Villacreces, Casablanca

The movie Casablanca by the director Michael Curtis was released in 1942, two years after the attack on Perl Harbor during World War II. The movie takes place in Casablanca, and a secondary story line in Paris. The movie presents Political Expediency , which means that the director presents a political message in the plot without choosing a side. It means that the director presents a sense of neutrality, instead of alienating himself to a side.

In the movie, a character that stays neutral throughout the movie is Rick. Rick is the owner of a bar in Casablanca. People that are from high class and members of the military go to this bar. The bar is one of the major setting in the movie, and through scenes in this bar we understand what businesses are going on. Rick had a strict "no drinks with customers", which makes him not get involved or not pick sides and stay neutral. This all changes one Ilsa comes back to Rick's life. He gets involved.

In this scene, we see the plane in which Laslo and Ilsa are on, Rick and Captain Renault. This scene represents how Rick let Ilsa leave with Laslo, while he stays in Casablanca in danger of being arrested because he just killed Major Strasser. It represents that Rick stopped being neutral in the war, and chose the side in which Laslo was because he loved Ilsa and wanted her to be safe instead of in danger in Casablanca.

Mise en Scene:

• Dominant: the dominant in this scene is Rick and Captain Renault looking and the plane that is taking off. This represents how they are still in Casablanca during the war and they cannot leave like everyone else is.
  
• The subsidiary contrast: is the plane taking off, you see this object just after you see Rick and Renault staring at the sky.
  
• Angle: The angle of the camera is looking up, as if what Renault and Rick wanted to be in that plane and leave Casablaca. Also it represents how Rick is seeing Ilsa leave with another man even though he loves her. The angle represents what Rick and Renault want but cannot have by not being in that plane.
• Form: the form is open. It represents how the plane is leaving with not problems. It represents that Ilsa and Laslo can leave with no issues, that everything was take care by Rick.
• Character placement: Both Captain Renault and Rick are place in the bottom of the frame while the plane is on top.

Casablanca is a great movie. It is a beautiful representation of a love story during a rough time in history. Rick and Ilsa cannot be together due to the issues around them. It also represents how love can conquer anything and makes people do crazy things. Rick came out of his bubble of comfort and neutrality for Ilsa. I would recommend anyone to watch this movie. It is a movie that was released in the perfect time during World War II.