Casablanca Movie Essay

Introduction:
Many people lived in Casablanca, but it was hard for most to leave due to the Nazis wanting them. People are held in Casablanca in spite of their legal rights. Rick is an American who doesn’t do things for anyone and only worries about himself. He moved from Paris to Casablanca, and he opened a café in Casablanca. He meets up with his ex girlfriend, Ilsa, who broke his heart in Paris. They still have feelings for one another. She came into his café with Laszlo only to visit Casablanca. Then she found out that he had the letters of transit, which she needed, so she had a hard time leaving Casablanca. The letters of transit allowed them to travel freely throughout areas that the German controlled. The Nazis shut down Rick’s café because they found out that there was gambling going on in there. Ilsa snuck over to Rick’s café and pulled a gun on him because he wouldn’t give
This was something that was fought over the entire movie. Rick had to shoot two German messengers’ to get the letters of transit. Rick was given the letters of transit, so he could hide it. He ended up putting it under a stack of papers. Another important point was when Ilsa told him that she was still loved him because that made him convince her that she was going to stay back with him as Laszlo leaves to go to Lisbon. If she didn’t tell Rick she loved him, she wouldn’t have gotten the letters of transit out of him. The last important point is when Rick tells Renault to get Laszlo out of jail because he is going to set him up. Rick wanted have Renault hide, and then when he handed Laszlo the letters of transit, Laszlo would get arrested for possession of the letters of transit. Rick ends up helping out Laszlo escape by holding a gun at Renault. Because of this, he made Ilsa go with Laszlo on the plane. Rick didn’t want either of them to be in Casablanca anymore.

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