The toughest act to follow in the world of cinema.

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2008)

Milos Forman's "Amadeus" will most likely remain the greatest achievement in the world of cinema for at least another fifty years. I say this because there are a number of things that contribute to a film being great, and Amadeus achieves perfection in every single area. When the film starts, and while the screen is still black you hear the thunderous, dramatic opening to Mozart's "Don Giovanni," you know you're in for something special. The opening credits sequence, scored by Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor, carries us into a film that from beginning to end, holds up to the expectations set by the precise, gripping introduction.
Sequences of masterful acting, gorgeous cinematography, and flawless, natural directing, are complimented by Mozart's heavenly music, rising here to accentuate the emotion is someone's words, falling there to segue us into the next gripping scene. Throughout the film, the music often starts very suddenly on the beat of a door closing, or a cut into a new scene, and this adds even more perfection to what already feels like a precise visual poem.
This film achieves everything that anyone tries to achieve when making a film. It is the pinnacle of cinema. From beginning to end, it defines "perfection" in the art of film making. This achievement will not soon be reached by any other film maker, and I wouldn't be surprised if this masterful, perfect piece of art were never bested by another film.
If you haven't seen Amadeus, you don't know the true meaning of the word "Cinema."
11/10.