I forgive you on behalf of mediocrities in the world

Gloria 2022-03-20 09:01:09




After watching "The Biography of Mozart", I thought, what kind of strange feeling would it be if China made a "Biography of Zhuge Liang" and asked Zhou Yu to talk about the Three Kingdoms to the abbot in the temple?

The best thing about "Mozart" lies in its structure. It finds Salieri, a Viennese court musician who has regarded him as his opponent all his life, to recall his life, and narrate it from the perspective of the second person. Demonstrating the genius of a genius, and his unacceptable side, the entire biography is complete and ups and downs. Whether it is Mozart or Salieri, the characters are very vivid and unforgettable.

This sentence echoed in my mind repeatedly. It turns out that the reason why geniuses die early is largely due to the jealousy and obstacles of mediocrities in the world. Geniuses are so rare that it is impossible to cultivate into a genius without any conditions. Most of the talents are so intelligent. Salieri, who surpassed the mortals, was diligent to a certain extent, but in the end he met Mozart. It was an ancient tragedy of "being born to be good, and how to be good."

This is still the case in this world, not to mention geniuses, people who are a little different, all seem to be foreign objects in the eyes of others, like Hu Jinquan and Wang Cailing in "Li Chun". It's hard to be a mortal, but it's better to be a mortal. The saying goes like this: hide in the world, then earn some money and hide in the mountains and forests.

But as mediocrities, we are still working hard, striving to stretch our necks a little among a group of mediocrities. Yi Shu said that it takes too much hard work to do everything very well. When I was sick, when I was eating, and when I couldn't work hard, I thought that if I had the ability, I would work harder. Because I had the ability to work hard, and hard work had spiritual material value. I already felt that it was worth it.

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Extended Reading
  • Trenton 2022-03-24 09:01:10

    The image of Mozart in the movie seems to be the leader of the frenzy movement. As the predecessor of German romanticism, the frenzy advance movement pushed the status of genius to the highest level. They admire genius for being unruly, unruly, unruly, unrestrained, and self-confident. The image of Mozart in the film is exactly that. The "magic laughter" that Mozart repeatedly appeared in the film will naturally make the audience feel unnatural, but it is an exaggerated dramatic treatment. This unnaturalness is the harshness felt by the nobles in the plot, and it is Mozart who used his pride to despise the vulgar and stubborn aristocracy. Mozart's pride has also become his "tragic flaw", step by step pushing him into the "tragic fate" set by Salieri because of his jealous genius. The "destiny" of Mozart was revealed at the beginning of the film, so the ritual of destiny can be slowly unfolded in the eyes of the audience. (10 points)

  • Hiram 2021-10-20 19:01:06

    I made a film when I was born. I joked that 1984 was the age of immortality and 1984 ←→ Immortal. So when someone asks me how old I am, I always say "born in the age of immortality", although it is basically a jealousy. But it’s amazing to be able to make such a film in 1984. The music delivered by Mozart is really shocking.

Amadeus quotes

  • Antonio Salieri: My father, he did not care for music. When I told him how I wished I could be like Mozart, he would say; "Why? Do you want to be a trained monkey? Would you like me to drag you around Europe, doing tricks like a circus freak?"

    [Salieri chuckles ruefully]

    Antonio Salieri: How could I tell *him*... what music meant to me?

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: [to Emperor Joseph II] Sire, only opera can do this. In a play if more than one person speaks at the same time, it's just noise, no one can understand a word. But with opera, with music... with music you can have twenty individuals all talking at the same time, and it's not noise, it's a perfect harmony!