You say you want a revolution

 

I haven´t seen the actual film "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1973) for years (maybe not since 1973, who knows). However, when listening to some of the songs on YouTube the other day, one thing struck me. 

Sure, the film can be taken as a criticism of Christianity or religious cults. But judging by the lyrics of the songs and the ethnicity of the dancers, isn´t it also a veiled criticism of the revolutionary left and the Black Power movement? This "counter-cultural" production is actually an attack on the counter-culture it borrowed its aesthetic from. 

Not sure what to do with this piece of information, or if I even care, but there you go.