The film Casablanca has often been seen as one of the best movies of all times. Even though they never had high expectations for the movie, it came out to be a movie many people keep going back to. The film has many emotional ups and downs. People love that. They always want to know what will happen to the two in love and how they end up. The movie also shows struggles and suspicions in the characters. When we first meet Rick he is shown as a guy with a secret. And because of this, everyone immediately becomes intrigued. They want to know who he is and why he is the way he is. And when Ilsa and Lazlo walked into Rick's, more starts to piece together. Keeping everyone at the edge of their seats wanting to know more about Rick and his connection to Ilsa. Soon people see Rick and Ilsa were in love. Which captivates the viewer even more. People are drawn to love stories that have struggles. They want to find out what happens to the two in love. Whether they end up together or not. Throughout the film you see the characters develop and open up. You see Rick having a drink with Ilsa and Lazlo when you know he doesn't drink with customers, because it is said to a group of people asking to have a drink with him. And soon you see that Rick and Ilsa have a troubled love story in their past. But you also see Ilsa and Lazlo have a troubled love story. Its a troubled love triangle, but you get to see how Rick opens up more and lets Ilsa go away with Lazlo because he knows it's the safest thing for her to do. It's a love story people are interested in. A love story that you can't help but watch. Even though the film started off as nothing spectacular, it ended being an amazing film that won 3 Academy Awards for the amazing actors and story lines that everyone is hearing about, still to this day.
I agree with you that the movie shows love, struggles and suspension. They did a great job with this even though, as you said, they didn't have high expectations for this film. We see the love and emotional ups and downs specifically and the most with Rick. We see his love for Ilsa, and how he was hurt by the occurrences in Paris and how he struggles with it. We see the suspense in waiting for what he is going to do and what will ultimately end up happening with Rick and Ilsa and if they'll end up together. Which is where we ultimately see the love Rick has for her by letting her go with Ilsa.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that the mystery of not only Rick's past life, but Ilsa's as well, helps make Casablanca a classic. It's not a cut-and-dry love story, it's about two people that fall in love during the worst time possible, and never had the luck to make it work. The suspense of how the movie would end and how Ilsa and Rick would make out was directly related to the outcome of the war, making the viewer focus on the big picture as well. This helps with the success of the film: There isn't just one story to tell, it's the story of thousands of struggling people, and Rick and Ilsa's tale is just one of many. We wait in suspense, wondering about the war, about Rick and Ilsa, about who will win the fight, whether it's a nation or a single man.
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