Best movie from the 1980's!

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2010)

Every decade punches out one movie that stands out from all the rest, it's no surprise that the 1990's had Titanic do just that with the 11 Oscars it took home. I believe Avatar will go down in history as the best movie to come out of the 2010 decade with The Dark Knight being the best 2000's movie. That being said, it's quite clear, at least to me, Amadeus is the best movie from the 1980's.
What makes Amadeus so great? A great many things make this movie loved and incredible to watch. Fans of musicals will love this simply for all the music involved. During the 180 minutes of film, you hear some form of musical score. What's better is that the music is written and adapted from works of Mozart or Salieri. Quite exquisite music with such grace and elegance.
Amadeus is such a masterpiece of fiction work and gives a memorable story-telling of Mozart's career and personal life while also briefly explaining the same of Salieri. Amongst the cast, F. Murray Abraham definitely steals the show away. Whether or not he's in his old-age makeup or he's playing his young self in flashbacks, Abraham penetrates your soul and touches the viewer's inner being.
Every scene brings a warmth to my heart. Every piece of music in the film is something to behold and listened to for hours on end. Amadeus is the type of film to make you long for the old times and make you wish to go to an opera like "Marriage of Figaro." It's not just the music, acting and plot that can captivate you but the art direction, cinematography, makeup effects, direction, and visual effects are some of the best you'll ever see. Amadeus is one of few films that you can give a perfect ten and feel satisfied knowing that people will agree. I certainly know that it's one of five films for me that can achieve a perfect ten rating. Highly recommended.