The GREATEST American Film Ever Made!!!

Rating: 10/10 (28 March 2017)

Casablanca (1942), Directed by Michael Curtiz, is the film that still remains as a Great American Classic. The Acting (from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman), as well as the Direction, Screen writing, Production, Editing, Cinematography, Musical Score and Art Direction/Set Decoration is all a Masterpiece of Cinematic Quality. There are techniques that Curtiz uses to pull off each and every scene, whether if it be the shadowing of Humphrey in one scene, or the usage of light for another scene with Ingrid. What is really striking about the film is how it holds up. The Filmmakers were in fact making another Hollywood Film, but in a different time.
The Second World War broke out. American was uncertain about their future and what was to become of it. Some have said that this film is considered as a propaganda film; which is slightly true with most Hollywood films. the point is that Casablanca is masterful in every aspect. Its' black & White quality is another aspect.
Michael Curtiz did a fantastic job with both casting, and art. He uses certain Camera and lighting tricks to get the audiences involved with the moment of each scene. What is interesting is that we don't know this, but critics do. The film has been sighted as a number one pick from critics. It is the film that reached the hearts of hundreds, if not thousands of people throughout the US.