Nope. I love it! The music, the cast, the setting, whats not to love. Plus, I really feel it does a good job at portraying both Jesus and Judas as real people. I love how Judas isn't just played as a bad guy and that he actually is the voice of reason. I'm not a fan of the stage productions, but thats only because I have yet to find one that matches the tone and the mood of the film.
Theres sex and death and human grime in monochrome for one thin dime and at least the trains all run on time but they dont go anywhere.![]()
Heaven on their Minds and Gethsemane are among the best songs (the latter is probably among the most perfect union between music and imagery I've seen), but a special mention does have to go to Simon Zealotes. Such an intense and jovial song.
I liked how they humanized the characters a lot more then most stories about Jesus. Pilate being a good guy was a big shocker.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?I love it, but I will be eternally puzzled by what they were going for with Simon Zealotes. He doesn't seem so much militant as high off his mind. The 2000 version makes more sense, even if the rest of the production is inferior, and even if we don't get Carl Anderson's awesome "what the fuck is going on here" face.
This beats Ted Neely's Gethsemane, however:
edited 13th Dec '11 8:06:31 PM by kashchei
And better than thy stroke; why swellest thou then?

I can't be the only person who loves this movie
right?
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?