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- Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Filmed and set during World War II, it focuses on an American expatriate (Bogart) who must choose between his love for a woman (Bergman) or helping her and her husband (Henreid), a Czech resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans. The screenplay is based on Everybody Comes to Rick's, an unproduced stage play by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison. The supporting cast features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson.
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The battling anthem scene is hands down one of the best scenes ever. This movie was made while WW2 was still happening. The director filled the scene with french refugees so their emotions shown while singing their belonged french anthem are genuine. Such a powerful scene in the movie and what it represented outside the movie
CASABLANCA was filmed in 1941, released early in 1942. Pearl Harbor wasn't attacked until Dec. 7, 1941. Until we were attacked, there was a lot of anti war sentiment in the states. During production, none of the writers, director, or actors knew if America would enter the war.
The studios at that time cranked out a movie a week so that their own theaters would have something to sell tickets to. CASABLANCA was just one of the 50 films they made that year. A year or so earlier there had been a big box office film named ALGIERS. The studio decided to make CASABLANCA in the hope of riding on the previous film's coat tails. None of them knew or expected it to be what it has become. Sometimes all the stars and planets line up just right.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I see it.
best love triangle ever, because you like all 3 parties, and none of them are guilty of any real wrongdoing.
the lighting is amazing in this film.
Not enough credit is given to just how much of a wisecrack Rick is.
Years ago (decades, actually) I had a friend watch it. She hadn't seen it before, I had - many times. When it was finished she said she loved it, but that the dialogue was full of so many clichéd lines. I said "All those lines CAME from this movie!". That floored her. 😄
'Here's looking at you kid', "play it again, Sam', 'We'll always have Paris', and the famous 'Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship''. All classic dialogue.
Casablanca is just a great film. Other films from the 40’s that I would recommend.
1940 The Maltese Falcon. John Huston directs his first film with an awesome cast, Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sidney Greenstreet. Great detective film.
1943 Shadow of a Doubt. Alfred Hitchcock directs his favorite film. Starring Theresa Wright and Joesph Cotton.
1944 Double Indemnity. Billy Wilder classic. Starring Fred McMuarry, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson.
1944 Arsenic and Old Lace. Directed by Frank Capra, hilarious adaptation of a long running Broadway play. Stars Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, and Peter Lorre.
1946 Notorious. Hitchcock classic. Stars Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and Claude Rains. Brilliant spy love triangle.
1947 Miracle on 34th Street. Directed by George Seaton, best Christmas movie ever. THIS IS THE VERSION TO WATCH!
1948 Key Largo. John Huston directs Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson in a tense suspense movie.
One of the best movies ever. When Lazlo gets everybody singing the French national anthem, I tear up every time
All those actors were refugees from Europe on the run from the murderous Nazis. When the movie was released the outcome looked very dark and uncertain for the Allies
It always kills me when they show that lady with the guitar, singing along.
Yup, same here, right about the time they show the close-up of Yvonne.
It's fun to feel a surge of patriotism for a country other than your own. I got the same feeling from Mrs Miniver (1943) when all the Little Ships go out in the middle of the night to bring their boys home from Dunkirk, and I'm neither British nor French.
I love it when reactors are shocked (shocked!) to find that these vintage classics are actually good!
Hey thanks for watching !
That's because they have been fed CGI, sex and violence, ridiculous car chases and explosions. Good taste, like intelligent conversation, are relics of the past
(at least in the US)
They are more than good, they are GREAT!
I see what you did there. ;)
My wife and I watch "Casablanca" every New Year's Eve. We have it timed so that "La Marseillaise" begins right at midnight. That's when we stand up and open the champagne.
This is the greatest movie ever made.
I don't normally post comments; however, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for reacting to this. It is truly a breath of fresh air to see someone react and appreciate a film of this caliber. This was a time when plot, dialog and acting actually meant something. Unlike today, where actors are nothing more than a mere backdrop for the next big special effect or cgi event. Consider the range of emotions, from humor to sorrow and everything in between. All conveyed by actors and a director, and all done in black and white. I hope people will be inspired to watch more films like this with substance, content and value. Films that give the viewer a reason to think and feel. Anyway, thanks for taking the time and especially for selecting this film to share.
Thanks for the kind words & thanks for watching!
There are a few Casablanca reactions out there.
@Randy White You are right , there have always been great actors , from any era .
@Randy White 🎬I'm giving you a thumbs down, ...but not really. You see, Jason Nelson and you are wrong ...and then again, you're both right. Meaning story/character are King! The studios are responsible for all of that watered-down drivel you get nowadays. Just like sports, music or anything else we love in such a deep way, it's been marketed to death in pursuit of the all to sacred, bottom-line.💰
🎬As much money as actors may make (which is nothing comparable to studio execs), they are still at the mercy of what the studios want to make. Which by definition means appealing to the lowest common denominator. White men, 18-35: they want a lot of noise (FX & CGI) and no substance (🥫the sympathy & dialog). As unfortunate as that sounds, ...it's a formula that works!
