Casablanca

Casablanca

1)      Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.

In class, we have discussed who the director was, the film being #3 on the AFI Top 100 Films of All Time list, who written it, the actors and characters, awards, plot, themes, etc. The themes that were focused in the film were lost love and romance within a chaotic world, honor, and self-sacrifice in war which were easily seen throughout the film. The relationship between Rick and Ilsa can show the lost love and romance within a chaotic world. Due to the relationships they were in (Isla with Laszlo and Rick with his nightclub) and what was happening around them (war), they were unable to be together and Rick lets Ilsa get on the plane without him and with Laszlo.

2)      Find a related article and summarize content.

 http://www.filmspotting.net/about-us/writing/534-the-real-rick-a-rhetorical-analysis-of-casablanca.html

In this article, the writer uses the review that was written by Roger Ebert showing that it would be hard to do a rhetorical analysis for the film. The writer of this analysis decides to compare and contrast the filmmaking of Casablanca with the filmmaking of Citizen Kane showing that Casablanca did not have the “same level of ambitious filmmaking” but because of the characters, specifically Rick, it made it the film as we know it as one of the greatest films ever to be made. Throughout the rest of the article, the writer goes into detail and analyzes the Rick character.

3)      Apply the article to the film screened in class.

Looking at this article, we can look into the film with more thoughts about how the character of Rick should’ve been seen as the viewers. At first the character is supposed to be mysterious and give the viewers a feel of anticipation. It keeps the viewers attention to the film as they want to learn more of the character. The writer of this rhetorical analysis does very well with analyzing each part of the character and the comparison of the two films.

4)      Write a critical analysis of the film.

I have heard of Casablanca prior to this class but I have not seen the film before. I did know that it was one of the most-well-respected films of all-time and while watching the film, I can see why those thoughts were brought up. Yes, I agree with the writer of the article that I used that Citizen Kane did have more ambitious with their filmmaking as Orson Welles used different types of shots for the film but I also agree that because of the characters of Rick, Ilsa, Laszlo, etc. and the actors that portrayed those characters – we as the audience can feel with those audience which leads us to be more attentive and awed to the film. This film also had many different quotes that are still being used in today’s world and if that can happen then you know the film has a lasting impact on films and the history of those films.

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