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Casablanca

How can a hero survive in a world gone mad? Casablanca,
the classic 1940s film, was known as the greatest movie ever by some,
and also seen as being one of the most important novels of the 20th century, revolve
around a world in confusion, where no one trusts anybody else, and a war
wages on within and without. Rick dealt with a world rocked by
the impacts of World War II, where everyone was a spy, and even the
spies were spied on. Rick is a cynic, tossed into a chaotic yet
romantic world, and comes forth victorious.
In Casablanca, we emerge with a feeling of hope, and joy, that
the forces of good can win, and that eventually we will triumph over
our enemies, wherever or whatever they may be. While slochky and
romantic, Casablanca is a touching movie, and probably one of the best
ever made. It takes place in a world gone mad, where
nothing is truth, and reality is always questionable.
Sam of course, is stability. He can't be bought or sold, and
is seemingly a constant, always there and never too deep into the
problems of the world. Sam represents the carefree aspect in all of
us, the feeling that we'd just as soon turn our attention away from
the war and hum a tune. Rick faces the ultimate human enemy which is the
unimportance of an individual. Rick exemplifies this theme, as he
relates to Ilsa: "The problems of two little people don't amount to a
hill of beans in this crazy world." Simply put, individuals don't
matter. That the events surrounding their world and time overpower
those of the individual. Casablanca deals with a festive arena in the midst of war,
Rick's Café Americain,yet it is set in a typical place that is
different than the surrounding world. Outside Rick's a war wages on, but inside the
kindly café, an atmosphere of warmth and freedom emanates. Yet it is soon crushed by
the iron fist of the Germans attempting to capture the rogue Lazlow.Rick's...