Salieri

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ewansp-2 — 9 years ago(August 12, 2016 12:41 AM)

As we clearly see throughout this superb film Salieri is consumed with hatred and jealousy towards Mozart. I cannot help thinking though that, by the end, this hatred and jealousy has changed to an admiration and even an affection towards him.
Anybody else think the same?

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Suzume-san — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 11:00 AM)

In a way, yes - certainly he admires his genius, and feels pity for him. It's worth considering that Salieri's war is not with Mozart - it's with God. Mozart is simply the battlefield.

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ewansp-2 — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 11:34 AM)

Yes indeed. Interesting.

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DoctorShemp — 9 years ago(November 26, 2016 11:24 PM)

That's such a good way to put it. And on my recent rewatch i realized Salieri is seriously one of the greatest film characters/motivations of all time. The conflict between his respect and hatred is so brilliant