Is it just me or did he go way higher than he should have?

Blasphemous heathens.
Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem to portray a humble, peaceful King and Messiah.
These lavishing performances are unnecessary and Blasphemous.

You really have to admire the unshakeable faith of a production crew that looked at a massive construction crane and decided, "Yeah, let's just let Choi from logistics handle the Ascension."
Choi just kept holding down the lever until the actor cleared the tops of the nearby skyscrapers, effectively transforming a solemn performance into an accidental high-altitude rescue mission. At that point, the Second Coming ceased to be a matter of theology and became a frantic prayer that Jesus remembers how to use his white robe as an emergency parachute.

The attachment has not broken. So it is more solid than in similar videos.