What's the deal about beating on Skrjabin (Scriabin)?
Jackson is asked about his knowledge about Skrjabin. The person asking him clearly pronounces Skrjabin's name wrong which leads to a misunderstanding. I get it so far.
Then Jackson's character starts tearing down on Skrjabin who must be the greatest writer of piano music since Chopin.
Am I biased or does the story writer have no idea of how ground breaking Skrjabin's music was/is? I play and listen to Skrjabin's piano music almost every day, and it still seems to amaze me. Like Chopin (who Skrjabin clearly admitted being inspirated by) I always find a new aspect in the music every time I listen to it.
So why make Jackson's character put down Skrjabin? To prove that he's beyond him? I can't think of any composer contemporary to Skrjabin who was able to write such brilliant music.
Maybe it's just me being a big fan of Skrjabin but to me it ruined Romulus' credibility as being a musical genious.
If in doubt, listen to Skrjabin's Etudes (or Sonatas for that sake). Preferably with the music sheets beside you to see how intense and complicated the music really is.