CASABLANCA (1942) FIRST TIME WATCHING | REACTION
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JOHN 3:16 KJV
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❤️BIBLE VERSES OF THE DAY❤️
JOHN 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Thank you! :)
GOD BLESS ALL HERE!!!!!!!!!
@Californiablend, I always use the rest of the passage, as just John 3:16 is twisted by many modern false-gospel anti-christian groups into saying something that it was never meant to say. So enjoy the rest of the KJV John 3:17-3:21 passage!
"17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."
Hallelujah
John 3:16 only has one interpretation concerning one holy nation, the nation of Israel. Reading the the whole chapter 3 of John brings you in the context of conversation that Jesus/Yashayah is speaking about.
Arguably the best of classic, studio-made Hollywood product, superbly written, acted, and directed. Still resonates with viewers 80 years later.
Universal themes stand the test of time, especially when those themes are so wonderfully, artfully portrayed.
What's amazing is that they're universal themes that are also highly crafted towards a particular moment -- U.S. entry into WWII @@artbagley1406
Watching Lord of the Rings: "Everybody needs a friend like Sam."
Watching Casablanca: "Everybody needs a friend like Sam."
Trying Green Eggs and Ham for the first time?
Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson
Dean and Sam Winchester
Dick Tracy and Sam Ketcham
Al Calavicci and Sam Beckett
Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam (Space Jam)
If you don't have a Sam, be a Sam.
@@bfdidc6604 😂
Be a good SAMaritan.
Watching Captain America: “Everybody needs a friend like Sam.”
Anytime I catch a young person watching Casablanca they immediately go on my A list for having some total class being willing to tackle this movie, and usually they come away with a positive experience from watching. The script is so good they get over the "oh no it's in black and white" phobia because they became so engrossed in the characters and the two stories going on all at once. Bravo! imagine you have joined the ranks of the original audiences in 1942 when you laughed loud at that line "Your Winnings sir...." you're now in the club!!
Yes indeed 👍🏾
You, did a marvelous critique and much more in depth than most outside of the original critics reviews. It is considered one of the top 100 films of all time and some have in the top ten of that 100. It is a dialogue driven film with basically practical effects shot on a simple stage revolving around Rick's in other words pure and simple which is another aspect of its greatness. As simple is harder to do than most think. And Congratulations on becoming a True Fan of, Casablanca. Now you should take in, The Big Sleep...if you want on and off screen chemistry between the principles Humphrey Bogart and the films Anjanu Lauren Bacall... They were the Loves of their Lives regardless of their major age difference and the wagging tongues of obviously jealous people. Humphrey Bogart is one of my older Cinema Actor favorites.Also, don't sleep on The Maltese Falcon. Or pretty much anything by Cary Grant ... For Halloween be sure and see, Arsenic and Old Lace. As well as Bringing Up Baby...and DON'T miss, It Happened One Night with Clarke Gable and Claudette Colbert. All these are the Cream of 30's through 50's Films.
Also knowing that WWII was happening at the same time and so many members of the cast were war refugees or had fled Germany and France to avoid death. Amazing back story you have to research
❤ Here's Looking at Hugh.. wait? 😊
Couldn't get anyone to watch it with me, so finally I watched it alone. Now that RUclips is a thing, I get to watch lovely hearts see it for the first time.
"How can you close me up? On what grounds?"
"I'm shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on in here."
"Your winnings, sir."
"Oh, thank you very much."
Fun Fact: In 2006, the film's script was named "Best Screenplay of All Time" by the Writers Guild of America.
Location Location Fact: Rick's Cafe was one of the few original sets built for the film, the rest were all recycled from other Warner Bros. productions due to wartime restrictions on building supplies.
The Rest Of The Story Fact: Some years ago in a shop dealing with historical documents, a photo still from this film was found, showing Rick sitting at the chess board. Accompanying the photo was a letter from Humphrey Bogart to a friend in New York, indicating a specific chess move. The document dealer explained that the chess game in the movie was a real game Bogart was playing by mail with his friend during the course of filming.
