A true classic

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2004)

Casablanca shows the goodness of American freedom. The movie is set in a small town named Casablanca where Europeans would escape to get away from the turmoil of war during WWII. They would hopefully from there escape to America. This film has a little bit of everything. It has drama, comedy, and of course a love story to add a finishing touch to this great film. Humphrey Bogart who plays Rick Blaine is one of the star characters of this film. He did a great job portraying the cocky, yet sweet guy who is willing to help anybody. Just watching the film you would want to give him a huge hug. Ingrid Bergman plays Ilsa Laszlo. She is Rick's old flame she also did a great job. When the love story heats up between the two of them and they worked very well together. They had great on screen chemistry. It is not only the acting that makes this such a great picture, it is the script. It has the infamous phrases just as.. `Here's to looking at you, kid' and most likely you've heard this one.. `This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship'. It's phrases like that, that makes it such a classic. It is also a trendsetting movie. If it weren't for Casablanca there wouldn't be catchy phrases put into movies now. This film impacted America in many ways, not only for films and culture but also in music. The famous song `As time goes by' became popular from that movie and it is still popular today. It is definitely a movie to see. This film truly describes Americana and there is no other word to describe this movie than classic and it always will be.