"I think this may just be the beginning of great motion pictures"

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2013)

Casablanca is a 1942 romance/drama movie that focuses on a man named Rick who takes refugee in Casablanca where he then runs a famous saloon and a young lady with whom he shared an affair with once named Iilsa. The film follows the story of Iilsa, who is desperate to get out of Casablanca for her husband's safety and Rick, her former lover who secretly has these letters that will help him get anywhere.
Casablanca came out an year after the 'greatest movie of all time' Citizen Kane. I strongly believe that this movie is far superior to Citizen Kane in every way possible. This movie is one of the greatest movies ever made and deserves to be crowned the greatest motion picture of all time Everything in this film works brilliantly. The story works extremely well including the plot of the stolen documents as well as characters like Louis and Victor Lazlo. The characters in this movie are so much more interesting than that in Citizen Kane and the greatest thing about this movie is easily the romance and the amazing chemistry between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. That was a phenomenal relationship to which we are emotionally drawn in. It is as if our souls during the movie get sucked into the drama that is going on.
Citizen Kane being a movie of around the same duration as Casablanca felt far longer than Casablanca. The acting in the movie was just brilliant and the way the film was brilliantly directed and written just made the film all the better.
There were so many powerful scenes in the movie especially the scene where a drunk Rick has a flashback to him and Iilsa's relationship. That to me, is some phenomenal film making which immediately made me love the characters more and more.
The film to me was extremely emotional, extremely interesting and in the end, I just wanted much more. I don't normally say that to movies but this movie made me wish there was so much more going on.
In conclusion, Casablanca is an absolute must see as the film is flawless and absolutely remarkable in every possible way.