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  • Mozart may be an annoying, rude, mischievous, brat of a Manchild, but that doesn't overshadow his genius. He was able to repeat and improve Salieri's welcome march by ear mere minutes after hearing it (and hearing it performed badly, at that). He manages to convince Emperor Joseph to let him perform The Marriage of Figaro. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first dark opera in the form of Don Giovanni. Last but not least he was determined to play through The Magic Flute until he passes out. As impulsive and carefree and immature he was, he took his work very seriously.
  • Constanze sneaks away various pieces her husband has been working on, offering them to Salieri for a price. Salieri begins flipping through the portfolio... only to come across some of the most beautiful sheet music he ever saw. Stunning him further, he sees they are first drafts without any corrections, as though Mozart already completed them in thought before committing to paper.note  It is in this moment, Salieri truly understands his colleague's divine touch... driving him even further to envy and revenge.
  • As wicked as it was, Salieri's scheme was brilliant.
  • Movie's version of the finale of Don Giovanni, which is awesome by his own right, but the movie just set the bar a bit higher by having Commandatore ENTER BY BREAKING A HOLE TROUGH THE WALL!!!

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