene where Judas was running from the tanks in the desert or the bomber jets flew over him were unforgettable. I liked the guy who played Judas a great deal, and the High Priests impressed the hell out of me, especially Kaiaphas. The man had a voice to die for.
On the other hand, Jesus and Mary Magdalen were quite the disappointment. I guess it's the same thing as reading a book, making your own visuals, then see the movie adaptation and feel cheated by it. Still, I'm very glad I finally had the chance to see it.
