Mozart!

Rating: Null/10 (2 May 2003)

The first scene with Nightcrawler attacking the White House while Mozart's Requiem: Dies Irae plays is one of the greatest combinations of film and music I've ever seen! I've loved this piece for years for its intensity, the way it combines fear, wonder, terror, amazement, despair, etc. . . Everything I've always felt about it was summed up in Singer's opening montage: the action, the violence, the awe - it's all there. I've never seen classical music used to greater effect. I nearly pulled my friend's arm off when I knew what I was listening to while some mysterious creature was ravaging the President's guards I was so excited. She thought I was a complete dork. But really, in this scene Nightcrawler IS an angry god, punishing the insensitivity and intolerance of humanity, raining blue lighting from above. The movie was excellent, but even the first scene alone is worth admission price!