🎬There are so many actors with the bones of yesterdays actors, but you need what they had ...decent, thoughful, intelligent, well written material with substance such as a "Saving Private Ryan". But there needs to be an event or a Spielberg or Scorsese to get something worth making. But as far as H'Wood is concerned, if you want pizza 🍕or McDonald's for dinner ...that's what you get.
🎬Until then, unless the audience's demands change...
...guess what's for dinner⁉
Casablanca. The best movie EVER! My all time favorite movie.
That makes two of us. Lol
Ingrid Bergman is one if not the most beautiful actresses ever, she just steals the screen, this movie is amazing
Love Claude Rains in this story. His character is just delightful and he get's some of the funniest lines.
So great to see younger generation enjoy a old movie, and give it 5 stars. I really think its stood the test of time
This is pretty much a perfect movie. Dialogue, movie star charisma, visuals, pacing...it's flawless. Snappy dialogue goes a long way in my opinion. Plus the ending is perfect. The first time I saw this I could not guess the ending would be Rick and Renault walking off together into the night. But it works, once you see the movie you realize that ending seemed fated to happen. Both of those guys were very cynical so it makes sense that at the end, when given the chance to screw over the Nazis, they'd take the opportunity to redeem themselves.
Oh, there is one humongous flaw. "Who is that boy playing the piano?" talking about a grown-ass man. Other than that, it's flawless.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Yeah I forgot about that. It's especially bad because both Rick and Ilsa are supposed to be on good terms with Sam so they didn't write that to show the character's prejudice. They wrote it because racism was so ingrained in them that it was normal dialogue to them.
@@flibber123 It's worse than that, as the strange affectation of calling a black man 'boy' didn't exist in Europe at the time. This line looks like it was deliberately rewritten by one of the screenwriters, to ensure that the otherwise anti-racist script wouldn't allow the black man any chance to appear fully human.
My guess would be that the word "boy" deliberately was inserted to replace "man" by Casey Robinson. The Mormons of that time didn't admit black members, and claimed that black people were cursed to servitude.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Who was Casey Robinson? Was he Mormon? The director of this movie was not born in this country. He was an immigrant [I think from Eastern Europe] and since that word usage was not uncommon, here, do you think that he possibly didn't really understand the reasons for and history of the use of that word. And even in the 50s, unfortunately the use of that term was not all that unusual.. And Sam's character seems more substantive than most characters of black actors, that I remember thru even the 60s. Not trying to 'lecture' you, but wondering what you think abt. his character in the 'storyline'?
Hays code wouldn’t have allowed Ilsa to flee with Rick. However I think the Epstein brothers had that temptation.
22:55 "This is some real honorable shit right here." Hahaha, the best, most perfect sentence to describe Rick's decision at the end of "Casablanca" that I've ever heard.
Haha thanks and thanks for watching !
Having had to admit that the other guy is the better man and more fit for the lady, I can say that it is one of the hardest things to do. In the end, whether it is the lady or the world that is better off with the decision, there's still a lonely man who felt love and was loved that is left behind alone.
I cant tell you the joy I feel when a younger person like yourself watches my favorite movie of all time and u get it-u see why a lot of people think it is the greatest movie ever still. Im only 57 years old and it will always be my favorite. It has everything. Nobody is cooler than Bogey. Great reaction!
If you have a few minutes to see again a tiny bit of stunning acting, watch that 26 second long (That's practically forever) close up of Ilsa listening to Sam play as time goes by, watch the eyes watch the head watch even when she opens her mouth to breathe she's tearing up. It is incredible acting.
Another short scene that reveals Ilsa's deep, true feelings for Victor is when Victor speeds down the stairs from Rick's office to the bandstand where urges the band -- with Rick's nodded "It's OK, do what he says" -- and the camera cuts to Ilsa's concerned face about what's to come. You can see her sped-up breathing, tears forming in her eyes, and a completely adoring countenance. Ilsa + the "battle of the bands" = one of the most patriotically stirring scenes in cinema history.
Casablanca is truly one of the very few perfect movies that have ever been made. It has everything: action, suspense, drama, comedy, complex yet relatable characters, fantastic acting, beautiful cinematography, a perfect script and anything else I may be forgetting. I have never met anyone who disliked it. It is my absolute favorite black and white movie and definitely on my top 5 movies of all time list. And it consistently ranks at the very top of any best movies of all time list. You really can't go wrong with it.
And to think, they originally wanted to cast Ronald Reagan in the Rick role.
The only problem with it is "Whose the boy playing the piano?" about a grown ass old man. It's out of character for Ilsa, it's American racism, not European at all, and it doesn't fit in at all with Rick's respectful treatment of Sam. Other than that, it's flawless.
What about "Airplane"?
