History Awesome / Amadeus

* As wicked as it was, Salieri's scheme was ''[[MagnificentBastard brilliant]]''.

* 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 ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro''. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first dark opera in the form of ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. Last but not least he was determined to play through ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' until he passes out.
** Not only that but as impulsive and carefree and immature he was, he took his work very seriously.

** On a meta-level during this scene, Abraham's wordless performance relying entirely on his facial expressions to convey Salieri's awe while reading Mozart's works. And for the film-makers who brilliantly have the soundtrack play snippets from each piece as Salieri reads them, matching perfectly Abraham's expressions helping the audience understand just what it is Salieri can hear just from the sheets...
--->'''Costanze:''' Is it not good?\\
'''Salieri:''' ... It is ''miraculous''.

* The film itself was nominated for ''eleven'' Academy Awards (and six Golden Globes) and won eight (and four, respectively). Creator/FMurrayAbraham and Creator/TomHulce were ''both'' nominated for 'Best Actor' (with Abraham winning); while it's not the only film to have accomplished this, it remains the most recent, with no other film in the more than ''thirty years'' since its release accomplishing it again.
* The ''Confutatis'' composition scene. In order to get the impression Salieri did not understand Mozart's genius, Tom Hulce deliberately began skipping lines in order to confuse F. Murray Abraham. And Abraham played right along with it, giving us the scene we know today.

* 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 Joesph to let him perform ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro''. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first darkest opera in the form of ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. Last but not least he was determined to play through ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' until he passes out.

* 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]]This was based on erroneous 19th Century biographies about Mozart's genius[[/note]] It is in this moment, Salieri ''truly'' understands his colleague's divine touch... [[RageAgainstTheHeavens driving him even further to envy and revenge]].

* The film itself was nominated for ''eleven'' Academy Awards (and six Golden Globes) and won eight (and four, respectively). F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce were ''both'' nominated for 'Best Actor' (with Abraham winning); while it's not the only film to have accomplished this, it remains the most recent, with no other film in the more than ''thirty years'' since its release accomplishing it again.
* The ''Confutatis'' composition scene. In order to get the impression Salieri did not understand Mozart's genius, Tom Hulce deliberately began skipping lines in order to confuse F. Murray Abraham. And Abraham played right along with it, giving us the scene we know today.

* The ''Confutatis'' composition scene. In order to get the impression did not understand Mozart's genius, Tom Hulce deliberately began skipping lines in order to confuse F. Murray Abraham. And Abraham played right along with it, giving us the scene we know today.

* The film itself was nominated for ''eleven'' Academy Awards (and six Golden Globes) and won eight (and four, respectively). F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce were ''both'' nominated for 'Best Actor' (with Abraham winning); while it's not the only film to have accomplished this, it remains the most recent, with no other film in the more than ''thirty years'' since its release accomplishing it again.

* Mozart may be an annoying, rude, mischievous, brat of a ManChild, but that doesn't overshadow his genius. He was able to replay and remix Salieri's welcome march by ear. He manages to convince Emperor Joesph to let him perform ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro''. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first darkest opera in the form of ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. Last but not least he was determined to play through ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' until he passes out.

* As wicked as it was, Salieri's scheme was ''[[MagnificentBastard brilliant]]''.

* As wicked as it was, Salieri's scheme was ''brilliant''.

* Mozart may be an annoying, rude, mischievous, brat of a ManChild, but that doesn't overshadow his genius. He was able to replay and remix Salieri's welcome march by ear. He manages to convince Emperor Joesph to let him perform ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro''. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first darkest opera in the form of ''Theatre/DonGiovanni''. Last but not least he was determined to play through ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'' until he passes out.

* Mozart may be an annoying, rude, mischievous, brat of a ManChild, but that doesn't overshadow his genius. He was able to replay and remix Salleiri's welcome march by ear. He manages to convince Emperor Joesph to let him perform TheMarriageOfFigaro. When his dad dies, what does he do to show his grief? Creates the world's first darkest opera in the form of DonGiovanni. Last but not least he was determined to play through TheMagicFlute until he passes out.