Jesus Christ Superstar
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Grumpy
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SamSpade
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Jesus Christ Superstar has just - I don't know - worn out for me. And it's not that I find it blasphemous or anything.
When it came to stage, I had the album and knew all the words.
When it came to theaters I watched it five times.
But over time - I don't know - Jesus is whiny, Judas is annoying, the apostles are idiots.
I realize that characters like Herod are meant for comic relief, even though in real life he was rather fearsome -
but there's just barely a single redeeming character in the whole story.
I used to love the Gethsemane song - but - again, whiny Jesus pleading to a petulant God who just can't wait
to put him on a cross. In front of Pilate, he's fatalistic.
And it ends with him on a cross - instead of leaving an empty tomb, which is what makes
Christianity have any relevance.
I'm not offended by it, I guess it just bores me now.
When it came to stage, I had the album and knew all the words.
When it came to theaters I watched it five times.
But over time - I don't know - Jesus is whiny, Judas is annoying, the apostles are idiots.
I realize that characters like Herod are meant for comic relief, even though in real life he was rather fearsome -
but there's just barely a single redeeming character in the whole story.
I used to love the Gethsemane song - but - again, whiny Jesus pleading to a petulant God who just can't wait
to put him on a cross. In front of Pilate, he's fatalistic.
And it ends with him on a cross - instead of leaving an empty tomb, which is what makes
Christianity have any relevance.
I'm not offended by it, I guess it just bores me now.