Casablanca

It also helps to watch Casablanca if you know what it's like to be or to have bee

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It worries me that the attitude of too many people who approach the classics is to doubt their authenticity, and declare themselves victorious when it doesn't meet their lofty expectations.

Because, let it be said, the film is one hundred three minutes of unbeatable entertainment, as a romance and a drama, with touches of comedy, music, suspense, and even a little action. A plentitude of marvelously effective scenes abound: my pick would be a toss-up between the French out-singing the Germans in their choice of national anthems and the wonderful bit of comedy when Claude Rains shuts the bar down, claiming he's "shocked .

The first time I saw the film was four or five years ago, less for the joy of having an enjoyable movie experience, more to see what the big deal was about. They are not suckers, because the film does not seek to deceive or pander. Rick (Humphrey Bogart) runs a bar in the eye of an international storm called World War II, and not only is he cool, but he couldn't care a whit about the half dozen uniformed authority types that he mingles with from day to day. Whether the classic is a Beatles album, a Star Wars movie or a James Joyce novel, canonization often has its unfortunate disadvantages. As the years passed, the world embraced it, and it became legend. studio a dollar and a cent, and also to aid in wartime morale. If we were all to approach each experience with no expectations whatsoever, we might have a better time with our art and entertainment. shocked to find that gambling is going on in here," just before being handed his own winnings. In November of 1942 it sought to make the Warner Bros.

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