An Honest Opinion of Casablanca Casablanca is a film that I believe will always be held in high regard. The film had the right components to make it soar. The main film aspects I’m focusing on, are sets, characters, and dialog. Each of those aspects flowed smoothly to create a film that most consider to be what a great film is. This film premiered in 1942, then was general released in 1943. Around this time, the United States had World War II. Many speculated that the movie was released as a moral boost for those opposing the Axis power. In the film you see certain instances where World War II plays apart, such as in the flashback in Paris. This helps set up the plot, where Casablanca is the last stop to get to the United States. This last …show more content…
Since I've never been to Casablanca, I don’t know what it looks like there, but the film paints me the perfect of what it might have looked like. There’s not many instances where you see an outdoors environment, but all the indoor sets look great. Ricks Café, owned by Rick Blaine, looked like an enjoyable place to be when there’s not much to do in Casablanca. Inside the café, there are tables grouped together with a space in the middle for Sam, the pianist, to serve as entertainment. Off to the side you see a bar area and a backdoor, where some of the locals disappear off to. Behind the doors, there is an illegal casino area so the local can furthermore enjoy their time. The scenes that are in Ricks Café, seems to create a delightful environment, which can be felt even if you’re not physically there. What adds on to that affect are the characters in the …show more content…
The most interesting and best played, were Rick Blaine, the owner of the café, and Captain Louis Renault, a crooked cop. Rick can at first is seen as a really tough kind of man, who will only do what is in best interest for him. He seems to be an overall manly man, who would care for no one, but as the movie progresses, you can realize his true personality. Captain Renault, on the other hand, is clearly state to be a crooked cop, and he stays that way to the end. The relationship between both, is very uncommon. Rick owns a café where there is an illegal café, but if you were to stroll in there one night and play roulette, you just might see Captain Renault having good time. Even though they seem to be friends, they still don’t fully trust each other 100%. There’s an instance where Rick help a young women at the gambling table to win money, so she can pay her way out of Casablanca. If Rick wouldn't have helped, she would have had to sleep with Renault to earn her way out. Renault tells Rick that is not that big of a deal since he has a more attractive women he still needs to “attend
Jaws is a very intense movie that will keep the viewers on the edge of their sit. From the suspenseful music to the exceptional camera angles featured in this film, made it the reason why it was one of the most popular films in the 70s. Jaws created fear in adults and in children, and were fearful of ever going to the beach again. It has built a legacy not only from the movie itself , but the deeper look in each scene that makes you want to watch it over and over.
The body of Kunze’s essay is broke down by the “three triangulations of desire” and these relationships are dissected to support Kunze’s argument. He elaborates on the importance of Rick, Ilsa, and Sam; Rick, Ilsa, and Victor; and what he believes is most important Rick, Ilsa, and Renault. He uses resources such as Kosofsky Sedgwick’s work on homosocial male desire to support his own argument that Casablanca “accurately depicts the emotional complexity of male friendships and the reductive role of women in these fraternal bonds not only to fulfill the film’s admittedly propagandistic goals, but as an inadvertent testament to gender dynamics in a power structure organized around male power and interactions” (Kunze pg.20). Using Sedgwick’s work as a model, Kunze constructs this erotic triangle between each group of characters mentioned above. Kunze examines each relationship and believes it serves as a sensitive register. Kunze explains that there is more power and meaning that the general content. Utilizing Sedgwick 's model, Kunze suggest that the viewer can see the “complexity of Rick 's interactions with Sam, with Victor, and with Captain Renault—each of whom represents different levels of homosocial desire, all trumping Rick 's love and respect for Ilsa” (Kunze pg.21). Throughout the body of the
Casablanca was directed in an era almost entirely dedicated to propaganda, as far as the film industry is concerned. The movie promoted America and the Allies similar to most films of the time, but it did so in a much different manner. The story told in Casablanca follows the main character, Rick, through his personal affairs and love tango with another lead character, Ilsa Lund. The film begins with Rick alone running his saloon based in Casablanca, in which he seems very indifferent to other people’s affairs, and comes off as very exclusive. He is delivered letters of transit by a man named Ugarte, which are nearly priceless to any refugee desiring to flee to the United States or another unoccupied country. Rick continues to act disinterested, reluctantly agreeing to hide the documents. He holds onto them even after Ugarte is killed for having stolen the letters, although there did not seem to be an...
In the film Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz, a clear juxtaposition exists between Rick and America. Despite Rick’s numerous similarities to America and his deep longing to be part of the country, a physical and psychological barrier separates the two. With America practically being on the opposite end of the world, Rick understands that he cannot abandon his responsibility to aid and influence others in Casablanca. Rick is willing to sacrifice his personal comfort and well-being for the greater good of society. This juxtaposition between America and Rick foreshadows that the United States would soon become involved in the war by overtly displaying Rick’s transformation when he confronts his troubled past.
Audience members, when seeing Casablanca, would associate it as a war film, and I agree with that, but to be more precise, it is a pro-Allie war film. The literary elements in the film are the reasons why it can be viewed this way, with the emphasis on the plot and characters. The timing of when the film was released also supports the idea of it being an anti Axis film. Although it was set in 1940, it was made a year after Pearl Harbor and America entering the war, but it was released right before the Allies had a meeting in Casablanca, so the filmmakers seemed to have wanted the audience to empathize with the Allies. The whole plot seems to be focused around how Rick is neutral at the beginning of the film, but because of an old flame coming into his life once again, he slowly becomes in favor of the Allie side.
