begins the journey that is Michael Curtiz’s 1943 film‚ “Casablanca”: “With the coming of the second World War many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully‚ or desperately‚ to the freedom of the Americas. Lisbon became the great embarkation point‚ but not everyone could get to Lisbon directly‚ and so a tortuous‚ roundabout‚ refugee trail sprang up; Paris to Marseille‚ across the Mediterranean to Oran‚ then by train‚ or auto‚ or foot to Casablanca in French Morocco.” Last stop: Rick’s Café Americain—December
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1. THESIS OF YOUR “MINI” DIS-ILLUSIONING OF THIS FILM The classic and award winning movie “Casablanca” has become favorite move to many generations all around the world. And although it shows some great acting and wonderful directing viewers have to be aware of the obvious as well as hidden messages of this classis. The movie glorifies Myth # 3‚ suggesting that your true soul mate should know what you are thinking or feeling‚ without you having to tell. There are other different myths in this movie
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In the 1942 classic‚ Casablanca‚ Rick is the American owner of the prominent bar‚ Café Américain‚ where people from all over the Moroccan city come to gamble and make shady deals to escape the place. Despite all of the drama and variety of people that pass through‚ however‚ Rick has remained largely uninvolved‚ maintaining a strictly neutral stance with all who know him. This all changes‚ however‚ the day his ex-lover and her husband stop in. Despite his character’s initial detachment‚ Bogart allows
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This scene is the intro to ‘the Departed’ directed by Martin Scorcese. It is a compression of time with narration by Costello that gives insight into some of the characters‚ mainly Costello himself and background information such as location. It effectively establishes the position of the main characters and the public’s reaction of them‚ letting us know what the movie is going to be about. I loved the camera work in this scene and the way Costello’s portrayed‚ he is later referred to as ‘the rockstar’
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Good and Evil-Casablanca Kimberly Gromack PHI2000 U03a1-Unit 3 Assignment Capella University October‚ 2013 There are many different viewpoints on what is right and wrong and ethically and morally correct. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and Jon Stuart Mill (1806-1873)‚ both considered to be two of the best philosophers of all time‚ had different views on how one should live the Good Life. John Stuart Mill’s theory was called Utilitarianism and Kant’s theory‚ the Categorical
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The movie Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson‚ 2012) tells a story of two children‚ Sam and Suzy‚ who feel estranged and disconnected in their small island community of New Penzance. Wes Anderson’s use of cinematography and other audiovisual elements creates a highly stylized movie that explores the concept of family and the need for people in our lives. In the scene towards the end of the movie in which Sam and Suzy make a risky climb up to the top of the church bell-tower‚ in the middle of a storm‚
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Casablanca Critique The story about Rick Blaine and his American bar in Casablanca‚ and how he falls into such a strong relationship with Ilsa is wonderful. They met in Paris and had the most wonderful time but they had to escape. The morning they had to leave the girl‚ Ilsa‚ is not there. She had sent him a letter saying that she was sorry she couldn’t be with him‚ and Rick was feeling like his inside had been ripped out. Feeling very betrayed by Ilsa‚ Rick being a very hard headed character
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Grace Massett Professor Delmira Valladares Film 101 September 16‚ 2015 Casablanca Casablanca was a romantic film produced in 1942. Internet Movie Database summarizes Casablanca as “Rick Blaine‚ who owns a night club in Casablanca‚ discovers his old flame Ilsa is in town with her husband‚ Victor Laszlo. Laszlo is a famed rebel‚ and with Germans on his tail‚ Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.” Rick Blaine is the main character and he is described as cynical and doesn’t have a care
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Casablanca and The Classic Hollywood Era Casablanca exhibits the Classical Hollywood cinema in which its focal point is the resurgence of mankind. General focus points in Classical Hollywood era are narration‚ aspects of space and time‚ cutting (“invisible style”)‚ and lastly the characters. Classical Hollywood narration progresses always through psychological motivation‚ i.e. by the will of a human character and its struggle with obstacles towards a defined goal. In Casablanca‚ Richard “Rick”
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11/08/2012 Aristotle Analysis Casablanca 101 “Casablanca‚” has been deemed “the greatest love story of all time” by many professional critics and film goers alike. To receive and maintain such outstanding reviews‚ the basic elements of the film must be scrutinized by a higher standard- especially when compared to the plethora of phenomenal love stories found this day and age. Aristotle set many of the guidelines we use today to determine what separates
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