Wolfgang Amadeus: Fact Vs. Fiction

Fact VS. Fiction Movies are created to be enjoyed. Some pay tribute to famous people throughout history, while others are merely used for our amusement. Some movies about a particular person contain nothing but the truth about that person’s life. Others contain some truths while the rest is left up to the writer to fill in, to keep the movie from being too boring. Because movies are for our entertainment and not necessarily to tell us the truth, (that’s what a documentary is for) I can see why this is so. Some people did not have very interesting lives but are still important figures that should be talked about. So, someone who is writing about them may fabricate an event or add things to an event to make it more interesting. Wolfgang Amadeus …show more content…
He even ends up being late for his own performance and only realizes this when he hears his music being played without him! One of my favorite parts of the movie is in the first few scenes. It is funny to hear an older Salieri tell the story of when he first saw Mozart. In the movie he had asked the question “Does talent like that show on the face?” He is browsing through the people trying to see if he can tell which one is the famous composer whom he seems to idolize. Until, that is, he realizes that the one who is making, what some would call “crude” jokes and hiding underneath a table is, in fact, Mozart. He is shocked that someone who composes such beautiful music could be that same fool he saw crawling around on the floor. I love the message that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” shows in this part. The truth to this is that, while Mozart was known to be a fan of such humor he did not actually show this side of himself to people who were not in his close circle. Mainly, friends and family got to see this sillier side of him. This is evidenced by surviving letters Mozart had written to his cousin.(“Wolfgang Amadeus …show more content…
It is fascinating to see this story of Mozart through the eyes of someone else. While there is a great deal of the movie that is made up and based on false rumors, it is still very interesting. Even though it was part of the story that wasn’t true, I found myself feeling really sorry for Mozart at the end of the movie. I thought it was really sad to see him when he was sick, and then to have Salieri there with him, knowing that Salieri wanted him to die so he could finally get some recognition. It seemed that Mozart did care about his opinion and that Mozart thought he was his friend when he really wasn’t. After watching the movie, I can honestly say that I not only had to, to write this paper, but I really wanted to find out more about Mozart and Salieri. I honestly stayed awake thinking about this movie and things that I wanted to look up for over an hour after it was over. In the end, I loved the movie and I would watch all three hours