Casablanca is one of the greatest movies of all time. It's one of those happy occasions when everything comes together - the drama, the acting, the set, the lighting, the music - it all works. And something else. This is not just a drama about love and war. This has a wider dimension - it's about good and evil. But it's also about human weakness and how we are neither all good or all evil. In fact, it's Shakespearean in its scope. Thank you so much for your appreciative reaction.
I’m so pleased you treated this classic with respect. Many younger people today would simply find constant fault and take every opportunity to laugh and mock at it.
I’m 62 and am an ‘old movie’ buff… but even I am (in a sense) young for this particular era of classic films. I started getting into the classic old films around the age of 23.
I’ll take this opportunity to recommend one of my personal all-time favourite movies: Billy Wilder’s
“The Apartment” (1960)
You seem to have good taste and appreciation of quality film-making, so… I’m sure you’ll love it.
Hey thanks for the kind words! I appreciate falling in love with great writing, charismatic charming characters , and that honestly kept me engaged...usually 1 or 2 setting type movies I can get bored of but not this one! Thanks for watching
Love The Apartment. Good recommendation.
There is only one flaw in Casablanca, when Ilsa calls a grown ass piano player "boy". It is American racism unfairly transplanted onto whatever nationality Ilsa is.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Hey it was made in 1942, Not in 2021.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 Also at that time Ingrid Bergman had just arrived from Sweden.
For my money Casablanca is absolutely the best film ever created. Number one hands down!
A Timeless Classic. a work of art that has withstood the test of time and remains a cultural milestone. Casablanca......sealed with a movie quotes now engraved in Hollywood history.
I love that you are reacting to some classic movies. They may be old, but many of them are more impactful (on a human/emotional level) than most films of today. Other great, older films to check out: Rear Window (1954), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Third Man (1949), North by Northwest (1959), His Girl Friday (1940), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Maltese Falcon (1941), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Man Who shot Liberty Valance (1962), Rio Bravo (1959), Winchester '73 (1950), The Lady Vanishes (1938).
I would only ad: Night of the Hunter.
The "Manchurian Candidate" is pretty near the best recommendation you could make. No matter how great Meryl Streep is, in this case Angela Lansbury outdoes even her. Brings her character even closer to the 'Dark Side' than Streep! The Third Man is a great idea too. I saw that on afternoon TV movies as a child, and wouldn't stop until my parents bought me a "Zither". There's another very interesting 40s 'black and white' movie ["The Stranger'] abt. an escaped Nazi trying to use a marriage as a way of hiding out in America, and cover his tracks. It had Orson Wells n Loretta Young.
A great list.
Yes, A great list. One takes center stage for me, however. "The Best Years of Our
Lives" is way up on my list of favorites for several reasons. Yes, the actors are
well cast and there are scenes that stun us like the huge field of Bombers.. But
the difficulty faced by our returning soldiers and the casting of a veteran who had lost both hands, drove home the central theme: War Is Hell. Just say'n.
Impressive list indeed, I would add Key Largo and The African Queen, and Stalag 17. Forgetting about Stanley and Livingston with Spencer Tracy with the line, Doctor Livingston... I presume. Oh and Nothwest Passage.
I love older movies like this. One of my favorite franchises started in 1934 with *The Thin Man* starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. They are a mix of mystery and humor with witty dialogue and the main character couple have major on screen chemistry. They are based on a novel of the same name by Dashiel Hammett. I highly recommend them. I've introduced every generation in my family to them and they really enjoy them.
Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching!
@@FlixTalk Yes. The Thin Man and subsequent sequels are awesome. For a really old movie with some great (though a different era) acting and a couple boring spots, try Dinner at Eight 1933
William Powell was always like top quality Cognac
LOVE the Thin Man movies! The chemistry between Powell and Loy is the stuff of legend!
@@daneberhardt6314 "Dinner At Eight"! Yikes, my age (83) is showing again.
It is a wonderful movie that I recommend often to my younger friends. I just forgot to mention it. Mae Culpa! Just say.n
Definitely one of the greatest films of all time.
They've tried to redo this film several times and even as a TV show. Nothing has come close to the original. Everything in this film was perfect and no attempt should be made to duplicate it ever. It's a masterpiece.
Always great to watch a new person discover this great classic. One of my favorites, it gets 5 out of 5 too. It's a movie with real substance, and Rick's arc parallels America's as it transitioned from isolationism into involvement in the war. A real dignified treatment of a love triangle and a mature way to deal with it and step up to the plate for larger considerations. Another great Bogart movie from the era is The Maltese Falcon. I'm sure you will get a lot of the good suggestions.
Nice job!
Thank you so much for the comment and watching!
“When all the archtypes burst in shamelessly, we reach Homeric depths. Two cliches make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the cliches are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion.”
- Umberto Eco, writing about Casablanca
Where did the cliches come from?
I don't understand why reviewers cut out the best line of the entire movie! "And what about your beloved New York?" Bogie: "Heir Strasser, there are parts of New York that I advise you not to try and invade."
