Amadeus is so much more than a mere musical biopic. It's a film about the concept of hubris itself. About jealousy itself. And about what it truly means to be an artist.
Mozart and Salieri do not share equal blame for Mozart's death, yet it's made very clear that the two of them are direct parallels. Salieri is the human embodiment of jealousy, whereas Mozart is the human embodiment of hubris. One cannot exist without the other. Mozart cannot be…