yes and i realize that half a dozen other reviewer have call this movie copying amadeus and but it can not be say enough . scene seem to have be lift directly from milo forman script with only superficial change . you can expect to see represent the maestro arrogant scene ( i be the voice of god . everything else be meaningless . ) the maestro make fun of the mediocre composer work ( complete with raspberry and simulated flatulence and just like in amadeus ) the mediocre composer dialogue with god ( why do you instill me with music but deny me the ability to compose . ) the musical dictation from the deathbed scene ( common time . begin with the violin . cough cough ) and the list go on . the problem be even bad . not only be these scene shamelessly copy and they weren not even do very well . jeepers and if youre go to rip off an original and at least you should try to improve upon it in your own creative way . no wait and there something even bad than that . it the fact that the director try to beat the story of mozart into the story of beethoven . folk and beethoven be not a crass and vulgar slob the way this movie portray him . furthermore and beethoven be not a babbling idiot who take pointer from his copyist and a 23 year old music student . unfortunately and film like this be responsible for butcher history . and another thing and beethoven ( in real life ) never call it the moonlight sonata the way he do in the movie . that name be give by a confused critic some year after beethoven die and and unfortunately it stick . but beethoven original title be quasi una fantasia . and another thing and when beethoven ( in the movie ) yell b flat . b flat . b flat . and hit the note on the piano and he hit a white key . and another thinggg . beethoven ( in real life ) be completely deaf for several year before the composition of his 9th symphony . this movie show him a have barely a minor disability ( say what . every other line and just enough to be annoy ) . aaand . annnother . thingggg . the american accent . oh never mind . just . never mind . i have waste enough time on this already . go see amadeus again . then and if you want to see an interesting biopic on the life of beethoven see immortal beloved which take poetic liberty and but at least theyre interesting idea . lastly and if you want to see something on the light side and check out impromptu and a film about chopin . but aside from those three and i have never see a good homage to a classical composer .