As a few others have said, this is a perfect movie--every moment, every angle, every line just hits! The most interesting thing about that is that it is "just" a standard "studio system" grinder: producer selects the property, hires writers and director, picks the contract players and then they grind it out in a couple of months. But magic struck! A dozen classic, unforgettable lines, gripping story, constant drama and twists, superb performances, awesome music, breath-taking cinematography--THE LOT!
My wife and I have been together for 20 years. 18 years ago this movie was playing in a small theater on our anniversary. Since then we've watched it every year on our anniversary. As Time Goes By was the song at our wedding for our first dance.
The playing of La Marseillaise gets me every time
It is a true cinema classic. I remember thinking before the first time I watched it that how could I enjoy a black and white movie in modern times..... but was blown away by the storyline and the performances. Still ranks as one of my favs of all time. Loved your reaction too and thanks for watching it.
Whenever there's a list of best movies of all times Casablance is always in the top 3. Citizen Kane is another one, I watched it once, just couldn't get into it. I watched Casablance several times it never gets old.
The cinematography that set a standard for the next half-century of cinema, and Welles' great acting performance set it apart from many others, but the story and the way it's told did not appeal to me. It's still top 10 all-time, but I would put the first two Godfathers and several others ahead of it.
The beautiful blonde you see early in the film who was involved with Rick, the character named Yvonne was played by Madeleine Lebeau. She and her husband, Marcel Dalio (who played the croupier in the film) were both refugees from Europe like most of the main characters in the movie. She passed away in 2016, the last of the credited actors from Casablanca to die. When The Marseillaise is played in the film her character cries but they didn't have to use glycerin to fake the tears; like many of the actors her tears were genuine. She and her husband were both French refugees and France was still under Nazi occupation when the film was made. Her emotion was genuine.
During the battle of the French and German Anthems in Rick's Bar, many of the extras were people that had recently escaped from the Nazi occupied France to the U.S. Their emotions while singing the French National Anthem were very high during that scene. Even the actor who played Major Strauser was a refugee from Nazi Germany.
One can't have a grasp of movie history if they have not seen this film. The look on your face throughout watching was great. Thanks for sharing.
Claude Rains must have read the dialog of his character and thought he was in heaven.
When this movie was made, nobody knew who was going to win the war. The German army was on a winning streak. People were fighting for their lives.
It’s my favorite movie. Thank you for this reaction!
Thanks for watching!
Another thing about Bogart's part in this movie...between Rick and Indiana Jones, I bought a fedora and have been wearing it in winter for years; hat-wise it's a classic, but then I'm 71 years old. It does look sharp. *grin*
Great reaction. I love seeing young TH-cam reactors getting into the old classics. There's a whole universe of great movies like this to explore. Two more classic Bogart films that I would highly recommend are "The Maltese Falcon" and "Key Largo."
The Big Sleep is the best!
@@squaaaaak3178 Love "The Big Sleep", but love "The Maltese Falcon" even more!
It's worth noting as Rick and Louis walk off into the fog to the rising notes of La Marseillaise that when this movie was made France was still occupied by the Germans.
I watched Casablanca a lot of times because I wanted my nephews and grandnephews to know that gem.
Thank you for putting this video on line, I enjoyed your reactions so fresh and optimistic.
My other favourite in 1942 is Ernst Lubitch’s delightful To Be or Not to Be, another gem !
In 1943, Otto Preminger directed and acted in a movie which is not well known but that I appreciate : Margin for Error.
I’d be glad if you also made a review about Stalag 17 (1953 film by Billy Wilder - winning Oscar for William Holden and nominated for best director and best supporting actor) a film of war mixing tragic and hilarious situations, a masterpiece in my opinion.
Excuse my poor English, I am a French woman.
Thank you so much for watching! Shout-out to France. I really did appreciate this film..
Great reaction...thank you for diving into the old classics! If I might be permitted a few suggestions, you might want to check out "Stalag 17" (Best Actor Oscar for William Holden, who didn't even want the part!), or perhaps "12 Angry Men" (Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb)
Great to see someone your age taking a chance on an "old" movie ("old" meaning "classic," of course.) I was about your age when I first saw "Casablanca" and it's been a favorite ever since. Hard to believe it was made 80 years ago, but the classics hold up over time. You might enjoy other "old" movies from that era. I got hooked on classic Warner Brothers gangster movies because James Cagney became another favorite after Humphrey Bogart. "White Heat" is probably one of his most successful ones, though he did a lot of movies when he was younger. Anyway, it's nice to see someone who actually appreciates dialogue and storytelling and great acting. I hope you treat yourself to more of these movies, even if you don't review each one. Keep up the good work! 👍
Thank for you the kind words and thank you for watching! You and I are definately on the same page as far as liking gangster films! I would like to explore those next
‘Casablanca’ is renowned and is justly acknowledged as one of the most romantic films of all time but it is much more than the tale of a love triangle. Of course, it shows that the power of love can affect the human psyche, as demonstrated by Rick’s metamorphosis, but, actually, the film is one of the most subtle pieces of propaganda ever made.
