Casablanca review:
Directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, Warner Bros. Studio
Casablanca is set in the backdrop of WWII, where refugees fleeing the Nazi regime would come to the titular Casablanca for their last trip to the still-neutral America. The film follows the story of Rick Blaine, a, American cafe owner; Ilsa Lund, his former lover; and Victor Laszlo, Ilsa's husband and resistance leader.
Casablanca can be identified as a Classical Hollywood film by its defined narrative structure with a clear beginning, middle and end, inclusion of sound in the film in dialogue and music and clear instances of continuity editing to make the plot of the film easy to follow. In this film there is an instance of non-linear time in the form of the Paris flashback in the middle act, but otherwise the films time is linear.
As a film, Casablanca still holds up to narrative and cinematic standards today, so it is understandable that it would appear on many top ten film lists. The plot devices and dialogue have been referenced and parodied so often that they may slip into cliche though, although this is a minor critique.
For me, I had little to no interest in this film as I am only mildly interested by political intrigue and completely disinterested with romance. For someone who has similar tastes to me, I would not recommend this film; but for someone who can stomach the 'romance' genre, this movie is probably a worthwhile watch, despite it's age.
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