Historical Fact: Conrad Veidt, who played Maj. Strasser, was well known in the theatrical community in Germany for his hatred of the Nazis, and his friendship with Jews. His wife, Ilona "Lily" Prager, was Jewish. He was forced to flee his own country when he learned the SS had sent a death squad after him. Veidt only played film villains during WWII as he was convinced that playing suave Nazi baddies would help the war effort.
Movie Magic Fact: Because the film was made during WWII the production was not allowed to film at an airport after dark for security reasons. Instead, it used a sound stage with a small cardboard cutout airplane and forced perspective. To give the illusion that the plane was full-sized, they used little people to portray the crew preparing the plane for take-off. Years later the same technique was used in Alien (1979), in the "space jockey" scene, with director Ridley Scott's son and some of his friends in scaled-down spacesuits.
Didn't Veidt only agree to the role if Strasser was killed?
Maltese Falcon with Bogart is also a must. Crime drama with many layers. Great acting, many of the actors from Casablanca are also in the Falcon.
And if you've seen "The Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca" (and optionally, "The Big Sleep") you'll really enjoy Neil Simon's "The Cheap Detective," a 1979 parody of all of them.
To have to have not (1944) is also a great movie
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There are a lot of little touches in this movie that meant a lot to the audiences of 1942 but we don’t get today. In the opening when the man is shot under the mural of Marshal Petain, at the close when the bottle of Vichy water is thrown in the trash, little details add meaning to many scenes.
And the singing of the Marseillaise that was muted in this reaction video, such an emotional moment especially given that many of the actors/extras were actual WWII refugees/escapees from Nazi occupation.
The whole thing is literally WWII allied propaganda, but it works because the WWII allies were right and their propaganda is awesome.
Well, those of us who know even our recent 20th century history surely fully understand such references. Alas so many young people do not. But every time I watch this outstanding 1942 film, I pick up on more clever details! It is my second-favorite film, only after 1964's "Mary Poppins." And that is even though I fully disapprove of tobacco, alcohol, caviar, guns, gambling, kissing, wars, etc.--and I am only a bit less disapproving of coffee.
If you really want a bottle movie, see 12 Angry Men.
BTW: I loved your reaction (first one I've watched on your channel) Yours was more watching and reacting and less talking. And your reactions as emotional as they were are exactly what we felt when we first watched this movie. So thank you for the memories.
I couldn't agree more, one of the best reactions to this film on YT.
Black and white photography is called "painting with light." I am very glad you appreciate it.
It is interesting that in this film all three principals refuse to leave Casablanca in favour of another. In the Blue Parrot Ilsa refuses a visa "to go on alone" without Victor, just before his arrest, Victor asks Rick to use the letters to take Ilsa away, and finally Rick sends Ilsa and Victor away and stays behind, fully expecting to be arrested.
Lifeboat, Rope, Rear Window, and Twelve Angry Men are other movies that take place entirely or almost entirely in one location. In Lifeboat, Alfred Hitchcock even manages to make a cameo appearance in the middle of the ocean.
Casablanca was a play before it was a film..
"That us my least vulnerable spot" -Captain Renault. ..."Casablanca" is full of great quotes! ..."Round up the usual suspects", "We'll always have Paris", etc.
"In all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world ..."
I am shocked, SHOCKED!!! to find gambling going on in here.
"Here's looking at you, kid"
A generation ago, these quotes were used by every college student trying to be cool
“Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.”
This was a lot of fun. The movie moves fast but nothing seemed to get past you. Some trivia: during the singing of La Marseilles many of the patrons in the cafe had personally dealt with hardships from the Nazis which made the scene that much more powerful. Also, Conrad Veidt who played the menacing Major Strasser was a passionate anti-Nazi and both raised and donated large amounts of money in the allied war effort. Great reaction as always.
One of the greatest movies ever made as well as the source of so many lines that are still in use today. That said, this is when the movies had dialogue designed solely to carry the plot, nor for mass consumption sound bites.
