Amadeus, a play written by Peter Schaffer, and the film Amadeus, based on the play by Peter Schaffer and directed by Milos Forman, offer slightly different accounts of the musician’s premature death. And while most believe that the story of Amadeus is based upon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life, both the play and the film focus rather on Antonio Salieri’s distaste for the musician and how he attempted (and perhaps succeeded) to bring about Mozarts death to spite God. Upon hearing divine inspiration in Mozart’s music, Salieri questions why the impious Mozart has been rewarded with such a talent while he, a good man, is left feeling rejected. It is then when Salieri decides to destroy the man he regards as God’s composer. ...
The first notable difference lies within how each media is presented; in the written play, Salieri addresses the audience and has the assistance of the chorus, the Venticello, to thoroughly convey his story of how he went about composing Mozart’s destruction. In the film Salieri shares his story with a priest while he is condemned in an insane asylum in which he essentially confesses to Mozart’s murder. ...
Another noteworthy difference of both stories is how Mozart is portrayed. ... In the film these qualities of Mozart’s are heightened and almost overdone. His horrid nervous giggle, temper tantrums, naiveté and insensitivity are evident in each and every scene involving Mozart. Mozart’s costumes in the film also make him stand out over the other characters, particularly over Salieri’s. Salieri’s traditional style of 17th century dress blends in with the other characters while Mozart’s colorful clothing and wild wigs compliment his wackiness all the more.
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