At first glance, "Amadeus" seems like a filmed version of a classic story, but it quickly throws in modern elements to lighten the mood and make everything more relatable. I liked what I saw at first, but in a way I felt as if I was being talked down to. And just as I started to catch on, the film lost me. The opening scenes quickly establish and foreshadow the mood and settings for the rest of the film. We meet Antonio Salierian old man in an asylum in early 19th century Europe. He is a bitter old man and when he is visited by a Catholic priest he is very spiteful, almost hostile towards him and what he stands for. He then proceeds to tell his tale of his personal vendetta against "The Great" Mozart. .
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who seems like a college frat boy stuck in the body of this period character. I really didn't have a problem with this because this is supposedly true and it does keep with the rest of the lighthearted, almost satirical mood. Salieri is the court composer to Emperor Joseph II, and when Mozart is invited into the royal manner and astounds everyone, Salieri is quietly enraged with jealously. He seems to be the most serious character and aspect to the film throughout the first half. .
There isn't really a definite plot to this film, and it doesn't make a difference for the most part. The story is somewhat of a biography of Mozart and his rebellious lifestyle as he constantly writes operas that shock the royals and the higher-ups, but always seem to accomplish his goals in the end. It is also a philosophical and spiritual allegory as we learn how Salieri forms a hatred against God. Why should this "punk" be blessed with such talent when he has worked so much harder and is not recognized as the genius he is? .
Like most people, I don't understand opera and the first half seemed to recognize this and worked around it well. The movie had been an interesting biographical drama up until the very middle and then seemed to take a nose dive.
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Synopsis Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's was the sole-surviving son of Leopold and Maria Pertl Mozart. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father returned from their last stay in Italy in March, 1773. ... Making It in Vienna Back in Salzburg in 1779, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart produced a series of church works, including the Coronation Mass. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart quickly found work in Vienna, taking on pupils, writin...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born: Salzburg, January 27, 1756 Died: Baden, December 5, 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was often considered the "most complete genius of all composers." ... v' The second half of the Enlightenment of the 18th century two geniuses Franz Joseph Hayden and the other was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the were introducing who wrote music called classical rather than Baroque. ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a man born into an amazing musical talent. When most boys were still running away from the girls that had cooties, Mozart was composing symphonies and operas. The movie AMADEUS illustrates Mozart's life as seen by another composer, Salieri. Throughout the movie Salieri...
The title of the movie was Amadeus and it's based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life. The movie takes place at the end of the 18th century near the end of Mozart's short life and the setting is in Vienna. A very important part of the movie was about Antonio Salieri because he is the nar...
Amadeus was a world wide profound success, receiving 8 academy awards with the help of director Milos Forman, and the producer Saul Zaenty. It's not about a famous musician and his works, but about a suffering old man, Antonio Salieri, who carries the guilt of destroying an artist of music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, because of his lust for love. ... Filming of Amadeus took place in Prague where director Milos Forman found the ideal location. ... The best location made available to the makers of Amadeus was the Tyl Theater. ... A lot of people are not that in touch with classical music,...
In the movie Amadeus, Milos Forman brilliantly depicts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's short-lived life and the classical era in which he lived. ... When he stated, "Nobody has devoted so much thought as I," this amplifies the feeling you get from watching the movie that Amadeus thought he knew everything and was without a doubt, the best composer ever. ... In the film, and somewhat in reality, Amadeus seemed to be the "leper" of his class. ... Milos Forman did a wonderful job of expressing the Classic spirit in Mozart's time in Amadeus. ...