As you said, Casablanca is dialogue driven, but it's the actors, the screenplay writers and the director who made it all work so well. Thank you for noticing the lighting and the shadows from the use of black and white film. It was an art to be able to bring out the best in cinematography using b&w. I've heard young people say they'll never watch old movies because of the lack of colour and it's so disappointing that they're limiting their world so much.
One of the things the director did to heighten the on screen tension was to not allow Risk, Ilsa or Victor to know who she was going to end up with until those scenes were shot near the end of filming.
This is a classic for good reason. When casting it, there was great doubt Bogart was right for the roll. But I can't picture anyone else doing it now. For just a little budget, Hollywood made this. Now you give them 600 million dollars and you fall asleep watching it. Great reaction well done!
The effort that went into the set design, especially Rick's, was incredible. Also, the script was being worked on right up to shooting. The final scene wasn't finalized until shortly before shooting. With all of that, the script is considered the best ever produced, perfect, and highly literate, realistic dialogue.
And Ingrid Bergman had to play all those scenes between her and Rick, and her and Lazlo, not knowing herself which of them she would end up with... no wonder audiences couldn't guess either, until the very end.
Remember that this was a movie ABOUT WWII, filmed and released DURING WWII. The vast majority of war movies are made AFTER the war.
And it was before the US even entered the war.
Yeah well, maybe that´s because WWII lasted 6 years and we have had about 80 years after that. Duh.
@@praapje With the post WWII movies everyone knew the outcome of the war. That was not the case when this movie was filmed. So perhaps that was the OPs point.
@@azul8811 Now you mention it, I guess that´s what the OP meant. I couldn´t help but think what a weird comment to make, but a movie made during a war lacks the knowledge of the historical outcome. That said there were literally 100s of war movies made during WWII.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Officially.
Simply one of the best films ever made.
The film won Best Picture, Best Director (Michael Curtiz), and Best Screenplay (Howard Koch, Julius and Philip Epstein). It was based on a play called Everyone Comes To Rick's.
The film was actually expected to do poorly before its release, but the Allies invaded North Africa, and the film was rushed into the cinemas to take advantage of world events. It became a huge success.
Conrad Veidt (Major Strasser) was a German refugee who left Germany with his Jewish wife before the Nazis could get to them in the 1930s, even though he made a few American films in the 1920s. This was his last film before he died, although there was another film he made that was released posthumously. In pop culture, the character Veidt played in the silent film The Man Who Laughs (1928) had a profound influence on superhero comic books, cartoons, and films...his character's physical appearance was the influence for Batman's archnemesis, The Joker.
Quite a lot of the supporting actors in the scenes at Rick's and around Casablanca were European refugees from the Reich and the war, for one reason or another...which is why the "La Marseilles" scene is so powerful. Many of them like Madeleine Lebeau (as Yvonne, who was also the longest surviving cast member of the film, passing in 2016) have tears in their eyes which are very real.
"Here's looking at you, kid!"
I remember watching this movie as a teen on my local TV station and liked it. But then, in my senior year of High School, I took a Film class and we watched it and I had to take a more critical eye to it, and we all dissected the movie. I realized, what a great movie! Now it is one of my favorites. Bogie did one of my other all time favorites, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The film making back then was extraordinary. They didn't have all the special effects so they centered on camera and lighting work, great characters, and great stories! And some movies, like this, nailed it on all three!! Great to watch someone enjoy these classics!! It is like watching it anew myself!
Elsa said that the man in her life was dead. She had been told he died while escaping a concentration camp.
Actually Rick is an idealist. It's revealed that he was fighting against the fascist side as early as 1935 in Ethiopia when Mussolini invaded. Then he participated in the Spanish Civil War on the anti Franco side in 1936. So he became disillusioned after his abandonment by Ilsa when Paris was occupied in 1940. Then he became bitter, but after his experience with Ilsa and Victor his idealism was reignited.