Made in the bleakest times of WW2, this film has so many levels to it that it takes many viewings to appreciate them. The main theme is not romance but self-sacrifice as its message to the world at war is to give up the personal agenda for the common cause. It reminds wartime audiences, many of whom have loved ones fighting abroad, that their situation is the same as that of Rick, Ilsa and Victor.
Rick’s initial selfishness, (‘I stick my neck out for nobody’ and ‘the problems of the world are not in my department…’), is a metaphor for USA indifference. It must be remembered that the events and politics are hard to comprehend and put into perspective for current audiences than for those living through WW2, not knowing who the victors would be.
The script can be considered as a 'State of the Union' address, both for home and foreign policies, in which there are references to Civil Rights, as embodied in Sam and, of course, the debate about America’s involvement in the conflict. Basically, the film is politically motivated because it is a plea to America to join the war. Please note that the action takes place in pre-Pearl Harbour, December, 1941.
The screenplay is so intelligently written. It is a masterpiece of complexity, containing subliminal political opinions and messages all carried along on a thrilling plot with brilliant one-liners and memorable quotes, together with comedic elements and contemporary, social commentaries.
Michael Curtiz’s direction is multi-faceted: Documentary, Film Noir, German Expressionism, Flashback etc. He is the master of creating the plot via seamlessly connecting a series of rapid-fire vignettes.
There is subtle direction and cinematography. For example, Ilsa wears black and white clothes and is cast in shadows and in a mirror which symbolise the ambiguity of her role.
POINTS OF INTEREST AND NOTES FOR SUBSEQUENT VIEWINGS.
This is the the first non-musical movie to use music almost as an another protagonist, (which Tarantino does now). For example, ‘As Time Goes By’ is a valuable recurring theme and, in Paris, Rick and Ilsa dance to ‘Perfidia’ which means untrustworthiness. Also, ‘Love for Sale’ is played during the dialogue when the Bulgarian girl tells Rick about her ‘offer’ from Renault.
Each character represents a country e.g. Two Japanese plotting; the Italian on the tail of the German; American indifference; French collaborators; the British robbed by foreign policy. Even the Balkan problem , (still ongoing), are mentioned via the Bulgarian couple. Quite evidently, Rick’s actions symbolise the USA in its change in policy from isolationism to participation and ‘….the beginning of a beautiful friendship…’ is the USA and Europe joining forces to fight Nazism.
The significance of Letters of Transit is a metaphor for the might of America’s power and resources and must be delivered to the right side.
The ‘La Marseillaise’ scene is the pivotal moment in which both Ilsa and Rick realise that saving Victor is more important than their own personal relationship. It also comes in just as Rick and Victor are about to argue over Ilsa but both drop the issue when they hear the music. This scene is rousing now but imagine how it must have felt for audiences right in the middle of the war when Germany seemed invincible and modern viewers need to put it in perspective in terms of world events full of Nazi and Japanese domination and when the outcome looked very bleak.
The facial close-ups used throughout the film speak a thousand words: but particularly note Ilsa during ‘La Marseillaise’ when her expressions show her admiration of Victor’s power and her realisation that this must be preserved at all costs.
POINTS TO WATCH
‘It’s December, 1941 in Casablanca: what time is it in New York?...
I bet they are asleep all over America’. PEARL HARBOUR
‘Even Nazis can’t kill that fast’
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
‘I don’t buy or sell human beings..’
CIVIL RIGHTS
In any case... there is so much alcohol!!!! On this note, please watch out for glasses knocked over and glasses set upright…
The Bulgarian couple keep appearing many times as symbols of hope and determination.
In the bar room fight over Yvonne, Rick attacks the German only and not the Frenchman.
Captain Renault dumps the bottle of Vichy water to represent his rejection of the Nazi- collaborating French Government which was located in Vichy.
Just one example of the excellent and complex scriptwriting occurs immediately after the roulette scene. The girl thanks Rick for letting her husband win and Rick replies, ‘He’s just a lucky guy’, which, on the face of it, refers to the gambling, but, in Rick’s mind, means that the husband is ‘lucky’ because his partner truly loves him.
Please imagine what hope the dialogue must have projected when Ilsa states that she’ll wear the blue dress again when Paris is liberated. Nobody then knew when this would be.
The quotes from the film are now embedded in popular culture and are mostly said by Rick. However, Captain Renault has some of the best lines: e.g. when asking Rick why he had to leave America, he says, ‘I’d like to think you killed a man: it’s the romantic in me’ ; a gunshot to his heart would be his ‘..least vulnerable part..’; when told where the Letters of Transit were hidden in the piano, ‘’…it’s my fault for not being musical…’: on making the bet with Rick, …’make it 10,000 - I’m only a poor corrupt official…’
For more Bogie, you need to dig into the 3 Oscar nominee (best picture, screenplay and supporting actor) classic ‘film noir’ The Maltese Falcon (1941), written and directed by the legendary John Huston from the Dashiell Hammett book. The film also has two familiar faces from Casablanca, Sydney Greenstreet (the best supporting actor nom.) & Peter Lorre in his signature role, Joel Cairo. Another worm to take notice of is the performance of Elisha Cook, Jr.
