one of the greatest films of all time for a reason and not what i expected

Rating: Null/10 (6 November 2011)

as its dawning on me that most of the reviews i have posted for the last few weeks never became public and in some cases simply disappeared i am attempting to recapture the magic of what i wrote the first time... i had known of Casablanca for years before finally seeing it just a few weeks ago i don't remember what my initial impression of it was past i figured it was dopey and romantic had something to do with a plane and was black and white... however now having seen it all my preconceptions of the movie have vanished i thoroughly enjoyed the film... Bogart is great in this i would watch more of his stuff because of this one film... i think what i liked most about it aside from the noir-ish look of the film is that it is a minimalist approach to a war film. the greatest villains of all time the Nazis fill the antagonist role the characters are brilliantly played particularly the lovably crooked police inspector who provides some comic relief... as per usual or seemingly so the photography and sound were pristine... i think that can be attributed to my time editing terrible quality video clips... however it doesn't matter nothing about the actual production was distracting... as a musician the fake piano playing was noticeable but it didn't matter i enjoyed the movie too much to care... i love the stark lighting in movies from this period... the mood is so thick you could cut it with a knife... and the message that you cant stay neutral forever rings true today... sadly i cant remember half of what i wrote originally but i think i made my point