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- First time watching and reacting to Casablanca (1943)
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"I am shocked! Shocked to find out that gambling is going on here!"
"Your winnings, Sir."
"Oh, thank you."
My favorite bit on this whole movie and so many reactors seem to miss it. Well done.
True they miss it or don;t show it, others show it, laugh their head off. funniest lines in the the movie.
Describes our national political class to a tee.
No one misses it.
@@jnagarya519--I've seen reactors cut this part out! Unforgivable.
@@newsguy5241 It isn't that they miss it; it's more likely that it's over their head.
When Rick is sitting alone, drinking, he says, "It's the first week in December, 1941, and in America, they're asleep." This must have sent chills up the spine of everything American. The U.S. was neutral until Sunday, December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor. In the ending Rick says, " Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." It refers as well to the U.S. becoming Allies in WWII.
wrong!
Yes. Among other things, "Casablanca" is allegorical. At the start of the film, Rick represents isolationist America in late 1941, disillusioned by past involvement in European affairs (WWI), and determined to stay neutral in WWII despite fundamentally sympathizing with the Allied cause. Captain Reynault, meanwhile, represents collaborationist France, temporarily complicit in the Nazi domination of Europe. And the staff and patrons in Rick's cafe represent the many oppressed nationalities turning to America for protection.
@@robertstallings7820 well said
Allegory is when something stands in for something completely different. Casablanca is not allegorical. It is symbolic. Rick symbolizes America, asleep the first week of December,1941.
@@wadeheaton7518 It is even more of a match than that. Rick (America) had formerly fought for freedom, but was wounded and withdrew into isolationism. When Lazlo says "Welcome back to the fight" to Rick at the airport, with a little work you can work out the significance of the actual date and time when that scene occurs in the story.
This film is a miracle. Serious, witty, suspenseful, romantic - one of the few perfect movies.
Seeing how much you have enjoyed watching it is an added joy.
Thank you for reacting to one of the greatest movies ever made.
Most of the actors in Casablanca were European war refugees. Madeleine Lebeau, who played Yvonne, is a case in point. She and her husband left France to get away from the Nazis. They ended up in Lisbon, from where they tried to go to Chile. But when they reached Mexico, it was discovered that their visas were forged. They were stuck in Mexico for a while until they somehow managed to get Canadian passports, which they used to go to the U.S. The similarity of her story to that of her character Yvonne was not lost on her. Her tears during the singing of La Marseillaise were real.
"Bellboy" is an old word for someone who carries luggage at a hotel, airport, or other place. The name comes from the fact that there was a bell to summon them.
To add to your notes: Madeleine Lebeau's husband was Marcel Dalio, who played the croupier in "Casablanca." He was the male lead in Jean Renoir's film "The Rules of the Game," but had to flee France because he was Jewish.
Madelaine Lebeau was the last surviving cast member. She died in 2016 at 92!
@@phila3884 I have a terrible crush on her.
For those who weren't aware, even though France acquiesced to the Germans, there was still the Free French Movement who organised resistance from outside France. These are the "traitors" in French colonies which are mentioned.
Morocco was basically a French colonial backwater and basically a poorly controlled backdoor to escape France at that time.
I never knew that about Madeleine Lebeau. Now I know those tears were real.
‘Casablanca’ is renowned and is justly acknowledged as one of the most romantic films of all time but it is much more than the tale of a love triangle. Of course, it shows that the power of love can affect the human psyche, as demonstrated by Rick’s metamorphosis.
This film has so many levels to it that it takes many viewings to appreciate them. The main theme is not romance but self-sacrifice as the film’s message to the world at war is to give up the personal agenda for the common cause. It reminds wartime audiences, many of whom have loved ones fighting abroad, that their situation is the same as that of Rick, Ilsa and Victor.
The screenplay is so intelligently written. It is a masterpiece of complexity, containing subliminal political opinions and messages all carried along on a thrilling plot with brilliant one-liners and memorable quotes, comedic elements together with contemporary, social commentaries. Basically, the film is politically motivated because it is a plea to America to join the war. Please note that the action takes place in pre-Pearl Harbour, December, 1941.
This is the the first non-musical movie to use music almost as an another protagonist, (which Tarantino does now). For example, ‘As Time Goes By’ is a valuable recurring theme and, in Paris, Rick and Ilsa dance to ‘Perfidia’ which means untrustworthiness.
Michael Curtiz’s direction is multi-faceted: Documentary, Film Noir, German Expressionism, Flashback etc. He is the master of creating the plot via seamlessly connecting a series of rapid-fire vignettes.
