1) Relate what was
discussed in class or the text to the screening.
Casablanca was released in 1942 and is one of the most recognized movies in American cinema. It takes place during WWII in the Moroccan city of Casablanca. In the movie Casablanca is where refugees fleeing from Europe waiting for their chance to escape to the United States. Main character Rick Blaine, played by Humphrey Bogart, owns a popular upscale nightclub called Rick's Café Américain. One night, a woman named Ilsa walks into Rick’s with her husband, Laszlo. When Rick sees her, he immediately recognizes her. At this point of the movie, everyone in the audience must know what Rick and Ilsa’s relationship. The film goes onto explain their past, and how they fell in love in Paris until Ilsa leaves Rick when they decide to leave Paris, so just when you discover an answer, another question arises, Why did Ilsa leave Rick?
2) Find a related article and summarize the
content.
"From a modern perspective, the film reveals
interesting assumptions. Ilsa Lund's role is basically that of a lover and
helpmate to a great man; the movie's real question is, which great man should
she be sleeping with? There is actually no reason why Laszlo cannot get on the
plane alone, leaving Ilsa in Casablanca with Rick, and indeed that is one of
the endings that was briefly considered. But that would be all wrong; the
“happy” ending would be tarnished by self-interest, while the ending we have
allows Rick to be larger, to approach nobility. And it allows us, vicariously
experiencing all of these things in the theater, to warm in the glow of his
heroism."
In his article of Casablanca, Robert Ebert describes the last scene where Rick tells Ilsa to get on the plane with his husband Laszlo instead of boarding the plane with them, and continuing his relationship with Ilsa. He says that the ending is not necessarily "happy" for Rick, but it does do justice to Rick as a character. It shows him as a selfless man who is willing to let go of the woman he loves so she could have a better life with her husband.
3) Apply the article to
the film screened in class.
After reading Ebert's article, I see now how Rick's decision perfectly concludes Casablanca. True, the movie could have ended with Rick and Isla staying in Casablanca to be together, but instead Rick chooses to make a noble decision and send Isla on the Plane with Laszlo. By doing this, Rick take on more of a role of a hero, sacrificing what he wants most for what is best for Isla.
4) Write a critical
analysis of the film
Casablanca is another american classic, but unlike other extraordinary movies, it was made in a rather ordinary fashion, it was just one of hundreds of films produced by Hollywood every year, and no one that was involved with filming expected it to be anything special, but lo and behold it won three academy awards and went down in history as one of the most recognizable films of american cinema.
CHECKLIST FOR
PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not
handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused
any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly
explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any
passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used
indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not
padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in
the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited
in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used
direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I
cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so
over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes
on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and
ideas used in my paper.
Name: Robert
Moroz_____________________________ Date:
11/27/2013____________________________
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