My Life on this planet.

I watched and heard again some songs of the film “ Jesus Christ Superstar ”, a 1970 rock opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics). Although originally a musical for theatre, I really enjoy the film version of 1973 in which Ted Neeley stars as Jesus but certainly Carl Anderson who plays a black Judas and whose performance always moves me close to tears while there are also some bad guys in the leading roles. But the musical is not only about men as Yvonne Elliman plays Mary Magdalene. For me, this story comes close to what may have happened while others may strongly disagree and call it blasphemy. Judas and Jesus  The film starts with the cast arriving in the desert where they build a very basic stage as the surrounding land is the main stage. This is followed with one of the highlights of the movie that continues to impress me most: Judas sits high on a mountain top watching Jesus and his admirers and advising Jesus in the song Heaven...