A Masterpiece of the Human Condition & Music

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2010)

This is such a beautiful movie. The movie asks the following question. What would you do if you knew the thing you most loved to do you in this world you were given only mediocre talent for? And as a further curse you are given the ability to recognize true genius in your midst, but you cannot be a genius yourself? How would you react?
The movie is told from the viewpoint of Anthony Solieri, a modest composer of Mozart's era. He is happily earning a living as a composer. Everything is fine until he meets Mozart.Given some musical talent Solieri instinctively recognizes the Mozart is an absolute musical genius. Trouble is, Mozart is a crass obnoxious slob. He can't believe that he, who has played by all the rules, who was a devout person could be cursed. The curse is that he recognizes that he's just a hack, and this bore, Mozart, will be go onto musical immortality. How would you react to that? Could you handle the injustice of it all? The music in the movie is beautiful. The acting and costumes are beautiful. The movie deserved every award it received that year. An absolute classic on the human condition.
Several people have criticized the movie because it's not biographical about Mozart. Ironically with the title of Amadaeus, it's really not supposed to be about Mozart. Mozart just serves as a metaphor on the human condition that this movie so brilliantly illustrates, namely that Life is Not Fair.