During the film Casablanca, there were many occasions where each character had a connection with the other. The entire film seemed to be about a man who is going through multiple complications of reality consequences without informing and information towards his loved one. As you can see in the movie Rick is trying to solve and deal with as many unideal situations for the sake of keeping his partner LSA safe and unaware from the events at all times. The Films shows motivation between him trying to do whats best for him and Llsa who is the partner of Rick shows a high trait of curiosity and awareness. Rick is also a character who moves in and out of hard shadows, often within a frame by himself.
The 1942 movie, “Casablanca” portrays a World War II era enclave where refugees fled Nazi Europe and used this unoccupied city as a safe haven while pursuing their dreams of coming to America. The main character is Rick Blaine, played by Humphrey Bogart, who owns a nightclub and casino in unoccupied Morocco during the Nazi era. Blaine, whose sole purpose appears to be money, illuminates a sense of arrogance and self righteousness as he assists in retrieving the necessary immigration documents for those who are willing to pay the price for their freedom. Hidden deep within his memory are the reflections of a women that he once loved, Ilsa Lund, played by Ingrid Bergman. The third leading role was that of Paul Henreid who played the Ilsa’s husband in the movie. Victor Laszlo, a Jewish activist who was on the run from the German Regime was once believed to be dead after being captured and placed in a concentration camp, during which time his wife (Ilsa) fled to Paris and ultimately had an affair with Rick Blaine.
The German invasion brings the Casablanca people together to rebel the trespassers, showing that people will bind together and rise against. Rick (Bogart) and Victor (Henreid) oppose each other, but for the greater purpose, they support each other. This movement is considered dignified and American people continuously support a congregation rising against unrighteous authorities. Even today, fighting against the intruders for their homeland rights remains a common American theme, such as record breaking Avatar, the popular Dances with Wolves, and the animated children’s film Ferngully. The Revolutionary war caused this reoccurring theme with Americans playing the rebels fighting against a controlling superior country. Casablanca portrays the timeless, reoccurring American theme of assembling movements against conformist aggressors.
The Epstein brothers created Casablanca, a romantic adventure, like no other of its time. There are few movies that are loved by men and women alike. Casablanca is one such movie. It successfully combines action, adventure, love and romance into a film loved by all.
...t it is clearly obvious what is about to happen using an establishing shot. Casablanca also uses camera angle specifically portraying Captain Renault and Strasser as less powerful people in the office scene. Editing allows for smooth transitions between shots and allows for us as viewers to experience the scene like we are seeing through the characters eyes. Lighting provides us a mood of the scene, specifically when Rick first sees Ilsa for the first time since Paris. The Music plays a role in how we as audiences should feel while watching the movie. And without production design movies would not flow correctly. Every setting is specifically chosen to depict the location where the scene takes place. Casablanca is a quintessential film because it ties up all the formal elements of classical Hollywood. Without this movie Hollywood may be a completely different place.
Throughout history, the film industry has seen many directing styles and techniques. The early part of the 20th century saw a factory style of film production, but as the years went by, director's began to employ new and untried techniques in their pictures. One such technique which these director's implemented was a new approach to the use of the camera and camera angles. "Casablanca," an Academy Award winning film of 1942 saw director Michael Curtiz manipulate the camera in ways others had not. He uses the close-up, point-of- view, and creative shot motivation methods in his film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, to create an American cinema classic.
What does it mean to give yourself completely to your vocation or life? We find in a fictional story from Wes Anderson, his eighth feature presentation, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” What it means to be completely giving of oneself. Even though Wes’s movie is fictional, we find many deep and underlying themes, tones, and values. these are values are applications that anyone male or female that one can implicate in ones life to any situation. The main values we can find in the movie are simple, but can improve life ten-fold. Three easy steps to improving ones life are as stated: gratitude, positivity, and you must contribute yourself 100% of the time no matter how hard the road in front of you is going to
Robert B. Ray categorizes Casablanca as "the most typical" American film. Ray uses Casablanca as a tutor text for what he calls the formal paradigm of Classical Hollywood as well as the thematic paradigm that addresses the conflict between isolationism and communitarian participation. The film is typical in its appropriation of an official hero Laszlo, who stands for the civilizing values of home and community, and an outlaw hero Rick, who stands for individu...
The lion king I believed can be forever remembered for the impact it had on the world and they way it took the world by storm. It was an epic and memorable movie that took my imagination by storm. Talking lions and singing blew my mind away. As I got older I could appreciate the amazing story telling and impact this movie had on my life and the way it made me look at the world. Watching the movie sometimes I forget that its an animated movie because the voice actors and the storytelling is so convincing that it could be a live movie. This movie grabbed my imagination as a child and still holds my attention to this day when I watch it.
The themes of the film are timeless, but the historical period in which the film takes place is also very significant. As the movie begins, the family?s youngest son has just recently returned from World War II. As the movie progresses, parallels are made between the Corleone family and the rest of the world. The war between the rival families is much like the conflicts between nations during World War II. After Don Corleone is shot in the streets, it?s a wake up cal...