There is subtle direction and cinematography. For example, Ilsa wears black and white clothes and is cast in shadows and in a mirror which symbolise the ambiguity of her role.
POINTS OF INTEREST AND NOTES FOR SUBSEQUENT VIEWINGS.
Rick’s initial selfishness, (I stick my neck out for nobody’), is a metaphor for USA indifference. It must be remembered that the events and politics are hard to comprehend and put into perspective for current audiences than for those living through WW2. The script can be considered as a 'State of the Union' address, both for home and foreign policies, in which there are references to Civil Rights, as embodied in Sam and, of course, the debate about America’s involvement in the conflict.
Each character represents a country e.g. Two Japanese plotting; the Italian on the tail of the German; American indifference; French collaborators; the British robbed by foreign policy. Even the Balkans are mentioned via the Bulgarian couple. Quite evidently, Rick’s actions symbolise the USA in its change in policy from isolationism to participation and ‘….the beginning of a beautiful friendship…’ is the USA and Europe joining forces to fight Nazism.
The ‘La Marseillaise’ scene is the pivotal moment in which both Ilsa and Rick realise that saving Victor is more important than their own personal relationship. It also comes in just as Rick and Victor are about to argue over Ilsa but both drop the issue when they hear the music. This scene is rousing now but imagine how it must have felt for audiences right in the middle of the war when Germany seemed invincible and modern viewers need to put it in perspective in terms of world events full of Nazi domination.
The facial close-ups used throughout the film speak a thousand words: but particularly note Ilsa during ‘La Marseillaise’ when her expressions show her admiration of Victor’s power and her realisation that this must be preserved at all costs.
In any case... there is so much alcohol!!!!
POINTS TO WATCH
‘It’s December, 1941 in Casablanca: what time is it in New York?...
I bet they are asleep all over America’. PEARL HARBOUR
‘Even Nazis can’t kill that fast’
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
‘I don’t buy or sell human beings..’
CIVIL RIGHTS
The Bulgarian couple keep appearing as symbols of hope and determination.
In the bar room fight over Yvonne, Rick attacks the German only and not the Frenchman.
Captain Renault dumps the bottle of Vichy water to represent his rejection of the Nazi- collaborating French Government which was located in Vichy.
Just one example of the excellent and complex scriptwriting occurs immediately after the roulette scene. The girl thanks Rick for letting her husband win and Rick replies, ‘He’s just a lucky guy’, which, on the face of it, refers to the gambling, but, in Rick’s mind, means that the husband is ‘lucky’ because his partner truly loves him.
One year before this film Humphrey Bogart (Rick), Peter Lorre (Ugarte) and Sydney Greenstreet (the fat man) were in the #1 film noir of all time "The Maltese Falcon". It's also an iconic film that's a must-see. It's more of a murder mystery.
Yes! And after that, watch "The Cheap Detective," Neil Simon's 1979 comedy spoof of both "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon." It stars Peter Falk (the grandpa from "The Princess Bride") as the Humphrey Bogart character.
Indeed. It's the stuff that dreams are made of.
I wouldn't call it number one but I do love the Maltese Falcon
In the same vein, Bogart also played Phillip Marlowe in The Big Sleep, another one that's not to be missed.
I love Casablanca, but I think The Maltese Falcon is an even greater film!
It's a gorgeous film. Even if you only appreciate the cinematography. Almost every scene is in the dark but you see it clear as day. Real artistry.
Yep, and in a film full of complex dialogue you can hear every syllable clearly (something that modern films find it literally impossible to do).
This movie has so many famous lines that are instantly recognisable! You hear them and think "Ah, Casablanca".
The reason the singing of La Marseillaise is so impactful is that almost all the extras singing were French refugees who had themselves fled the Nazi invasion of their country. The pride and emotion on their faces is genuine.
One of the greatest movies, and a film for all times.
A bell boy is a person employed by a hotel to deliver luggage to the rooms.
Also, when they were singing the Marseilles, many of those singing were actual refugees from the war. It was supposedly a very emotional event to sing it for this movie.
Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was actually a for-real jazz musician. He was however a singer and a drummer, not a pianist, so the piano music was played by somebody else. Wilson had a fairly long and distinguished acting career but this film is so iconic he is best remembered for this role.
Excellent! I've seen Casablanca more times than I can remember and every time something new pops out. This time, Rick's sardonic joke about the waters of Casablanca.
Renault: And what in Heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
Renault: Waters? What waters? We are in the desert.
Rick: I was misinformed.
The final scene at the airport is one of the classics in film history
And Woody Allen does it justice in 'Play It Again, Sam', with his Bogart-obsessed character.
