Amadeus Movie

For those of you who were unable to attend the movie night on Thursday you really missed out. We were able to watch Amadeus, which obviously is a movie about Amadeus Mozart. I have seen the movie before and I had forgotten how long the movie really was. I was expecting to be done by 9pm but I was surprised to find that we didn’t get out of there till 9:40. Boy were did the time go because it sure didn’t seem that long. I thoroughly enjoyed to movie the first time I watched and I enjoyed it just as much at this viewing as I did when I first saw it. Although Amadeus is portrayed as a drunk and a bit of a pervert, I admire the drive he had to keep pushing through the hardships that he had to endure. Obviously his work would have succeeded immensely if it wasn’t for the core composer always working to push Mozart’s work down or not giving Mozart the credit that he deserved. But what impressed me the most about Mozart is he didn’t seemed to get so discouraged as to quick composing altogether. Mozart was aware of his talent and knew that one day his work would be considered among the great. Even on his death bed, Mozart was creating miraculous works of music that even the core composer wished he could compose himself. At some parts of the movie, I actually felt sorry for the core composer. I mean, Mozart seemed to obtain everything that the core composer wished to have. Mozart received a talent from God that the core composer seek to receive his whole life. Mozart also had a sexual relationship with the girl that the core composer hoped to one day be with himself. Even with all this, you see how the core composer prevents Mozart’s work from becoming what it could have become as well as how the core composer messes with Mozart’s emotions that feeling of remorse for the core composer quickly leaves. Another interesting aspect of the movie was how the priest in the movie slowly transforms from a man who truly believes in God and is confident about his faith to a man who looks as if he had seen the devil. When the priest first comes to the nut house to visit with the core composer, he approaches the old man as if he is there to help. He has a feeling of peace and happiness about him but as the old man tells the story of Mozart you can slowly see his expressions change. Even at the end of the movie, the Priest looks scared. His facial expressions look as if one of his own family members had just died and his skin appears pale. I think the priests transformation also goes along with the idea that the core composer had also transformed from a God fearing man to one that had contributed to the death of a famous composer. As I watched the movie, I also tried to pay attention to the use of the cinema elements that we had discussed in class. It was hard to do this as the movie progressed because I became so involved in the movie. But I did see the use of a match cut when the scene showed Mozart using his hands to direct his music and then it cut to the core composer in his old age who was also conduction the music in his head with his hands. All and all, this was a great event. Amadeus is a great movie and it is unfortunate that not everyone in the class was able to attend.