I Think This is The Beginning of A Beautiful Paper
The movie Casablanca is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman play Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund respectively, two main characters of the film. They are supported by Claude Rains, who was cast as Captain Jean Renault, and Paul Henreid, who played the French revolutionary Victor Laszlo. Casablanca appears to fit the film noir genre at the beginning because of its smoky backdrops with muted colors, but it ultimately falls into the category of drama, with tones of romance throughout. The movie takes place in the midst of World War II in Vichy occupied Casablanca. It starts off with several shots of refugees …show more content…
Multiple scenes use the camera to foreshadow, reveal character information, and use a number of cinematic devices. The aforementioned shadow scene between Renault and Blaine uses lighting to reveal the contrast between Rick’s “dark” and “light” sides. This also ties in well with the writing, as it affirms Rick’s jaded personality. Another beautiful use of the camera and props was the running letter scene where Rick waits for Ilsa. Having left him only a note as an explanation for why she would not be joining Rick in leaving Paris, Rick reads the note in the rain and the camera shows the ink running and smearing. The rain symbolizes the anguish and tears that Rick himself cannot show because of his tough personality. The use of rain to show the symbolic importance of the note is a stunning example of the fantastic camerawork in the movie. The final scene in the movie shows the plane flying off into the fog, as well as Renault and Rick after Strasser has been shot. The camera pans upward and away from the duo as they walk into the fog. This scene is beautifully crafted because it uses the fog to show that their current lives are over as and they are disappearing into uncharted territory, and as the camera moves to show the landscape, it shows the two men blending together into the murky path ahead. The excellent cinematic craftsmanship of Casablanca was far ahead of the film’s time, considering its release was in 1941, and affords it great praise and
The movie Casablanca is directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman play Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund respectively, two main characters of the film. They are supported by Claude Rains, who was cast as Captain Jean Renault, and Paul Henreid, who played the French revolutionary Victor Laszlo. Casablanca appears to fit the film noir genre at the beginning because of its smoky backdrops with muted colors, but it ultimately falls into the category of drama, with tones of romance throughout. The movie takes place in the midst of World War II in Vichy occupied Casablanca. It starts off with several shots of refugees …show more content…
Multiple scenes use the camera to foreshadow, reveal character information, and use a number of cinematic devices. The aforementioned shadow scene between Renault and Blaine uses lighting to reveal the contrast between Rick’s “dark” and “light” sides. This also ties in well with the writing, as it affirms Rick’s jaded personality. Another beautiful use of the camera and props was the running letter scene where Rick waits for Ilsa. Having left him only a note as an explanation for why she would not be joining Rick in leaving Paris, Rick reads the note in the rain and the camera shows the ink running and smearing. The rain symbolizes the anguish and tears that Rick himself cannot show because of his tough personality. The use of rain to show the symbolic importance of the note is a stunning example of the fantastic camerawork in the movie. The final scene in the movie shows the plane flying off into the fog, as well as Renault and Rick after Strasser has been shot. The camera pans upward and away from the duo as they walk into the fog. This scene is beautifully crafted because it uses the fog to show that their current lives are over as and they are disappearing into uncharted territory, and as the camera moves to show the landscape, it shows the two men blending together into the murky path ahead. The excellent cinematic craftsmanship of Casablanca was far ahead of the film’s time, considering its release was in 1941, and affords it great praise and