Rick also symbolized the US trying to remain neutral at the beginning of the war. "I bet they're asleep in America".
I'd love to see you watch another black and white film, 12 Angry Men from 1957. The writing is brilliant and like Casablanca, takes place in one room, pretty much. Henry Fonda stars, and he is part of a jury deliberating on whether to condemn a kid for murder. Each member of the jury has to come to grips with their own inner demons and prejudices.
Oh yes, 12 Angry Men (1957) is excellent!
I also vote for 12 Angry Men. That and To Kill A Mockingbird.
For a political thriller using pressure tactics to influence the choice of a party's Presidential nomination check out "The Best Man," a Henry Fonda movie from the early 1960s.
Also "Fail Safe" (another Henry Fonda film), a movie about our technology getting ahead of human control...kind of like today's questioning of AI.
Your "bottle show" comment may well be due to the fact that the 1940 unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's by Murray Burnett and Joan Allison was the source material for this film, which was released Nov. 26, 1942. The play itself was not performed onstage until 1991 in London.
Loved your reaction ! Hope you watch more old classics. A really good one you should check out is All About Eve (1950). The dialogue is amazing ! Also, if you’re looking for a classic Halloween movie I would recommend Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). It is a hilarious and so much fun. You would love it.
Bogart was great in “To Have And Have Not” - some very similar vibes to “Casablanca”.
Have you ever watched “To Kill A Mockingbird”, starring Gregory Peck?
Do notice near the end when Louis throws away the bottel of Vichy water that is when he finally "picks a side" so to speak. Vichy was the town where the german friendly government (lead by Maréchal Pétain) was. The way you followed the events and were not "spooked" by the black and white, really enjoyed watching your wonderful reaction!
One of my top 10 movies. The first third is so brisk, and it has everything from drama to action to comedy plus 2 great musical numbers.
The writing is on point, the exposition is seamless. There are quotable lines throughout the movie. Nice story with a twist ending (a wow finish, as Rick would say). Plus it parallels where America was in 1941 ("I'll bet they're asleep all over America").
The lighting, cinematography and editting are first rate. The. Casting and performances are terrific, right down to the smallest parts.
BTW, another black and white film you could watch is "12 angry with men". Top notch acting and dialog that (almost) all takes place in one room.
12 Angry Men is my vote also!
Best movie of all time IMO.
It is great, but yours is an overstatement. There is no best movie. Maybe you haven't seen "The Third Man" for example.
I was born in the year 1950 and I appreciate how well you articulated reasons that I love black and white films. So glad you enjoyed this classic!
It's a fantastic film. At various points in the film you hate every single character, and then you love them all at the end :)
Twelve Angry Men (1957) is excellent too! Seriously, everyone who watches it is shocked at how good it is! So put that on your list.
The dynamic of Rick and Victor is interesting. As he said, they are in love with the same woman. The spoken depth of Ilse's actions with the men belies the truth. When she goes to his place and pulls the gun on him, Rick allows himself and her to have a flare up, which Rick explains later as "She pretended to still be in love with me, and for her sake I let her pretend." Victor understands his meaning, but has observed the interactions of the two so he understands how strong their feelings are and how hard it is for both. So complicated. It is a noble man who can push the woman he loves off on another man in the interests of the greater good. As they walk to the plane Ilse looks back with a worried look, a part of her realizing that she will have to go on without his love, but knowing she can come to terms with it because she really does love Victor.
I have a different interpretation. Call it the rank sentimentalist in me. In my interpretation, this is a revenge movie. Rick gets his revenge on Ilsa for breaking his heart. Using the letters of transit as bait, he lures her into bed one last time. The sex is so good that she decides to leave Victor for Rick, but at the last moment, Rick discards her. He throws her back to her husband.
What sort of a man is Rick Blaine? He’s a ladies’ man. Woman fall for him. It’s his sexual energy and his physical endowments. You’ve heard the phrase “Big Dick Energy”? There you go. And what about Ilsa? She tells us she met and married Victor when she was very young. There was clearly a large element of hero worship but no sexual chemistry between the two. He taught her about ideas and values, but he never taught her about sex.
