2. “MINI” DIS-ILLUSIONING OF THIS FILM
STEP 3. DECONSTRUCTION The primary myth illustrated in “Casablanca” is Myth # 7 (Your true soul mate should know what you are thinking or feeling without you having to tell.) Other myths that you can find tin this movie are #5 (To attract and keep a man, a woman should look like a model or a centerfold.) and myth #6 (The man should not be shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman.) The entire portion of the movie with the flashback from Paris, where Rick and Ilsa fall in love is a proof for myth #7. The couple meets, falls in love, but they barely know each other. She never tells him anything about herself. What kind of a relationship are they building when she is not sharing any personal information? She does not give him any real explanation when she does not show up at the train station- just a letter, which does not really say the truth. What makes this portrayal of love different