The whole film is a classic. It’s one of the most widely quoted and spoofed films.
And Ingrid looked so beautiful in that scene.
The line that's so often misunderstood these days, but would have been perfectly clear in 1942, is when Rick says to Ilsa, "I've heard a lots of stories. They went along with the sound of a tinny piano playing in the parlor downstairs. 'Mister, I met a man once when I was a kid,' they'd always begin." The stereotypical brothel had a piano in the parlor downstairs where men would hang out, and then they'd go upstairs with a girl who would, along the way, tell him a sob story about how she ended up in that predicament. He's calling Ilsa a whore.
As beautiful as she was, Ingrid Bergman was kind of a whore, so it fits....
Wow! Great info!
That line almost got censored because it was a little too obvious back then.
@@spiveym They still got away with a lot of subtext. Capt Renault being a predatory pussy hound, trading visas for sex, while scolding Rick for discarding women and admiring him for being a ladies’ man (aka a fellow pussy hound). I don’t think they had the phrase “Big Dick Energy” back then, but it’s certainly implied that Rick is very successful in having women fall in love with him.
Another great reaction Dasha! But…
“I wouldn’t call it a romantic movie…” …referring to maybe the most famous romance in movie history. 😊
It was ranked #1 by the AFI on the 100 years...100 Passions list (100 Greatest Romantic Films)
But here's the thing. It's not a movie about romance. It's a movie about getting over one. "A kiss is -just- a kiss, as time goes by."
@@TheRealMirCat Neither is 500 days of Summer. But there are some articles or pundits who consider it a romantic comedy.
It is surely not the usual candy-cotton-romance, but a love in rough times with actual stakes. That makes it vastly different from, let's say "When Harry met Sally". On the other hand, for existential love drama, I'd recommend "Der Himmel über Berlin" - hands down my Top 1 romantic movie (but you probably have to be German to feel it).
@@johnnyringo80 "Der Himmel über Berlin", Wim Wenders, right? Complete forgot about that movie, haven't watched it since the 90s. Have to put it on my "watch again" list. Danke.
This is one of the great movies. One of my favorites for sure.
A bellboy is a hotel employee that helps guests with their bags. They were called bellboys because the front desk would call them by ringing a bell.
Everyone wants to leave Casablanca because it is Nazi occupied territory. Morocco was controlled by France, who were controlled by Germany, but because it was out of the way it was less controlled than other regions, so people travelled there to try to escape.
Thank you Dasha for this movie reaction. Here's looking at you kid. 😊🥂
"Casablanca [] is Nazi occupied territory."
Technically not, _quite._ Vichy France is under Germany's thumb, but Strasser still has to work through Renault to get what he wants.
"Where were you last night, Rick?" "That's so long ago I don't remember." - One of the all time best lines in one of the all time best movies.
The response is even better. Will I see you tonight? I never make plans that far ahead.
One of my favorite movies .
And yes , a classic .
Bogart was a powerhouse of an actor .
The story unforgettable .
You are absolutely the most fun to watch a movie with .
he was famously unable to 'act'..he always played the same character, essentially playing himself, same 'Bogie' screen persona. A lot of the golden age stars were like that (Carey Grant always played Carey Grant too). Actors weren't praised then for doing out-there or 'challenging' roles, people saw Bogie on the poster they bought a ticket to see Bogie
@@helvete_ingres4717
I guess your right , I know I want to see Bogie when I hit play .
Dasha really enjoyed not just your reaction to this classic, but also the simple fact you watched an old black and white movie. Also Спасибо большое for the Russian translations. Looks like you are feeling better since your last post. Хорошо.
18:07 Thank you so much for the translations Dasha. For decades I've wondered what Sascha was saying. For a couple excellent B&W classics put "Citizen Kane" (1941) and "12 Angry Men" (1957) on your list.
And later filmmakers made deliberate B/W choices to match the tone of their films. My favorite of these is Bogdanovich's Last Picture Show.
I'm so glad you reacted to this. At the time everyone involved in this project thought they were working on just another movie. Nobody had any idea it would become one of the most beloved, and finest, films of all time. For another great movie with Humphrey Bogart, try "The Maltese Falcon" made in 1941. It is one of first and greatest film noirs, a classic crime/detective story.
A super movie! It was intended to be a “B” roll movie but it almost instantly became a classic. In the final scene, Renault picks up a bottle of Vichy water. The small city of Vichy was famous for its water and had a number of hotels for people to come and “sample the waters”. After the Germans took over Paris, Vichy was selected as a place to set up a government in exile. Soon after the head of the French government had to surrender to the Germans and become a client government. When Renault pick up the Vichy bottle, he throws it in the trash and they run off to join the resistance. Chef’s kiss!