So Rick and Ilsa meet in Paris and have sex. Ilsa has the first orgasm of her life, one of many she will have with Rick. It’s also the best sex Rick has ever had. Ilsa is a natural at it, in addition to her beauty and her young tight body. So they fall in love.
Sure, the movie is tarted up with the idea of noble causes and such. But there’s a line Rick delivers to the cuckold Victor that breaks through the facade. “Last night she pretended to love me and I let her pretend.” In other words, Rick tells Lazlo that he had sex with Ilsa. What purpose does the line really serve? To excuse Ilsa? Or to humiliate Victor and poison the marriage?
Good reaction as always. Regarding your surprise around the 22:36 minute mark that Elsa was 'cheating' on her husband while he was in a Concentration Camp, one thing you have to remember is that this movie was released in 1942...a few years BEFORE the entire world even knew about the horrors of what exactly was going on in those camps. It was only after World War 2 a few years later, was when the full extent of the horrific evils of those Concentration Camps finally came to light.
@fidel2xl Quite so, in 1941/42 people thought concentration camps were forced labour camps and very little else, it was only after the war ended that people finally knew the full scope of what those words meant.
And now you've seen Casablanca.
Congratulations.
I don't think Rick was truly neutral because Victor says Rick had a past where he was supporting the underdog. I think Rick being neutral was due to the situation around the world at that time, where he was... he was just more likely to survive if he didn't let his feelings be known. Also, he might have become this way after Ilsa hurt him, but you see, every once-in-a-while, Rick's real self coming out and Louis mentions that Ricky is really at heart a sentimentalist, not as neutral as he pretends.
The actor who played Major Strasser (Conrad Veidt) was actually a German who fled from the Nazis to protect his Jewish wife. Incidentally, his character in another movie, The Man Who Laughs, was the original inspiration for the Joker. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Laughs_(1928_film)
This was never intended to be much of a movie. Just one of 50 movies that the company was going to release that year. It turned into one of the greatest movies of all time.
The more Rick tried to be un-involved, the more involved he became. Well written, nicely paced & beautifully filmed.
I remember when the American Film Institute aired a TV special of their 100 greatest lines from American movies, "Casablanca" was the movie that had the most great lines.
People quote this movie without even realizing it. So many lines have become a part of ths language.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 That reminds me that when my little sister took a class in Shakespearean literature in high school, she told me that one of her classmates said "I like Shakespeare, but he uses too many cliches."
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Classic indeed! You may like 12 Angry Men from 1957, also a classic, filmed mostly in one room, great acting, camera work.
Yes, 12 Angry Men from 1957 is excellent!
Rick Blaine was a metaphor for America's isolationist attitude as WWII broke out. He was cynical and selfish and didn't care about the problems of the world like America. But in the end, his idealism is reignited after seeing the selflessness of Victor and realizing that Victor needed his heart - Ilsa. That his and Ilsa's romance wasn't even a hill of beans next to the problems of the world.
The movie was made to remind American that their sacrifice was needed to save the world. It was released in 1942 when Americans were still conflicted about being involved in anoither foreign war. It's fascinating that most of the cast were real refugees from Nazi occupied nations who had fled to America. They played the real life role of refugees trying to flee to America!
The scene with the Bulgarian girl talking to Rick about Renault was hard to follow. It had to be very delicately written because the movie censors wouldn't allow the intent of Renault to take sexual advantage of her in exchange for exit visas to be obvious.
The isolationist attitude was due to the failure of repayment to the US for WWI. It's irresponsible to waste tax dollars. Secondly, in the 1930's, as a result of understandable disillusionment of WWI and its aftermath, a series of laws were passed by Congress called the Neutrality Acts. Why should the US involve itself in yet again another European war? Not everyone loves to go to war.
