The movie was good optically and as a scenario. Interesting characters, a real story put into a movie with great music and talented actors. It also has one of America's best actors F. Murray Abraham playing the role of Salieri.
The movie showed us the society of that time (1756-1791) the power and way the world was governed.
In the movie religion is very important. It is beyond doubt that god exist as a superior being. Salieri was a religious man until about the middle of the movie. The people and the society is not like today. There is a gap between poor and wealthy. There is nobility and normal people. There were a lot of artists and educated people in Vienna at the time science it was the Enlightenment. The nobles are interested in arts and knowledge instead of war and power. Some even try to learn arts like the prince in the movie who was taught by Salieri. The artists of the time are treated like they are nobles too (if they are successful or/and in the service of a lord/prince). Salieri lives in luxury, with servants, a big house with fancy furniture etc.
The normal people of the time also start to get interested in opera and theater. Somewhere after the first half of the movie we see Mozart working in a theater with normal people in the seats instead of nobles with white wigs. The movie also talks about how a man can be overconfident and lightheaded while being a genius at the same time.
In a way Mozart was like the Heavy metal bands today. What i mean? Not accepted by some people who are old and traditional (Salieri) for their behavior and style, but for their music. Bringing a whole new idea and making music a way never used before.
The movie is very well done and i will remember the meanings of it for a long time.
Stelios Papagiannis
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