Maltese Falcon ❗💲👍
This is one of the movies that should never be remade.
I totally and wholeheartedly agree. Never mess with perfect movies.
This is a very, very good Bogart movie. The Maltese Falcon is a great one.
"The Third Man" 1949; a post WWII thriller set in Vienna, Austria with Orson Welles and Joseph Cotton.
The first time I saw this movie, it instantly became my #1 film of all-time.
Humphrey Bogart played a lot of bad guys in his earlier gangster movies but eventually began to play the hero. Either way I realized how cool he was. A few more of his classic movies are "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre".Glad to see a younger person checking out the Classics with an open mind.
The line “Everybody comes to Rick’s” is a title drop; the movie _Casablanca_ was adapted from a stage play titled _Everybody Comes to Rick’s._
I'm so glad you watched and liked "Casablanca".
My favourite b&w film is "12 Angry Men" (1957) with Henry Fonda. Peerless.
This classic is the closest to perfect that a film has yet to come.
Louis steals this movie.
His lines are the best ever.
There is a reason Casablanca is always rated in the top 10 - glad you see it.
citizen kane/ the hunchback of notre dame(1939)/ it's a wonderful life, are all good hollywood classics among many others.
Excellent choice. Most people don't watch older movies beyond 1980 and those that do are often shocked that movies from this era can actually be good.
Trivia: It is never revealed why Rick cannot return to America. Julius J. Epstein later said that "my brother (Philip G. Epstein) and I tried very hard to come up with a reason why Rick couldn't return to America. But nothing seemed right. We finally decided not to give a reason at all."
I personally think that this was a brilliant choice. Sometimes the mystery is better than the explanation.
This was filmed during the war and many of the extras in the bar were refugees, now watch the scene where they sing the French national anthem again.. chills
This is a great one, thanks for reacting. There are lots of awesome movies from the classic era. Try The African Queen with Bogart and Hepburn. Bogey won his Oscar for that one.
Thanks for the recommendations and thanks for watching!
@@FlixTalk Yes, African Queen ... and it's in color and has some action. This time it's WWI.
"Key Largo" is pretty darned good too.
For October you should add Arsenic and Old Lace with Cary Grant
That's is such a funny dark comedy. Cary Grant's character and his aunts steal the show.
I was 20 years old when I first saw this movie, and at the time it was already 30 years old, yet I fully respected and admired the film, as I am glad that you did as well.
Thank you for watching
It's not just back then (in the 40s) that smoking and drinking was not a big deal. Drinking is not big deal still in Europe (18 is the official drinking age, but teenagers drink way earlier too). You can also drink in public, buy beer and alcohol at the movies, and generally everywhere. Up until the 80s you could even smoke in a US airplane. Smoking on an airplane was banned in 1988 in the US. People were livelier and less hysterical about their health then. And surprisingly much fitter.
Some highlights of the 1940s: "Citizen Kane", "The Maltese Falcon", "The Stranger", "Casablanca", "Journey Into Fear", "The Big Sleep", "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", "The Big Clock", ""They Drive By Night". Humphrey Bogart's films are always excellent, "Dark Passage" and "High Sierra" (not to be confused with Treasure of Sierra Madre) are less well known, but all his 40s films are amazing, mostly due to his out-of-this-world acting. The 1940s was the birth of the first sound-cinema genre of note, which is Film Noir. It took over European filmmaking in the 1950s.
" That ia actoughie, a real toughie." That is the issue that makes this movie great.
I posted a comment on your video yesterday lol. What timing. I still recommend Harold and Maude too.
In addition to all the comments about WW2 etc., this is probably one of, or perhaps the greatest romance ever in film.
This is my favorite movie, which means that it is the best movie ever because I don't believe that there is any objective way to judge.
"It Happened One Night" and "Arsenic and Old Lace" are other movies from this general time spot that I would recommend and, of course, "The Maltese Falcon."
They deliberately filmed Bergmann through a gauze filter to make her features softer and apparently perfect. They didn't have CGI back then, but they did wonders with what they did have.
This movie is an example of how something that was a mess turned into a classic. The screenwriter had no ending until they agreed on the one you saw. Great decision, great film, great message.
I love this movie. Years ago I was not a fan. But a couple years ago, I really listened and paid attention to everything going on. Now I love it. So glad you watched. There are so many old movies that are amazing. There is one that my kids love and they are your age, it's "Life With Father". William Powell and Irene Dunn. So funny. Hope you get a chance to watch it. Great, great reaction to Casablanca.
