Rickert, Casablanca

The film Casablanca, is clearly a love story between the two characters Ilsa and Rick. Although, World War II is noted throughout the film, the main focus is between the conflict of Ilsa and Rick. The continual focus of their relationship takes the audiences focus off World War II. Since the moment that Ilsa is brought into the film the love story is the focus of the film. The war is also utilized in the film and can be seen as a tool to engage the audience by creating a more dynamic plot. Instead of the one dimensional love story plot with conflict of Rick and Ilsa, the war brings out another side of conflict. Casablanca is a classic and amazing film that utilizes simple techniques such as interweaving of the plot to create a true master piece of cinema. I really enjoyed this film and the techniques that the director incorporated. I usually do not find older classic movie to be very interesting at all. Casablanca definitely changed my perception on classic films and I hope to find some more that spark my interest. I actually felt compassion for these characters in Casablanca, and genuinely cared that they had a positive outcome.