Slan-Casablanca

The political expediency theory allows films not to alienate an audience. Casablanca is a film that allows all people to witness a love story among political turmoil. The three main characters are Rick, Ilsa, and Victor. The setting is Casablanca, which is located in Northern Africa under Nazi rule. These three are trapped in a love triangle. The audience can see the love story unfold and more dangers present themselves as the story develops. Some people of the people of Casablanca want to move America to escape the political turmoil. In my scene, you get a balance of the love story and a balance of the political turmoil. In this scene you get to see the pride of the French in Casablanca out roar German Soldiers. The scene starts off with Victor and Rick standing on the balcony watching the Germans sing their national anthem in Rick's Bar. Victor rushes down the stairs and go directly to the band in the bar and demands them to start playing the French national anthem. As the band starts to play, people in the bar start to arise and singing their hearts out. The camera does several close-ups while they sing the national anthem. It closes up on Rick when he gives the band the okay to play the anthem. You can see the seriousness in his face when he gives the answer. It closes up on Ilsa when she glares at Victor with love struck eyes, as he directs the band and sings the anthem along with the others.
You can see the passion in her eyes during this close-up. It closes up on Victor singing the anthem with pride in his eyes. In this scene, you feel the national pride being shown and you get to feel the passion Ilsa feels for Victor in the scene as well. Rather you were watching the film for the love story or seeing how you can make Nazis sit down (SING YOUR NATIONAL ANTHEM LOUD AND PROUD), the camera proximity goes from social, to personal, and intimate as it goes throughout the room in the scene.

Follow this link to view the scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt1vQ81jNWw