>> i know your work well, signor. do you know, i-i actually compose some variations on a melody of yours? >> oh, really? which one? >> "mio caro adone". >> well, i'm flattered. >> a funny little tune, but it yielded some good things. >> the protagonist of the movie is not mozart. the protagonist of the movie is salieri, who is actually deficient. he's not a great artist. he doesn't have great inspiration. he's jealous of mozart, who does. >> shouldn't it be a bit more -- or this? this. yes. >> the most intelligent and rational individual in the movie is the jealous figure who isn't particularly talented, and the least rational and mature figure in the movie is the genius. >> when i saw "amadeus," there