Great comments. Glad you appreciated the lighting, dialoge, costuming, etc. Two things. 1. Rick's apparent neutrality but real support for the anti-Nazi cause parallels that of the U.S. prior to Pearl Harbor. Remember that Rick says that it is December 1941 and America is sleeping. Pre=Pearl Harbor the U.S. was officially neutral, but supporting the Allies through Lend-Lease. There was also a strong isolationist movement in the country reflected in Rick's many comments about being his own cause, etc. But like the U.S. after Pearl Harbor, Rick's true colors become apparent at the critical moment. Moviegoers of the time would have sensed all this. 2. On the love story front, note that Ilsa never once says that she loves Victor. But states her love for Rick several times. But she is committed to her husband and his work.
Also see Rick (Humphry Bogart) in The Big Sleep, 1946, another great film.
I'm sure you will be interested in Twelve Angry Men, 1957
In my opinion the greatest film about love ever. If you think of all the different types of love expressed in it. Makes sense.
Loved your reaction / review. (See there's another form of love)
I highly recommend you watch, The Maltese Falcon some time. Another Bogart film. Every bit as good as this one.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe. "Here's looking at you!"
Love your enthusiasm and that you got the many joke lines in this Classic Classic Movie - Claude Rains is fantastic as Captain Renault and very nearly steals the show.
Aha, half way through your reaction, I'm enjoying every minute. When Ilsa shows up back to the bar after the flashback and you're like-"oh NO, NOT unless you're ready to spill all the beans!", I can't wait to see your disappointment! haha. Edit- I know you had heard of this movie. Do you realize for 80 years people have thought this is THE best movie ever made? You got a taste on the first watch- it gets better with each watch.
80 years old and the story still hits like a sledgehammer
Classic Hollywood at its finest. So many epic lines. Bogie and Bergman at their best.
Used in film schools to teach about light reflecting mood, character change. Watch how Rick is lit and how it changes. Watch the light in Ilsa's eyes and how the light illuminates her and emotions.
I have seen a number of black and white films where I have been impressed with the depth and luminosity of actors' eyes. Yes, a well done color film can be gorgeous to look at, but there is something about B&W that can really pop.
I’ve seen many reactions to this movie and I think yours is certainly the best. You seem so genuine that you truly enjoyed it. I love seeing young people enjoying old classics.
What you're seeing is the brilliance of Director of Photography Arthur Edeson combined with Michael Curtiz's rapid-fire direction combined with the feeling of the times caught by the writers and also the actors, many of whom were refugees from war torn Europe.
And PERFECT casting, even for the smaller roles.
Indeed. Bois, Sakall, Dalio et alia.@@dr.burtgummerfan439
12 Angry Men is another "bottle" movie that I am sure you would really enjoy. It's pretty darn awesome.
"What's your nationality?" "I'm a drunkard." Love that line.
a brace on her teeth is funny as Ingrid's husband was a dentist and both living in Rochester, NY at the time, the same city that made the film for her movies
If you want to investigate a film with a confined location check out Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat".
Fantastic Movie. Have watched it since I was a little kid in the mid eighties. I never get tired of watching it.
My favorite Bogart movie is DARK PASSAGE . Lauren Bacall ( bogarts wife ) plays the love interest.
…my fave is them together for the first time in “To Have And Have Not”
Controversial in US on release. America had only just entered WWII and the polls showed fewer Americans bothered about Nazis. Most of the production team and actors were expat Germans who fled Nazi Germany. Very important film politically.
If you want more spectacular classic movies that take place in one location, like "a bottle episode," then I can't recommend Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) and Rear Window (1954) highly enough. You'll be blown away by their excellence. Thanks for a great reaction, and appreciating older films!
I always wonder how much first viewers understand of the political situation that underlies the film, and how important that might be.
Wonderful reaction to a true classic. Good luck with your channel.
That scene when they play La Marseille always gets me choked up. Especially when you know that many of the people in that scene were real refugees that witnessed Hitler's New Order first hand. It is like a defiant F.U. that can be felt. And I'm positive that everyone that watched that scene for the first time in '42, felt that defiance energizing everyone into action. "I like to think that... It's the romantic in me."
