Analysis Of Casablanca

Casablanca, often called one of the greatest love stories of all – time, is simply just one of those movies where you can't call yourself a film lover without watching it first. In every sense of the word, it’s a must – see similar to its predecessor Gone with the Wind and its successors Singin' in the Rain, Citizen Kane, and The Godfather.
Casablanca tells the tale of the mysterious protagonist Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) who was thrown of out America, but made the best of it with his hard as nails attitude by eventually becoming a nightclub owner. The movie takes place on the horizon of World War II and it seems as though Germany may soon occupy France. Underground movements are currently taking place. People are trying to escape to America and momentarily, Rick, a man who claims to keep to himself
He escaped the German army not once, not twice, but three times. He and his wife have now found themselves escaping to Casablanca. Yet, what Victor doesn’t know is that the German army is there waiting for him.
Victor's wife, Ilsa Laszlo (Ingrid Bergman), is a woman who spent some time in Paris with Rick. A love affair soon started, but before long, she tells Rick that they must part. They don’t see each other again until fate would have it that Victor and Ilsa come to Casablanca and into Rick's club.
All in all, I personally have found Casablanca to have proven itself to be a great movie so much so that I’m sure that even if it didn’t win the Academy Award for Best Picture, it would have still been a movie film – goes would love. Its appeal is seemingly universal and it may be something about the way the actors act or perhaps the emotion they project. Not only that, but the screenplay is a knockout. This movie is without question one of the most quoted films of all time with lines like "We'll always have Paris", "Here's looking at you kid.", and "This is the beginning of a beautiful