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This is a film where every scene is rich with character, emotion and plot drivers. Not many films are this saturated with quality. Bogart was cast against his 'type' and it worked so well. You believed he was a man with conviction. The cast was populated with some of the best character actors of their generation: Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, S. Z. Sakall (Carl the waiter) and of course the amazing Dooley Wilson as Sam on the piano.
Trivia: Casablanca received 7 Oscar nominations and won 3 - Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Some deeper trivia: the man who played Major Heinrich Strasser (Conrad Veidt) had fled Nazi Germany before the war. He played "The Man Who Laughs" in 1928 and it has been said that his look was the inspiration for Bob Kane to create his iconic Joker villain to Batman.
Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture.
"Rick" is Humphrey Bogart. The man talking about selling letters of transit is Peter Lorre (he was one of many actors who fled Nazi Germany). The "cop" is Claude Rains. "Ferrari" is Sydney Greenstreet. "Ilsa" is Ingrid Bergman.
Three must -see Bogat movies ... The African Queen, The Big Sleep and The Treasure of The Sierra madre.
Don't forget The Maltese Falcon
@@darylabrams2 And The Caine Mutiny
#2 on the list of 100 best films ever made, behind "Citizen Kane". IMHO, it's #1!
Agreed. And I put the first two Godfathers ahead of Kane. Welles was a genius in that movie, and he and Greg Tolland pioneered the cinematography of the next half-century. But I found the story mediocre, and Coppola's masterful saga is riveting all the way through...or at least until last-minute casting pretty much ruined 3 for me.
I loved your reaction. It's one of those movies that sucks you in and delivers so well. Just a couple of interesting details - the ring being offered for sale to Lazslo carried the cross of Lorraine - a symbol of French resistance to the Nazis. The bottle Renault drops in the wastebasket at the end is Vichy water - the French collaborationist government was based in Vichy.
This was originally written as a stage play. So, with just a little bit of adjusting almost any high school drama club can produce a version of this movie on stage.
You were so right...this is a perfect movie. Loved your reaction. So great to look back at a time when people would sacrifice for something bigger than themselves.
I am so glad that you as a young man enjoyed this old movie. I am younger than this film (66) and it is my favorite of all time! My second favorite Bogart film is "To Have and Have Not" where he meets his future wife, the beautiful Lauren Becall. I very highly recommend any of Bogart's film. Watching his movies made him my favorite actor.
One of the best movies ever made. Every scene is perfect, everyone is perfectly cast. For me another one in the same category is "From here to Eternity.
Best screenplay of all time, easily...
I'm glad to see you tackle the classics. There is an abundance of great old films to review...drama, comedy, musicals....This film has a great cast of famous movie stars from that time. I know you don't reach for these black and white films, but when you do, you seem to like them. Try the comedies "Duck Soup" "A Night At The Opera" or "A Day At The Races" with The Marx Brothers. For drama, maybe the gangster flicks "Angels With Dirty Faces" or "Public Enemy" with Jimmy Cagney. Or "Between Two Worlds", about a ship full of people on their way to judgment day. "Harvey" with Jimmy Stewart. "Arsenic And Old Lace" with Cary Grant.
I would love someone to react to Angels with Dirty Faces.
@@Majoofi It's the movie on which the parody movie, Angels with Filthy Souls, in Home Alone is based.
Wish you had watched this with your lady.
Great reaction!!!!!!!!! 1942. Casablanca!👍🏾🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
One of those rare movies wherein everything seemed to magically fall into place, even though everyone just thought they were turning out another movie, and Bergman has stated she didn't really know who Ilsa is supposed to be in love with (she stated Curtiz told her to "play it cool," which obviously worked).
Casablanca - the GODFATHER of all cinema.
If you ever re-watch this film, and you should, pay attention to the use of light and shadow. You will notice some characters (Lazlo) always in light while others are in shadow, often you will see Rick shadowed by Venicean blinds or side light indicating his conflicted nature until the end when he is in full light. All the while the airport search light sweeps the town. It is a masterpiece of Film Noire.
Also, I am glad you mentioned the writing that has given us lines that last to today: We'll always have Paris, Here's looking at you kid, Round up the usual suspects, Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world she walks into mine, This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, I'm shocked - shocked to find (something that no one is shocked about). All originated in this film and have been endlessly re-worked in comedies and satires since. Even the title of the film The Usual Suspects.
A little thing that most miss, the young couple that starts the film (tomorrow we could be on that plane) is the couple that Rick helps win the money for their visa. Everything comes back around in this film.
I've seen this movie before, but today I saw it in a movie theater for the first time - and I'm so glad you liked it. I love this movie! A little trivia I learned, Bergman was an inch taller than Bogart, more with her heels on - and that is why they are so often shown from the chest up, or sitting on a couch. At times he stood on top of something to appear taller than her throughout the film
Yeah, they used to put a fine gauze filter over the camera for the women. It took away their imperfections and gave them a glistening look.