"If that plane leaves and you're not on it, you'll regret it, not today, not tomorrow but soon, and for the rest of your life." One of the greatest lines in cinema! Thanks for this perceptive reaction. This is one of the very few movies I can watch again and again and it never grows stale.
Rick was burnt out and out of the fight until he understood why Ilsa left him in Paris.
the best war propaganda film ever made
This movie is a TRUE classic. Casablanca, Morocco & Lisbon, Portugal were very interesting places during World War 2.
One of the best movies ever!!
U nailed the beauty of B/W films!!
For a spooky funny classic try "Arsenic and Old Lace". It's a classic black and white. Lots of fun. This was a good reaction to a classic romance film. Good job. Also, if you are looking for a short TV series (13 episodes and a movie) with a dedicated fan base try "Firefly" a sci-fi western.
Made the year my folks were born. 80 long years ago.
Beautiful reaction, thanks for sharing this! Fun fact In real life Bogie was an Expert rated Chess Player (2000 - 2199 ElO). While he was working on making it in Hollywood he was employed by a couple of department stores playing chess against store patrons in the display window as a draw for business.
Th acting and writing were superior back in the good old days. Classic for a reason. I love how excited you were getting about how the story developed. Great reaction, you are beautiful.
For a bottle movie try "Rear Window".
or Rope
A great reaction of a great film. Thank you
Of all the gin joints........
By the way, you've just seen the movie that has given the world the theme song to all Warner Brothers pics, and for over 100 years, its been a beautiful friendship. :)
Oh and they large man in the fez that is always trying to buy Rick's place, he's the inspiration for Jabba The Hutt.
One more thing, a few of the people in the movie had fled the persecution of the Nazi regime.
Great to have you back. I first watched this film when I was around 16, and it was the catalyst for my falling in love with old cinema classics. Such a great cast and amazing dialogue. Odd that it gets misquoted so often. Funny to me now I'm older and hopefully at least a tiny bit wiser, but I remember showing this to my first girlfriend thinking all females would love the romance and drama. She found it "boring and old", haha. 😵💫
Also, nice touch with the grayscale filter. It never crossed my mind before, but now I can see watching a reaction to a B&W film with the reactor in full colour (possibly with the film framed with glaring and distracting neon boarders would be very jarring. A thoughtful and simple aesthetic choice. ❤
This was not originally supposed to be a classic blockbuster … rather, one of a number of films the studio released in a row.
Neutral Rick was like the US in 1941. Lights were off across America. But this was 1942. Pearl Harbor happened and Rick gets involved.
The supporting cast was mostly European refugees and the feeling of the Marseilles is quite heartfelt. It get me every time.
You responded to this movie wonderfully. You were into every moment. A joy to watch.
I recommend THE APARTMENT now that you’re open to b/w films. It’s a Best Picture Oscar winner with great dialog, directed by a European refugee, Billy Wilder, who made quite a few really good movies.
I'm hesitant to use the word "perfect", but EVERYTHING about this movie is....
This is one of the greatest love stories of all time!
Well done young lady. I always watch when I see a young person react to this film. It is a classic and I want to see if they react to it the same way I did when I was young. So far, this film as come out on top. Besides that, your knowledge of film making made this a more enjoyable experience.
Love all of your enthusiastic reactions and especially those, like this one, that deal with an all-time classic. A young film fan's response is always a thrill to listen to and watch. There are so many great films I'd love to get your take on. Maybe you can start with some classic Hitchcock, "Psycho" (1960) and/or "Rear Window" (1954).
Noirvember is coming up, so how about watching some good old film noir?
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Naked City (1948)
Touch of Evil (1958)
I have a "bottle" movie for you. 12 Angry Men, 99% of the film is shot in the jury deliberation room. Great story, great acting, great dialog.