Speaking of classic movies in black-and-white, I would really like to see your reaction to Stanely Kubrik's 1964 masterpiece "Dr Strangelove". Your perspective as a Russian on this dark comedy about the cold war would be really interesting.
"Now Dimetri..."
@@steriopticon2687 "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here...This is the war room!"
hate to break it to you, kids in Russia don't know much/give much of a shit about 'the cold war'
@@helvete_ingres4717 What does that have to do with anything? The point is that the movie involves Russia, and such movies are some of Dasha's most interesting reactions in my opinion. I would also like a reaction to War and Peace. The mentioning of the cold war is only intended to give some spoiler-free context.
I only watched this for the first time a few years back and it instantly landed a top 10 all time film rating from me. A masterpiece.
Accounting for the state of cinema art and technology of the time, I consider this the best film ever made. The first two Godfathers are tied for second.
The reason he said there are diamonds everywhere is because so so many people were selling their family heirlooms and jewels just to eat, pay for passage, or just survive. Many people fled with only what they could carry.
It cannot be overstated how patriotic an appeal this movie had when it opened almost exactly 81 years ago. The war was very much going in the axis' favor. The stage for the catastrophe at stalingrad was not even set yet, the battle of midway was still months away, Doolittle's B-25 raid on Tokyo hadn't happened yet, so the war was very much still up in the air when this was in theaters. Such a great movie. If you want to do another great movie from right about the same time, one about the London blitz, I highly recommend Mrs. Minniver. For another good one featuring screen goddess Ingrid Bergman, give Notorious a go.
In the country where I live there are no more Republicans, there used to be a republican party 30 years ago, but now we have a communist government and the only oppositionis very useless democrats. This place turned into a shithole, the economy is worse than its ever been, and its getting worse every day. We have an average of 60 murders per day, its lawless, we don't have stable electricity because its state owned, I can go on and on. Just wanted to let you know what happens if there are no more Republicans. Communism and socialism never work, ever.
@@kooskoekemoer today's republican party in America is more akin to fascism than anything else. If you think anyone is supposed to be thankful for idiots/lunatics/shiftless cowards/sold out ghouls like Marjorie Taylor Green, Kevin mccarthy, mitch McConnell, Ron desantis, Jim Jordan, louie ghomert, "George santos" or whatever his name is, you're under informed or just lost your mind. There are multiple countries that make democratic socialism work, but even if it didn't, democrats are infinitely preferable to the fascist scum republicans. If you think a republican government works, what did the last republican government accomplish besides stacking courts with ultraconservative judges including the Supreme Court and giving out a disastrous huge tax cut to themselves and the ultra rich?
@@nomorerepublicans825 lol The American government donates $400 million aid to this country every year, your tax money, and our communist government keeps its for themselves. They also received $70 million for aid with covid from the U.S. There's not even 70 million people in this country, I don't mind democrats giving away your money to criminals, its your choice, give it about 20 years and will see how these people can turn everything into shit. I'm not hating on you or anything, Republicans are corrupt, everyone in power is, just a different level of corrupt. Just wanted to let you know the way democrats handles things is exactly what you should be afraid of.
This is truly the most romantic movie ever made.
The funny thing about this movie is the script kept changing as they filmed.
Legend has it that there was two endings.
Casablanca is one of the few "perfect" movies. the movie is 80 yrs old (way before my time) and it is still worth watching over and over. I've seen it more than 50 times and it is always emotional for me.
This is indeed a classic, regarded as one of the top films of all times. It has so many iconic lines that are still used commonly today-"Round up the usual suspects" "Play it again Sam" (though it wasn't said like that) "We'll always have Paris" "I'm shocked, shocked to find gambling in this establishment" "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship". Humphrey Bogart, one of Hollywood's top stars ever, played Rick. The cast is filled with big name stars. "Bogart starred with Peter Lorre (Ugarte, who was shot after running out of Rick's Cafe) and Sydney Greenstreet who played the crooked club owner Ferrari, in "The Maltese Falcon" from 1941, a famous detective movie and also regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. Dasha this should be on your must-see list as well.
There was a TV special of the American Film Institute's 100 greatest movie lines. I kept a tally as I watched the show, and "Casablanca" was the movie that had the highest number of great lines.
In all the Gin Joints in all the towns in all the World, she had to walk into mine.
@@jeffreyhill8040 *Of all
the part of rick was originally written with Ronald Reagan in mind for the role, the studio lucked out and Bogart got freed up and was interested.
