Beautiful film, and very misunderstood

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 2003)

This cannot be taken as a biography. How many times must this be said until you people believe that? I love Mozart, and I also love this film. It never shows Salieri killing Mozart, in fact it never even shows Salieri as the Man in Black, it shows Salieri's reaction to Mozart and God. People blame this for bad feeling against Salieri, but that's simply not true. Salieri was a dead name until this film came about. People aren't stupid enough to think Salieri actually killed Mozart. I cannot understand anyone not liking this film. It's beautifully crafted, written and acted. It's a bit of historical fiction, and revived interest in Mozart. I love this film. I could go on, but I won't. W. A. Mozart is one of my favorite people of all time, and this film shows him in a very human way. They do not portray him as an untouchable genius, but as they very real man he was. As an aspiring Mozart scholar I would know that this is not a very accurate film. But so what? It's beautiful, touching, and makes me cry every time I see it. If you enjoy classical music, go see this film. If you enjoy good movies, go rent this. If you enjoy wonderful, character driven performances, go get this. You will not regret it. It's a wonderful, brilliant film