Page - 36 - in JRFM - Journal Religion Film Media, Volume 06/02

36 | Katharina Luise Merkert www.jrfm.eu 2020, 6/2, 34–39 mies with a kiss. In the video, Lady Gaga is shown as Jesus’s companion in various situations, while the lyrics reveal her love for Judas.6 She seems to have an opportunity to kill Judas before his betrayal of Jesus, but instead of 6 Judas (Lady Gaga and Laurieann Gibson, US 2011). Fig. 1: Lady Gaga pointing a pistol at Judas. Music video still from Judas, Lady Gaga, 00:03:36. Fig. 2: Lady Gaga crying after she has painted Judas’s lips. Music video still from Judas, Lady Gaga, 00:03:36.