Great reaction! The plot is so complicated you suspect each of the main characters at different points. You were so done with Ilsa at her admission 17:09 😯and 23:26 😱 I loved it! ❤
My dad landed in Casablanca with Eisenhower's forces in late 1942. He said the real town was pretty small and sleepy and the Moroccan city with all the exotic people & happenings was Marrakesh.
One of the, if not the best love story in movie history. A lot of it comes from the timing of the information we get. In that regard it was perfect, getting us to make assumptions only to have us proven wrong later. Just as we 'knew' Rick was up to something, but we couldn't see any way to a happy ending.
Even Lazlo in the end understanding that Rick and Ilsa were still in love, but accepting Rick's lie about it being over, because they won't see each other ever again.
Black and white movies were not more difficult to shoot back then because black and white was the only way to shoot them. Everyone knew how to work with it. Today it is more difficult because everyone is used to color and has to re-learn how to do black and white. In 2011 the movie 'The Artist' was released, a black and white silent movie. I read that they asked the few still living people that knew how to make a silent movie otherwise they would have had to reinvent everything from watching old silent movies.
"round up the usual suspects" - inspired the title of the movie "The Usual Suspects". I know this coz Kaiser Solze told me.
If you want to see a real bottle movie check out 12 angry men. The original in black and white.
Original made in 1957.
Thank you I enjoyed your critique of Casablanca. You are both beautiful and intelligent ,great comments, glad that you enjoyed it. Casablanca is my favorite movie.
If you want another movie with great dialogue, Bogart and strong leading lady , try "To Have and Have Not"
Not as good as Casablanca ,but very enjoyable with a lot of quotable lines. Thanks again
Cinematographers in early Hollywood had to be very good. Without the textures, shadows, and lighting the background would be flat and lifeless. Some of the most beautiful scenes ever filmed were in black and white
Metaphorically, Casablanca is about America's reluctance to get into World War II. After WWI, where so many Americans died halfway around the world, there was no appetite to do it again. The focus in Paris is somewhat key - after WWI, American military waiting to go home were stationed there, where they were treated as heroes, and, amongst them, there was a fond romantic memory of the city. (See also the song, "The Last Time I Saw Paris," a song from the same era as Casablanca.)
When Rick asks Sam what time it is in America, Sam replies, "December, 1941." That isn't, of course, a time, but it is the month of Pearl Harbor, the event that finally spurred the US to enter the war. Rick replies that everyone in America is asleep.
Also, interestingly, Casablanca literally means "white house."
While the movie is nominally a love story, it is metaphorically about releasing bitterness to do what ought to be done.
The old Warner Brothers Bugs Bunny, etc., cartoons frequently had quotes from this movie, as well as the songs. It was a pretty cool to have grown up watching those and seeing this movie and seeing where those lines came from.
If you haven't already reacted to them, I'd recommend "Double Indemnity" (1944) and "Angel Face" (1952). Both are good dramas with surprise endings.
"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Best last line in a movie...EVER! 😊❤
There are lots of films from this period where the dialog caries the film. Take a look at 'My Girl Friday' and 'My Man Godfrey'.
There's so much to love about this flick that a comment section isn't near enough, but my primary reason is this: any male who watches this and doesn't want to be Rick Blaine immediately after is under suspicion! He is the coolest guy in the world. . .
Given what a crazy and mixed-up world we are living in today, this film is a tonic.
The planned B-movie became a modern classic because of exclusively brilliant craftsmanship. The directing, the camerawork, the light, Bogart and Bergman, the script written during the shooting. Casablanca was filled with many extras, giving a special atmosphere to the movie, many refugees from Europe, including the actors playing the Germans. Casablanca was also a propaganda movie. When the shooting started the US was still not in the war and Rick was a "neutral American". At the movie's end, Rick has made up his mind - and so has America.
They don't make movies like that anymore!
When my son was about seven years we were watching a movie in black and white and he asked me "Was the world all black and white back then"?
The greatest love story in movie history.
Period.
When you look up chemistry in the dictionary, there's a picture of
Rick and Ilsa.