Mastapiece

Rating: 10/10 (23 November 2019)

Now there's two methods that can alter my perception of a film for me to consider one a stark, viable masterpiece. The first method of mine when dictating the intricacy of a cinematic experience would have to be just after the viewing when a noetic conception is instigated. Secondly I'd place the denomination of masterpiece on a film if it entire encapsulated me within the first 10 minutes of it's duration. I've visually perceived 3 films up until this point that are of the latter. I would jubilantly integrate this piece of filmography to the list.
From the first shot I'm consummately captivated by its Cinematography and score. From there it only ascends. It tells the story of Antoine Salieri, a man overshadowed by the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As the film perpetuates Antine abhorrence and jealousy towards Mozart gets more ostensible. But deep down no matter how much he abhors him, just like anyone else just can't gainsay how brilliant and fantastic Mozart is. You get these astonishing scenes of Antonio endeavoring sabotage Mozart's integrity and ruin him. Every single time he just fails miserably solely just because of how magnificent Mozart is. After a couple of failed endeavors he comes up with his master plan; To kill Mozart and engender a Requiem that would be played at his funeral. If everything fell into place Antoine would have the last laugh. Haplessly prior to him culminating his requiem, it is abruptly cut short by the death of Mozart. It is at Mozart's funeral that a disgrace of a funeral is being set for one of the most influential and integral musical composers of the baroque/classical period. Its at this point he realizes this was an act of god to torture Antoine. He's coerced to live the rest of his dying days in pristine torment kenning that he will never be better or even reach the greatness of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
This is an impeccable film no doubt about it. It's great cinematography and shot composition. The astonishing performance from Tom Hulce. We can't forget about F. Murray Abraham who gives an even better performance. Utilizing Mozart's music gives the film on inequitable advantage to other music utilized in films. The set design and costumes are all well done. All this accumulates to not just the best film of the 1980s but one of the all time great. At the end of the day this is a 3 hour film that I don't believe is overrated or too long and that's I'll that really matters.