Casablanca

Here's looking at you kid.



I cant say I really know what that means, and as for the rest of the movie I'm in the same boat.



It probably is because I'm used to the fast paced, action packed, sex, drugs, and alcohol films that fill our cinemas today. I admit it was a little hard to get myself in the right setting to watch and understand Casablanca. Since I wasn't around back in 1942 it was tough to grasp what was really going on exactly, I didn't really know how things worked back then for civilians during the war.


So basically here's what I understood from the movie.



Richard, Rick, whatever you want to call him, was kind of the big shot in Casablanca. He had his night club/diner and everyone seemed to look up to him. As you go into the movie you find out he used to be some freedom fighter of some sort but now has settled into Casablanca because he cant obtain his exit visa for the U.S.



Its obvious that Rick has shut down his heart when it comes to opposite sex because of something that happened in his past. That past happens to show up coincidentally at his night club and makes everything a little more complicated for him. They show flashbacks of what happens and clears some things up for me.


Rick also seems to be hiding something deep inside him, something he really wants to be, but is afraid to release it. By Ilsa coming back into his life, he comes upon a conflict of opening himself to her again. And when he finally does open back up, he realizes what he has to do and that he has to fight for what he believes in. Even if its not the best for him.


So after analyzing this film, my final conclusion is that it is a very good movie and has a good story. In order into enjoy it you really have to pay attention, and get into the right state of mind. Overall I would reccomend this movie for everyone, it gives you a little history on the ways movies used to be made and viewed.

BH