Film Analysis Of Casablanca

Casablanca is a 1942 film directed by Michael Curtis; set in French-ruled Casablanca, Morocco— during

WWII, Casablanca is over populated, due to Nazi Germany, because many have tried to escape Europe to Lisbon to then fly to America, but this path left many doomed in Casablanca, in hopes of one day getting a visa. The plot revolves around Richard “Rick” Blaine, a New Yorker, owner of the popular nightclub, “Rick’s”. Starting off, the public is told by French police that two German officers were murdered, and the murderer is headed to

Casablanca, which introduces German officer Major Strasser, and French commander Captain Louis Renault, who welcomes Strasser and alerts him the killer will be at Rick’s that night. The setting moves to the

Lazlo confronts her about it but she refuses to tell him what happened between them, although he clearly sees there was something there. Ilsa convinces Rick to give her the visas by telling him why she left him (she thought

Lazlo was dead when they met, and when she heard he was alive, she had to go back to him), and he makes plans with her to leave together with the visas. But Rick, with only Louis in on it, makes it so that she ends up going with

Lazlo, because he knows that’s what’s best for her; Rick kills Strasser who tries to stop the plane, and the movie ends with Rick and Louis walking along the runway together, in the start of a new and “beautiful friendship.” I have heard about this film almost all my life—be it references in shows and movies such as “When Harry

Met Sally”, or at school, or from older relatives and friends—, but never got around to watching it, and this assignment was the perfect motivation. I expected this movie to blow my mind, but at first sight I was unimpressed, probably because I did not understand what exactly was going on; so when I watched it a

The casting was an iconic style of American films, with the handsome leading man, and the beautiful damsel in distress. To start off, Humphrey Bogart played this role exceptionally, because he was able to change in personality from the cold and brokenhearted Rick, to the lively and in love Rick, and to the emotionally healed and kind Rick, while making it all believable; through his acting one could feel like this were reality, one could sympathize with Rick, and see that he does actually change. Secondly,

Ingrid Bergman played the role of Ilsa Lazlo perfectly; she acted the pained, emotionally confused part so well, and it never seemed over-dramatic, she just had a great balance in her emotions, and was able to express her pain, her love for both men, and her sincerity in a way that captures the viewers’ hearts; it is to the point that without words, like when Rick and Ilsa first lay eyes on each other one can see that they were not on good terms and something major happened between them, the message and mood of a scene was conveyed well. Overall, the acting of all the characters was greatly played, and felt very authentic, the casting could not have been better, and the script and plot were top