Anyone see “Amadeus”?

Started by TheReturnofLive, June 10, 2021, 06:30:06 AM

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TheReturnofLive

June 10, 2021, 06:30:06 AM
Just saw it a second time - thoughts? Message? Historical accuracy? Overrated / should be seen by everyone?
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Michael Wilson

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June 10, 2021, 08:33:46 AM
Some of it, especially the music was fantastic; the enmity between he and Saliery is exagerated (I was told); also Salieri's explanation to the priest why he hated God (because of his one chance to gain renown, co-operating with Mozart's last musical composition), left the priest at a loss for words; just a cheap shot at the Church.
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Jacob

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June 18, 2021, 09:41:25 PM
Quote from: Michael Wilson on June 10, 2021, 08:33:46 AM
Some of it, especially the music was fantastic;
Well, of course, it is all Mozart. :D

Quote from: Michael Wilson on June 10, 2021, 08:33:46 AM
the enmity between he and Saliery is exagerated (I was told);
Yes.  In real life they were friends from what can be gleaned from history.

Quote from: Michael Wilson on June 10, 2021, 08:33:46 AM
also Salieri's explanation to the priest why he hated God (because of his one chance to gain renown, co-operating with Mozart's last musical composition), left the priest at a loss for words; just a cheap shot at the Church.
Do you mean that Salieri's hate is a cheap shot at the Church?  I'm not sure what you mean here with that last semi colon.
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Heinrich

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June 19, 2021, 06:28:00 AM
The mental invalid meekly asking for a blessing was my favorite scene. The scene with a daffy M. and the stern Archbishop resonated, too.
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red solo cup

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June 19, 2021, 07:58:10 AM
I found it quite entertaining.
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Michael Wilson

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June 19, 2021, 07:59:26 AM
Jacob,
QuoteI'm not sure what you mean here with that last semi colon.
I don't have a clue how to use punctuation marks, so I just throw them in to the sentence randomly, like throwing darts at a target; I hope that at least some of them will find the mark.  :laugh:
Yes, I did mean Salieri's hate and the priest's inability to respond.
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"My brothers, all of you, if you are condemned to see the triumph of evil, never applaud it. Never say to evil: you are good; to decadence: you are progess; to death: you are life. Sanctify yourselves in the times wherein God has placed you; bewail the evils and the disorders which God tolerates; oppose them with the energy of your works and your efforts, your life uncontaminated by error, free from being led astray, in such a way that having lived here below, united with the Spirit of the Lord, you will be admitted to be made but one with Him forever and ever: But he who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit." Cardinal Pie of Potiers

TheSaintsAreComing

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June 20, 2021, 10:41:47 AM
Quote from: Michael Wilson on June 19, 2021, 07:59:26 AM
Jacob,
QuoteI'm not sure what you mean here with that last semi colon.
I don't have a clue how to use punctuation marks, so I just throw them in to the sentence randomly, like throwing darts at a target; I hope that at least some of them will find the mark.  :laugh:
Yes, I did mean Salieri's hate and the priest's inability to respond.

It was several years ago I saw the movie, but that was also something that struck me as just a cheap-shot. Amadeus is mad and thinks God conspires against him, and that makes him reject God. Maybe that would be difficult for the priest to answer to, but it's not like Amadeus have beaten the priest - Amadeus's just a sad man that couldn't deal with reality
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Insanis

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June 20, 2021, 10:57:32 AM
Quote from: TheSaintsAreComing on June 20, 2021, 10:41:47 AM
It was several years ago I saw the movie, but that was also something that struck me as just a cheap-shot. Amadeus is mad and thinks God conspires against him, and that makes him reject God. Maybe that would be difficult for the priest to answer to, but it's not like Amadeus have beaten the priest - Amadeus's just a sad man that couldn't deal with reality
I think you meant Salieri, not Amadeus.

It has been a while since I saw the movie, but I think I enjoyed it.
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