Look at the Oscars for 1944 . Casablanca won best picture and best director. Bogart was nominated for best actor.
Casablanca is easily one of the top ten movies ever made.
Other great oldies: His Girl Friday, Mr. Smith goes to Washington, Angels with Dirty Faces, Captains Courageous, Imitation of Life (1934), The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, Notorious,
"I stick my neck out for nobody." And, if that line doesn't make this the greatest movie of all time, I don't know what will.
A stone cold classic. Gets better with each viewing too.
The most classic of all old Hollywood classic movies. A fantastic film.
As it turns out, you did the #2 movie on AFI (American Film Institute) Top 100 of all time, with Casablanca. For the next classic I highly recommend their #1, "Citizen Zane" Orson Well's 1941 masterpiece. Even the making of Kane is most interesting. There's lot of cinema gold in those of the 30s, 40s and 50s. I can see you really liked Casablance a lot, so imagine people in the US when this hit the theater screens in Jan '43 when the war was just over a year old. My mom and grandmother saw it a couple of months after it came out while my grandfather was overseas in the war, and they said the audience was loudly cheering along and applauding during many scenes like Laszlo leading the French anthem and Louis telling his men to "Round up the usual suspects." near the end. The war weighed heavy on everyone's minds so this movie was a real jolt of patriotism. Could tell you were really got into all the intrigue and followed the story closely. Recall the political poster on the wall where the Free French guy was shot running early in? You will find actually history the French officer on the wall there named Philippe Pétain, Marshall of France and his role in all this. Then you'll understand the significance of that scene. I saw your Private Ryan a recent movie about WWII, but you may enjoy the ones made during and after the war years. If you're in for another classic but a very different kind do "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) a fantasy, and one full of iconic lines and scenes you're familiar with. I'm hitting subscribe because I enjoyed a few of your other videos and because I'm amazing another young reactor did this beloved classic, Casablanca! ✌️😎
The wizard of oz is amazing! I love it! Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching!
DEFINITELY CITIZEN KANE! Many movies get called "the greatest ever"....very few have actually held that title for so long. Oh pleeeeeeease, react to "Citizen Kane"!
@@FlixTalk There you go Mr. Flix, Tic Toc Melody is suggesting Citizen Kane too, and I wouldn't be surprise if there are others. You're probably going to get pelted with old classics suggestions now that you've done Casablanca! LOL! Bogart did a LOT of good movies and though he's not in Kane, we still suggest it. But for more good Bogey classics to consider too, "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), "Key Largo" (1948) including his actor wife Lauren Bacall and the great Edward G. Robinson, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948), and for another Bogey war movie (set pre-war for the US) do "To Have and To Have Not" (1944) where Bogart meets his future wife (for real) Lauren Bacall doing her screen debut and she was a knockout at 19, maybe 20! One can see why Bogart fell in love with her and divorced his wife just after making this film! There's quite a backstory on that movie. Again, enjoyed your reaction to Casa and hope you'll do more old B&W classics, and I'm sorry you've seen Wizard of Oz already as it would be fun watching your reaction there! LOL! At least you know it and saw it. Take care, man. 😁👍
The AFI got it wrong with No 1 and No 2. They're not perfect I guess.
@@TTM9691 When the make Movies about the Making of a Movie .... You know it must be great
Another movie from this time period is "It's a Wonderful Life". Excellent Christmas movie!
Indeed .... But it's actually a pretty Dark Film ....But the Happy Ending saves us!
From now on, when anyone says that CASABLANCA is the best movie ever made or their favorite film of all time, you will know why.
When Carl pats himself down is one of the funniest moments. Few reviewers note it.
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Dead End (1937) ~ Humphrey Bogart. Caged (1950) ~ Eleanor Powell & Agnes Moorehead. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) ~ Bette Davis & Joan Crawford.
I haven’t seen this channel before but it was fun to see a young person reacting to a classic like this. I am a screenwriter and also teach film and television. One of my favorite things is to turn on a new generation to Classix such as this so it’s nice to see you doing the same thing. It truly is one of the best films ever made for many of the reasons that you cited. Anyone curious should look into the history of the making of the film and how it was written on the fly during production. The regional play in which it’s based ended with Rick being arrested by the Nazis after he helped him escape the ending of the film was only resolved the day before they filmed it. While making the movie Ingrid Bergman Was never sure how to play her character because she didn’t know which man she would end up with at the end which led to the charming ambiguity as he tried to say how much she loved each of them. So many happy accidents made this film what it is.
Thank you for the comment and thank you for watching! I am having fun discovering new (old) cinema
It's interesting to watch Casablanca "in reverse," "flopped," Ilsa is not left-handed; that's how she's holding the pistol when pleading with Rick in his office at night. Actors enter/exit on opposite sides of the scene from the original. Your enthusiasm for "Casablanca" seems deep and very genuine. Thanks for a great job on a stellar film.