Essay On Casablanca

From its perspective on politics during World War II and a sacrifice of love for the greater good, everyone can find the charming film of Casablanca to be full of dignity and decency. We as people identify strongly with characters in a film due to the moral qualities we share or sympathy we have for them, which does not make it a mystery that Casablanca is one of the most popular films ever made. This film which was debuted in 1943, was composed by Joan Alison and Murray Burnett and was directed by Michael Curtiz. Casablanca, plunges deep into a narrative that touches base on war, love, and right from wrong. This film evokes many qualities of a Classical Hollywood Cinema but adds a twist on special effects, usage of camera movement, and an emphasis on music.

I thought this was very creative for its time to double expose a film in this way. It also made it very easy to follow the background of the characters before diving into the main story’s plot. Another important difference that I noticed was how the film was shot. Throughout the film the movement of the camera pans across the room and follows the main focus of the scene as if you were actually there following the subject. This stood out to me because this was a remarkable difference between the camera standing still only tilting and panning in Silent Films compared to the camera moving and following the main focus in Classical Hollywood Cinema films. Finally, the emphasis and the use of music in the film to infuse two themes of the movie literally astounded me of how smooth it was incorporated. As a former instrumentalist, singer, and dancer, music has been a major part of my life. So I was drawn to the use of music and I quickly realized why and how music was effective in this film. The first theme that the music alludes to is nationalism and pride. We can see this when all the Nazi generals are singing