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Classical Hollywood In Casablanca
The film Casablanca reflects very well to the classical Hollywood type of genre and is a prime example of its era of film. The film has three main characters; rick whom is goal orientated and is seen as the hero which becomes clears towards the end of the film. Both Isla Lund and Victor Laszlo are prime examples of a classical Hollywood protagonist with their goal of traveling from morocco to America. The sub-plot is very evident between Ilsa and Rick and their relationship. The whole movie is based on a cause and effect string, one thing leading to the other. The plot of this movie is world war II and in this movie they tend to glamorize America. Throughout the end of the film you develop that kind if closure that classical Hollywood have.
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