Amadeus

"I heard the music of true forgiveness filling the theater, conferring on all who sat there, perfect absolution. God was singing through this little man to all the world, unstoppable, making my defeat more bitter with every passing bar." Arguably, Mozart is one of the most talented, notable composers and the greatest one of all time. He was even a prodigy by the time he was four years old. Although Amadeus isn't necessarily all about him, it still tells an accurate depiction of his juvenile and dirty humor--which disturbingly surprised most of its audience, especially those who aren't familiar with classical music or the background story of classical composers. The film opened with an exclamation, or shall I say, an accusation from Salieri to himself, suggesting that he had killed Mozart, and then followed by his attempt of suicide. We see the life and characters of Mozart throughout the film, molded by Salieri’s perspective and how he perceived Mozart. Salieri was a good composer of his time in Vienna, an Italian too in a city full of Italian musicians and composers. Even Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt were his notable pupils. He was a good composer that his heart breaks when he hears another level of greatness or, the voice of God as he recalls, through the pieces of Mozart. His heart breaks for the fact he could never reach that kind of greatness, for he could never produce such gracious pieces. The enormous adoration turned into this agonizing envy when he accidentally witnessed an obscene scene of Mozart in the dining room. And so, why did God choose Mozart instead of him to create such divine and majestic pieces--the smutty, dirty-minded Mozart, the performing monkey, as Salieri referred to. I was surprised when the film somewhat had a spiritual seasoning--the man begged God to be one of the greatest composers, and in return, he will offer Him his chastity. "All I wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing... and then made me mute. Why? Tell me that. If He didn't want me to praise Him with music, why implant the desire? Like a lust in my body! And then deny me the talent?" The man was so consumed and poisoned by his envy, prey on his mind and soul. What is so touched and heart-breaking is the scene where Salieri stayed up all night near Mozart, trying to complete The Requiem, the final piece. Every destruction that Salieri's aimed at Mozart, was somehow vanished and replaced by the excitement of the ability to be involved in Mozart's creative work. I am deeply in awe of their gesture, performance, and acting. Impossible to say you're not stunned. It's phenomenal to have witnessed the play, one could just imagine the creative work behind every piece of the real Mozart put.