Casablanca Sociological Analysis

Casablanca (1942), which is about to get to its seventy third anniversary has all that the elements that made the film an enduring international classic — a great cast in a riveting love story; an exotic, glamorous setting; melodramatic and heroic sacrifices; sharp, strong dialogue; and the triumph of idealism over cynicism in a “world gone mad” — are still capturing our imagination. It is one of those rare films from Hollywood’s Golden Age that has managed to transcend its era to entertain generations of moviegoers for nearly three-quarters of a century. It is a movie that is very well acted according to the time it was shooted. However, if we look beyond the nostalgia and the sentimental theme of lost love and redemption, we see that Casablanca actually presents a complex and intricate political and social commentary on the early days of World War II. It is the product of the time were producers were making “a movie a week,” Casablanca surpasses its humble origins as “just another Warner Brothers’ picture” by exploiting wartime …show more content…
It is showed throughout the film that the characters had difficulty in being impartial and neutral. The characters IIsa, Rick and Louis find it extremely difficult to maintain neutrality. Rick always avoids to being involved in anything that has something to do with politics. He also pretend not to be partisan. Whenever it comes to helping somebody he avoids it by saying “ I stick my neck out for nobody”. He also refuses to say anything about the war and tried to be neutral when Carl tried to inform him about the under ground meetings going on. But later on as his ex girlfriend comes into his life he changed from neutral and becomes committed. The French and German battle of anthems, which erupts within ricks café, is evidence enough of Rick's political passion. Casablanca suggests that it is hard to maintain neutrality in