Amadeus Essay 2
Outline THESIS: Amadeus is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Mozart and Salieri. Mozart is shown as an exceptional musician considered today by some to be the greatest of all geniuses in his field having knocked out compositions for assorted solo instruments, opera and symphonic orchestras by the time he was thirty-five years old. Salieri was a talented composer and, had Mozart never lived, he albums might have been available for sale today. I. The film Amadeus is fairly accurate although it exaggerates and oversimplifies and appears to take greatest warrant in the area which is central to the film, the relationship between Mozart and Salieri. II. The relationships of both Mozart and Salieri to life, music and creativity shed some light on the questions raised with respect to the relationship between God and man, although at times that light is confusing and contradictory.
Amadeus: Mozart and Salaieri
The genius Mozart and the frustrated Salieri and their turbulent relationship are the centerpieces of the film, but the setting of Vienna itself at the hectic end of the eighteenth century is also a character. It is an era of great creative turbulence but one which nevertheless did not take easily to Mozart's brilliant compositions. The talented but conventional and limited Salieri, on the other hand, was favored by those with the power to elevate artists to heights of fame. The film delves into this struggle of Mozart's for recognition in an allegedly Enlightenment-oriented Viennese society, and in doing so is certainly not far from accurate. Mozart and his family were needy due to absurdly low fees for his teaching, the neglectful public who did not understand or appreciate his operas, the businessmen who cheated him. The film is not truly biographical with respect to either man. While Salieri, the narrator, does straightforwardly cover the early life of his rival, that period is far less crucial than the final
Amadeus: Mozart and Salaieri
The genius Mozart and the frustrated Salieri and their turbulent relationship are the centerpieces of the film, but the setting of Vienna itself at the hectic end of the eighteenth century is also a character. It is an era of great creative turbulence but one which nevertheless did not take easily to Mozart's brilliant compositions. The talented but conventional and limited Salieri, on the other hand, was favored by those with the power to elevate artists to heights of fame. The film delves into this struggle of Mozart's for recognition in an allegedly Enlightenment-oriented Viennese society, and in doing so is certainly not far from accurate. Mozart and his family were needy due to absurdly low fees for his teaching, the neglectful public who did not understand or appreciate his operas, the businessmen who cheated him. The film is not truly biographical with respect to either man. While Salieri, the narrator, does straightforwardly cover the early life of his rival, that period is far less crucial than the final
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