At first glance, "Amadeus" seems like a filmed version of a classic story, but it quickly throws in modern elements to lighten the mood and make everything more relatable. I liked what I saw at first, but in a way I felt as if I was being ... the first act that perfectly symbolizes my view of "Amadeus." After Emperor Joseph II has watched his first Mozart opera, he says he liked it, but there were "too many notes." I'd have to say the same to Shaffer, Zaentz, and Forman: "Your movie is good but it's just too much. I don't understand what the point was, but you did a fair job ... ...

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