@@brandonangstman As entertaining as the idea is, it seems not to be correct.
"This originated in a press release issued by the studio early on in the film's development. By that time the studio already knew that [Reagan] was going into the Army and he was never seriously considered.[180] ... studio records make it clear that Wallis was committed to Bogart from the start.[181]"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)#Inaccuracies_and_a_misquote
Lazlo is a most perceptive man. He knows enough about Rick and Ilsa from her reactions to have a good idea what happened in Paris. He also knows she's worried and ashamed and confused. As a man, he loves her enough to know that both his profession and the war itself results in people doing things they don't like and feel ashamed of. He's willing to forgive if she wants to tell him about it, and man enough to not push the subject since it hurts her.
Rick's lines at the end "What you didn't know is that she was at my place last night. She tried everything to convince me. For your sake she pretended she was still in love with me. And I let her pretend." Excellent censor-defeating description of what happened after that fade to black. Lazlo, understanding that Ilsa had deep feelings for both Rick and himself, allowed that point to go uncontested. "I understand." Rick was pushing a woman he still loved over to the better man who loved her just as much, and Lazlo could appreciate the pain it created. Nothing else on that fade-to-black moment needed to be said between men.
The scene where they play the Marseillaise to drown out the German national anthem is SO powerful!! 😲😲🥲🥲💔💔 Music is up there with love as one of the most powerful forces in existence.
That wasn't the national anthem, but "Die Wacht am Rhein", a patriotic song that was emblematic of the historic blood feud between France and Germany at the time. More thematic, you see? 😉
It's not the German national anthem, but a song very popular esp. with the Nazis during that time. And yes, the scene is great, sad and funny at the same time.
A lot of those tears are real, since a lot of those actors were people who fled France after the Germans invaded.
@@ProjectPaladin Thanks for that....puts a whole new bite on that scene for me.
it's 'inspired' (ripped-off) by a scene that plays identically in what critics would consider a much better film, La Grande Illusion. I believe it was Orson Welles' favourite movie
I was so pleasantly surprised at your reaction. I have watched other reactions to this classic movie, including by people older than you, and none of them grasped the story so well as you. I can’t believe that so many people now don’t even know the barest outline of WWII and how it’s woven into this plot. You seemed to understand it. A lot of reactors have trouble even understanding the romance part of the plot.
Did you notice near the end when Renault drops the bottle of Vichy water into the trash? It symbolized his decision to cut his ties with Vichy France (the unoccupied puppet state part of France, under Nazi control though nominally independent).
I love this movie for the romance and for the history.
I loved your reaction and the fact that you understood the story so well.
To me, this is the greatest movie ever made. I've seen it over a hundred times and it still gets me every time. Thanks to your translating, I now know what Sasha says the couple of times he speaks in Russian,. It was so fun to watch you react to the twists and turns and you are right that it gets better with repeat viewings. Thanks!
"She used all three methods..." I was so happy to hear that! I have seen this movie many times and have had the same thought each time, but no one I know or have seen react to this movie has put it that way. Thank you!
When Germany conquered France in WWII, the Germans allowed French Marshal Petain to set up a small unoccupied zone in France in Vichy. French Morocco was put under the jurisdiction of Vichy France. Vichy France was actually under the control of the Germans. Louis, the police prefect in Casablanca, is playing a double game. He takes direction from the Germans as a Vichy official, but personally, he is not committed to Vichy. In the final scene, before he walks off with Rick, he tosses a bottle of Vichy water in the trash, showing he is abandoning Vichy. He and Rick are going to join the Free French movement.
Casablanca is a movie that is timeless and a classic that stands the test of time. There were many twists and turns in its plot, and the ending is one where Rick an American symbolises his choice of doing what is right even though the cost was high. Your appreciation for this classic movie was first rate Dasha.
This movie is NOT classic, this movie IS legend, this one is absolute perfection. When you say they don’t make them like that anymore, you mean this one
Considered by many the best Studio Movie ever made!
I got to watch this in a theater filled with employees of ILM, Lucas Film, Skywalker Sound, etc. I'm sure many of us had seen it already but the audience was electric with it's laughter and reactions. It was one of the best movie-watching experiences of my life. Great to see Dasha enjoying this classic.
This movie is so well written. With so much focus on special effects these days it seems no one knows how to write good dialogue anymore! Kudos to you for giving it a shot. Some trivia for you: Conrad Veidt who played the menacing German Major Strasser was very much against the facist regime and raised vast amounts of money as well as donating much of his personal fortune to the Allied war effort. Also, in the bar scene when everyone was singing La Marseilles, many of the extras had directly experienced hardships under the Nazis, which helped bring added powerful poignancy to the moment. Great reaction. Cheers!
