Even though these two reviews on “Casablanca” are from two different time periods they both analyzed the movie in a very good way. The reviews from the time that the movie came out and more recent ones are very different but very similar at the same time. Some things that were similar in these reviews was that they both talk about how they chose the perfect people to play Rick and Ilsa. They also both say that the dialogue was great. Some of the differences in these two movie reviews was that the old one is saying how the movie is exiting and the newer one is saying how nothing could make it exciting. They are also very different because they are each formatted differently. Just because two things were written in different time periods
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One of the similarities was that the both talk about how they chose the perfect people to play Rick and Ilsa. In the review from the time that the movie came out it states, “They have used Mr. Bogart's personality, so well established in other brilliant films, to inject a cold point of tough resistance to evil forces afoot in Europe today.” It also says, “Miss Bergman is surpassingly lovely, crisp and natural as the girl and lights the romantic passages with a warm and genuine glow.” In the reviews that are more recent it states, “Nobody lights a torch like Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa or carries one like Humphrey Bogart’s Rick.” These two reviews are similar because they are both talking about how great the actors in the movie were. Another reason that these two reviews are similar is because they both say that the dialogue in the movie was great. In the old movie review it states, “But we will tell you that the urbane detail and the crackling dialogue which has been packed into this film by the scriptwriters, the Epstein brothers and Howard Koch, is of the best.” In the more recent one it states, “There are some great supporting performances, and much of the dialogue has became history.” These two quotes from the movie reviews show that the dialogue in the movie is the best and that many people use it today. Because of these reasons we can see that even though these two reviews are from different time periods they both include some of the same
One of the similarities was that the both talk about how they chose the perfect people to play Rick and Ilsa. In the review from the time that the movie came out it states, “They have used Mr. Bogart's personality, so well established in other brilliant films, to inject a cold point of tough resistance to evil forces afoot in Europe today.” It also says, “Miss Bergman is surpassingly lovely, crisp and natural as the girl and lights the romantic passages with a warm and genuine glow.” In the reviews that are more recent it states, “Nobody lights a torch like Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa or carries one like Humphrey Bogart’s Rick.” These two reviews are similar because they are both talking about how great the actors in the movie were. Another reason that these two reviews are similar is because they both say that the dialogue in the movie was great. In the old movie review it states, “But we will tell you that the urbane detail and the crackling dialogue which has been packed into this film by the scriptwriters, the Epstein brothers and Howard Koch, is of the best.” In the more recent one it states, “There are some great supporting performances, and much of the dialogue has became history.” These two quotes from the movie reviews show that the dialogue in the movie is the best and that many people use it today. Because of these reasons we can see that even though these two reviews are from different time periods they both include some of the same