"Everybody Comes to Rick's"

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2015)

Casablanca is one of the most famous film titles, even by those who have never watched the movie. The plot is intriguing, set off of the coast of a Nazi-controlled Europe. Humphrey Bogart really nails his role as an "American," the man whom everybody looks up to for his capacity to seemingly solve problems (hint-hint). Where the movie really shined was in it's camera work, the shots, angles, and lighting were fantastic. My personal interest was fixated on the development of Rick himself, the transformation he undergoes is absolutely romantic in human nature. The final scene is what really did me in, in a good way, of course. His trials and tribulations teach a very interesting perspective on the human condition.