Casablanca related to its' audience at that time. It was released in January 23, 1943, in the mist of WWII. The film made sure not to alienate their audience by using underlined messages through out the film that related to the War and America's position in it.
This photo is from the last scene of the movie when Rick is saying his goodbyes to Ilsa.
Dominant: The dominant in this scene is the shape of Rick and Ilsa's body. It shows their closeness without having them being too close.
Lighting Key: It seems that the lighting in this scene is low key because it's night time of course.
Camera Proxemics: The shot is very open. It still shows the caption in the scene and the planes in the background.
Angle: The angle seems to be straight and on the main subjects in the scene.
Subsidiary Contrast: The main eye stops, after the dominant, are the plane in the back and the caption in the eft corner.
Density: The scene is detailed. It has a lot of things that the eyes capture when looking at it.
Form: The form is very open as you can see everything is being shown in this scene.
Framing: The Frame is loose.
Character Placement: The character's occupy the right side of this shot.
Character Proxemics: The characters look personal, but also intimate because the way their heads are positioned seems as if they're about to kiss.
You need to say how the mise en scene endorses or illustrates the political expediency theory.
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