Casablanca

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Casablanca is a 1943 All-American classic that deals with romance, drama, and violence. This movie can be compared to the short story Love in the Marketplace, where Sasan calls herself Miss. Casablanca in her classroom. She wants to teach her students about life through the movie. Casablanca teaches many life lessons and has been watched and admired for the last 50 years, it teaches love, hope and selflessness.

The main character in Casablanca, Rick Blaine, owns a saloon-style Café in Casablanca during the time of World War II. Rick wants the “letters of transit” which will allow the holder to travel freely around German-controlled Europe. Rick’s former lover Ilsa comes into his Café and causes old memories to resurface. Ilsa threatens Rick at gunpoint for the letters but then confesses she still loves him. Ilsa believed her husband, Victor, had been killed attempting to escape from a concentration camp, but in fact, he is alive and in hiding. Rick formulates a plan to leave America with Ilsa on an airplane. Rick forces Laszlo at gunpoint to assist in their escape. But, at the last moment, Rick makes Ilsa board the plane with Victor. He tells her that she would regret it if she stayed with Rick. Ilsa and Victor fly off in the plane to Lisbon.

In this movie, we get a flashback from when Rick and Ilsa are in Paris together. Romantic music sways in the background as Rick puts his arm around Ilsa. She lays her head down on Ricks shoulder in a loving, adoring way. Then the scene changes to on a boat where they are laughing and playing and tossing snacks to each other, then moves again to Rick and Ilsa’s house where Ilsa is arranging flowers and Rick is toasting. Then Rick and Ilsa are slow dancing together in a saloon. All of these scenes have a very romantic feel and one can tell Ilsa and Rick are deeply in love. Rick and Ilsa kiss fervently after Ilsa tells Rick “Why, there is no other man in my life…” This movie appeals to the emotional side of the viewers sucking them into a dramatic plot with loud singing, teary eyed women and passionate kisses. Ilsa says “Kiss me for the last time,” when saying goodbye to Rick.

Another type of love can be found in Love in the Marketplace is mother-daughter love between Sasan and her mother. Sasan’s mother wants her to marry Tu. She claims everyone knows that Sasan is waiting to marry Tu, but she does not want to marry Tu. Sasan wants a love like Rick and Ilsa. Sasan’s mother reminds her that: “He had you, and then left you for another woman. Listen, it would not be that bad a thing if you went back to him.” Sasan can identify with Rick in Casablanca, which is why she likes the movie so much. Sasan says “A romance is more than a love story with a man. A promise is a promise, a vow remains a vow; such is the grandeur of Casablanca, such is the true romance that keeps everyday of her life meaningful.” Sasan believes it is more important to be true to yourself, and not society.

Casablanca offers hope in times of trial and tribulation. Even though World War II is happening, everyone in the movie still knows how to have a good time. The movie demonstrates the use of elegant and