Casablanca premiered in a very political time, right in the midst of WWII. The main character Rick can be thought of as a representation of America. He stays pretty isolated and not too opinionated through out the film just as America was doing at the time by staying out of the wars over seas. But just as isolationism doesn't work in politics and in running a country isolationism didn't work for Rick. He slowly becomes more involved just as America did in WWII. Rick won't give up his restaurant and won't sacrifice his values or morals for anyone. Which creates a sense of American pride in the audience. Especially when he turns his back on the Germans (Major Strasser) which gives off the idea of sometimes turning away from what one thinks is right to follow what they know is right in their hearts. Which is what America should have been doing in the beginning of WWII.
This is the scene where Rick watches Ilsa leave on the plane after he makes the patriotic decision to betray the Germans.
Mis en Scene:
Dominant; The dominant in this scene is Rick
Lighting: The lighting is very dark, yet there is light coming from the moon
Camera Proxemics: its social, you're very close to Rick but can still see the plane going off in the distance
Frame: framing is loose
Character proxemics: they occupy the left part of the scene
By: Olivia Tucker
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