Loved your reaction. If you’d like to see other films from the two leads, I’d recommend Bogart in “The Petrified Forest” 1936 or “The African Queen” -1951 and Ingrid Bergman in “Gaslight” -1944.
The Big Sleep with Bogart and Bacall a must, and good luck figuring it out.
I definitely recommend more people watching Gaslight, so they'll stop misusing the term. People just think it's a synonym for lying, when it's a very specific kind of lying.
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Excellent Point! It’s a 1:54 definition of the term. Funny, but I have found much of the same people who misuse the term also refuse to watch anything in B&W. I guess that’s one of the reasons it is delightful watching a young person such as Dasha daring to travel back in time only to find real and relatable people.
imo Ingrid Bergman's best performance/film (better than Casablanca imo) is Notorious
One of the most quotable movies of all time
For a movie with such a central romantic plot, I was amazed at how good, and how well-written, it is.
80 years old now, and just as good now as then.
Best screenplay ever!
Ohhh, Dasha! This was my mother's favourite movie. I'm so glad you watched it and appreciate it so much. 😊
"I wouldn't say it's necessarily a romantic movie ..."
It's most definitely a romantic movie, one of the most romantic ever made. But you're right if you meant to say it's not just a romantic movie - it's so much more.
"As Time Goes By" is my sister's favorite song. Whenever she dines someplace that has live piano music, she requests it.
The "Bell-boy" is one of the staff of a hotel, usually a young man for fetching and carrying luggage and running errands etc. You ring the bell and he comes, hence "Bell-boy".
Someone edited the version of the movie that you are watching. They removed a very significant symbol from the opened ring that was shown to Victor Laszlo as he was sitting at a table in Rick's. In the scene, a member of the resistance identifies himself to Laszlo by opening a signet ring with the Gaullist Free French emblem, the Cross of Lorraine, inside.
Yah, I thought that was a very weird censoring...seen a few reactions where another significant symbol is censored, but never seen the Cross of Lorraine censored before.
About ten years ago, I went to Casablanca and dined at the place that is allowed to carry the name "Rick's Café". Caesar Salad, Filet Mignon and New York Cheese Cake. What a treat. And comparatively cheap. Definitely the best meal I had this day and several more after that.
Contrary to what you see in contemporary movies, gunshots wounds do not usually bleed very much. In fact, it is often difficult for doctors to find the entry wound.
Love your reaction. It is a movie that deserves repeat viewing - there's always something more to discover when you rewatch it and I've lost count of how many times I've watched it. One should also be aware that it was made in 1943 when it was not certain who would win the war, and it was obviously set earlier during the war. Probably the most quoted movie ever made, certainly one of the most quoted.
Thank You Dasha for watching and reviewing this film. TOP 3 of my all time movies. Really like your reactions. Keep reacting to pre-1960 films vs the Patreon crap in the 2000's. Tough for sure but you will enjoy dozens of films that are much better. ((We'll always have You Tube but a better future awaits you ;) )) you take care...
Rick going from his "I stick my neck out for nobody" line to his "three little people" speech and showing his evolution from thinking only about his own desires to accepting his responsibility to the world (with its need for putting aside selfishness) represents the United States' shifting from its isolationist unwillingness to get involved in WW2.
Another terrific B&W movie using symbolism to represent a nation (England this time) switching from a policy of isolationism and appeasement in WW2 is 1940's "The Sea Hawk" starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Raines, and Dame Flora Robson. It has political intrigue, romance, well choreographed action, gorgeous sets and costumes, an exciting musical score, and great cinematography.
watch the english patient. its won tons of oscars but yet its still not talked about as a classic
A true "old school Hollywood classic" (but from 1997 I think) with everything in it, so epic!
The music in the ballroom dancing scene was a subtle hint as to Ilsa's status. It's Alberto Dominguez's song "Perfidia". From the English lyrics,
"To you my heart cries out, Perfidia,
For I found you, the love of my life, in somebody else's arms
Your eyes are echoing perfidia,
Forgetful of our promise of love, you're sharing another's charms"
Love your commentary -- especially when you translate Russian dialogue.
Michael Curtiz was a great director. He's mostly famous for The Adventures of Robin Hood and pirate movies like Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk.
"What watch?
Ten watch".
This line always makes me feel emotional.
My parents introduced me to this film when I was very young. They let me stay up late to watch it and I've probably watched it 100 times since. It should have got an Oscar but it was up against "Gone with the Wind" that year.
