Rating of
4/4
Review - Amadeus (1984)
Delorted - wrote on 11/09/07
Said to be one of the greatest composers of all time, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) always thought of himself as a shadow beneath the infamous Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). His story of envy is told in the Best Picture winning film, “Amadeus.”
It is interesting to think that a film would be made to honor the life of a man who thought so lowly of himself, and would have today most likely figured this film would be about his rival. Telling the story from the perspective of the arguable antagonist in such a wondrous tale of the life of such a unique man was a brilliant and original idea. The fact that I had never heard of Antonio Salieri before this film is even more proof that his name has been drowned out by that of Mozart.
I could probably go on for hours on how I felt about this film, but it would be better for the readers to just see the film themselves. There is so much that can be said about how the film plays out that the only way to truly appreciate it for it to be seen.
This film will forever show that Salieri was not by any means a mediocre part of history, but rather one of the most inspirational. Without him, Mozart would probably have never truly become the composer he is known as today, and I believe Salieri deserved that credit.
Acting: 10/10
Writing: 9/10
Video/Editing: 10/10
Audio/Music: 10/10
Entertainment: 9/10
Final Score: 9.6/10
