The rise of genius and what comes then

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2006)

This may be a major topic for mankind's existential orientation. As soon as something special is recognized it is admired at first. But then someone is disturbed by something lying in the undescribable. Suddenly envy starts to take control. It seems to be the fate of the outstanding persons that they don't have much time left. The mediocres can't endure the outstanding and so they do everything to damage them. It's as Mr. Tyrell says to Roy Batty : "A candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long." And Mozart burned the whole musical universe in his 35 Years. It is important that this film shows Mozart's genius and that his music is still an immortal touch to heaven. I heard that Salieri is underrated as a composer and don't believe that he envied Mozart so much. But to me that's not important. It's a movie (and what a wonderful one). It shows (as Mozart's music) something beyond small-mindedness. A general statement of human psyche. And how the film shows it. Every second is something special. We come to see the heartbreaking downfall of a real gift to mankind and as Salieri is revited to Don Giovanni we have to witness every moment of it. In a sad way it's wonderful. Ah, yes; F. Murray Abraham is brilliant (and got an Oscar, right so), the same with Tom Hulce and the rest of the actors. Here everything is brilliant. I thank Mozart for being the man he was and Milos Forman for what he made of it.