It won three Oscars, incl. best picture. Since it premiered in Los Angeles in 1943, it did not compete with, "Gone With the Wind," which premiered there in 1939.
So glad you finally got around to watching this classic. I was hoping you would watch it since you said you hadn’t seen it during your Men in Black reaction.
Ingrid Bergman's daughter Isabella Rossellni is an actress as well. "Big Night" (1996) and "Blue Velvet" (1986), come to mind. She also appeared in an episode of Friends as herself. Looks just like her mom.
So many great lines. Round up the usual suspects is probably my favourite.
Casablanca is my favorite movie...thanks for reviewing it. You are wonderful!!
I am so happy you love this movie. It is one of my all time favorites! Everyone is amazing in it. Humphry Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henried etc. This a classic and one of the most Iconic movies of the Era and all times. So glad you reacted to this. PS a bellboy is the boy who assists you at the hotel usually with your luggage.
Oh wow. Never expected you to react to Casablanca. You can only watch this movie with your heart.
“Tired Little Cat” lol I love that
And it’s elegant and u never feel they are rushing it!
SUPERIOR filmmaking!!
Your comments on the characters are spot on. Part of what makes the movie so great is how _every_ character (except Major Strasser) is multidimensional.
Ingrid Bergman was once known as the most beautiful woman in the world.
Nobility is a lost virtue…great to see someone who can recognize it. All the ingredients you mentioned are the reason this usually pops up on many lists of top movies of all time. Love your enthusiasm for it… keep’em coming!
Some people say that Citizen Kane is the greatest movie ever made - others say it is Casablanca. I say it is Casablanca - as you said it has everything.
Dasha, another great reaction! I worry sometime that you may not get a movie, since English is not your first language, but you are very quick and perceptive, which makes your reactions so good!
Hi Butterfly! "Here's looking at you, kid".🙂I thought this might have been your oldest film for the channel. Then, I remembered you did "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). The "Bellboy" is the person that carries up your bags to your room at a hotel. You probably noticed the picture is square and not widescreen. Back then movie screens were 4:3 or near square like this film. Nice reactions to a classic film, Dasha!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I once took the tour of Warner Brothers studio. They had the piano from this movie on display. When it's shown on screen with Sam sitting at it, it doesn't really strike you how unrealistically small it is, but when you just see it by itself, yes, it is very small.
Madeleine LeBeau, the actress who played Yvonne, displays real emotion... In real life, she and her husband escaped occupied France only weeks before she was cast in this movie...
This is what can be done with great writing /dialogue and acting. No CGI or fight scenes needed.
Another great reaction. I'm so glad you watched this classic. Now to your question.
In a fancy hotel, when you check in, there is usually a group of guys in uniform waiting. If you want help bringing your luggage to your room, the desk clerk will ring a bell and one of the guys will come over and carry your bags, show you to the room and show you how to work any features of the room such as lights, temperature, TV, etc. These guys are called "bell boys" because they come when the bell is rung.
Humphrey Bogart was a huge star in the 1940s...he made incredible film after incredible film...Maltese Falcon...Treasure of the Sierra Madre...High Sierra...Key Largo...and he made a great villain in The Petrified Forest. Awesome actor.
An exceptional cinematic giant. One of the greatest movies of all time. So glad you watched it and hope you rewatch it for your own pleasure. Bogart and Bergman.
Whoa! Reacting to one of the classics? Nicesu! Some other old movies I would recommend:
1. Singing in the Rain
2. To Sir, With Love
3. Guess who's coming to dinner
4. Dial M for Murder
I strongly approve of all these recommendations. I especially like that you included "To Sir With Love." It tends to get overlooked.
Another wonderful reaction! Probably one of your best, so far, imho. Thank you for sharing, Ms. Dasha.
Humphrey Bogart is arguably the biggest American movie star of all time. This movie is considered one of the greatest ever made by most American critics. It also contains more quotes on the America Film Institute's list of 100 greatest film quotes than any other movie, with six:
#6 - "Here's looking at you, kid."
#20 - "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
#28 - "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'"
#32 - "Round up the usual suspects."
#43 - "We'll always have Paris."
#67 - "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
Casablanca was always the popular choice much more so than than the critics' choice (was it in the top100 sight and sound just did?) - of the movies from this era it is of course Citizen Kane that has been most regarded by critics in all the decades since
Ingrid Bergman only found out at the last minute whom she would end up with (they kept changing the script...& it won the Oscar for best screenplay).
Great reaction, too... Keep watching these classics!
