An All-Time Great

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2009)

This film is definitely not overrated. I have never gotten the chance to see "Casablanca" since last week when I finally saw it. My mother constantly urges me to see it (she is a huge Humphrey Bogart fanatic). Rick Blaine's character is interesting. Rick is a cynic. He is very sharp and commonly snaps back with a witty one-liner. The cinematography in "Casablanca" is interesting. Ingrid Bergman plays Ilsa Lund. Ingrid is commonly shot from her left side. The Turner Classic Movie channel referred to her left said as her "good side." Shadows are used nicely in this film. The scene with Humphrey and Claude Rains (Captain Renault) utilized this. Bars of shadow often cover the faces of the actors to perhaps to insinuate imprisonment. The film also shows an interesting interpretation of pre-World War II. Casablanca is a basically neutral area at the time. People from all over the world end up in Rick's gin joint. I find it interesting to see how all of the people from nations at war react with each other interact in another part of the world. A great movie, overall.