If you watch Casablanca a second time you will notice small things that will be more meaningful since you know the ending. This is why people say this movie gets better when you watch it again. This is also why it is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Casablanca had it's Hollywood premiere on November 26,
1942 and then went into general release on January 23, 1943.
Ingrid Bergman played Ilsa. Remember her name - she was one of the greatest.
GREAT reaction to one of the all-time best classics! You really got it and your appreciation was fun to watch.
Now you understand why it's "a classic". And yes, it really holds up to repeat viewings. The more you watch it, the more little things you notice. No one involved thought it was anything special when they were making it, but they created a masterpiece that's still powerful 80 years later. Thanks for sharing your first watch with those of us who have seen it many (MANY) times. 😁
Great endings make great movies, and this is one of the greatest.
Dasha, you are just so much fun to watch - so smart, you don't miss a thing - and such a romantic, very sweet.
Yes, this movie is widely considered to have one of the best written scripts in history. What's amazing is that it was written during WWII, and was being constantly re-written as they went along. Most of the people in Rick's were actually refuges from the war in Europe and were playing refugees!
A little historical background: Germany has overrun France and after the fall of Paris, they signed a treaty with Germany. It left a large part of France occupied by the German army and the rest was considered "Free France", but had a puppet government that was allied with Germany. Casablanca was in Free France, so the German General Strasse followed French laws. That's why they didn't just kill Lazlo or arrest him without cause and why he moved out in the open. This was an exaggeration for the movie though. In real life the Germans would not have hesitated to do whatever they wanted. Likewise, the "Letters of Transit", which nobody could contest, were a plot devise made up to suit the movie plot.
This was a propaganda movie, made to make the American audience more favorable to the war. There were a lot of Americans who felt that we had no business rising American lives for Europeans. They were like the selfish Rick at the beginning of the movie. But as we see, Rick, in his heart, knew he had a duty to me than himself and in the end chose to "stick his neck out" and fight for freedom for all.
Such an excellent analysis of the movie, Dasha. 👍 Now you know why "Casablanca" is considered a classic. 🤗 As you said, "It has everything". Well done! And thank you so much for interpreting what the Russian bartender was saying. I've seen this movie so many times, but that was the first time I ever heard a translation of what he was saying. You're the best! ❤👍
This movie has so many quotable phases that you have probably heard. Humphrey Bogart is one of the most iconic actors of the 30s-50s. I love this movie.
Thank you so much Dasha,this is my favorite movie of all time.when I was about eight years old I watched my first Bogart movie on TV and became hooked.saw Casablanca when I was ten and loved it since then.other great Bogie movies:the Maltese Falcon,the Caine Mutiny and Sabrina with another silver screen goddess,Audrey Hepburn.you did a wonderful job once again dear Thank You So Much!!!😁😁😁👍👍👍
There were 6 lines that came out of this movie which people still use to this day. There are many of these old movies which are so great.
Excellent! I'm thrilled to see more and reactors watching the TRUE classics. Yes, Dasha, a perfect movie. One of the greatest films ever made.
Truly one of the great American films!
They kept Ingrid Bergman in the dark about whether she would stay with Rick or leave with Victor. She found out when they shot the airport scene.
The piano Sam plays didn't make a sound. A pianist named Jean Vincent Plummer played the piano out of frame of the camera and Dooley copied his movements. They became lifelong friends.
Absolute classic; one of my favourites...
I saw this during WW2 and I believe the reason that it became such an instant classic is that the theme and story truly hit a nerve with the audience members.
Everyone identified with the story because in 1942 suddenly husbands and wives, young men and their lovers were being forcefully separated by the war and the draft.
Great reaction! Notice at about 22:25 that the music in Max Steiner's score changes from minor key to major key. This implies hope... positivity... perhaps a better outcome. It is very subtle, but if you listen for it, pretty obvious.
Brilliant as always, you are. This movie is as close to perfect as man can make. Thanks for your reaction. So many quotes in the movie, but appreciate yours most that you wish to be in Rock's place with everyone in the scene. So true.
It all worked out, kinda, except for, Rick. More than a "classic", many people think it is one of, if not the, best movie ever made. Everything about it is iconic, including the song "As Time Goes By". You're not the only one who wants to visit Rick's Cafe. It gets better every time you watch it. Movie magic.
Accounting for the state of cinema art and technology of the time, I consider this the best film ever made. The first two Godfathers are tied for second.
@@flarrfan I saw this maybe 30 years after I first saw "The Godfather" movies (don't ask); they were always the untouchable standard...but this movie is now in the same category- no faults.