cultural context in which the characters can interact. Much of this is explained in the opening scene (see section on Key Scenes below). Several cultures co-exist or are represented – the locals in Casablanca (the traders especially)‚ the Americans‚ like Rick (America seen as the desirable culture to escape to); the Vichy French (those like Renault co-operating with the Germans)‚ the resistance fighters (e.g. the man shot in the streets at the start and the Norwegian man who meets Laszlo in Rick’s); the
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Rick is a 30-year-old attorney that presents with emaciation‚ flamboyant shirt‚ mismatched socks‚ and irritability. In addition‚ he is sexually suggestive‚ easily angered‚ and highly impulsive. He shares his impaired judgment and its strain on his marriage‚ as well as his lack of sleep and appetite. He is restless and speed is loud and pressured. He also speaks about impregnating his secretary and taking out a second mortgage on his house in order to pay for three law offices. Based on these symptoms
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Sequence Analysis for Casablanca “Play it again Sam” Shot 1 - Establishing shot shows Selective focus on Sam as piano wheeled in focus‚ within Ricks bar - Black and white color scheme with hard lighting and low-key illumination effectively recreates bar image - Sam face fronting camera‚ well lit‚ Ilsa back to camera - Background out of focus‚ thus centering the scene around Sam and Ilsa - Diegetic sound of conversation between sam and Ilsa - 2 planes of action -Sam and Ilsa conversation
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chosen carefully. In the case of the cube brothers‚ Rick and Gordon character-traits aren’t very similar. Rick and Gordon share few common interests and have basically none of the same character-traits. After meeting and befriending both of them‚ I realize Rick is an extremely better friend than Gordon Rick is an amazing friend who I would trust with my life. We share most of the same interests like sports and our weird sense of humor. Rick is an all around good person who doesn’t talk about
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1947 was a rough patch for Cyd Charisse. The Unfinished Dance‚ was not successful‚ and she was second billing. Another thing going on in Charisse’s personal life‚ was that Nico Charisse and her split up‚ leaving her with her five year old son‚ Nicky. On an Island With You‚ was the next movie Charisse played in. It was a technicolor film and starred‚ Esther Williams‚ (Million Dollar Mermaid) Peter Lawford‚ (Ocean’s 11) Ricardo Montalban‚ (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) Jimmy Durante‚ (It’s a Mad
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the case for Rick‚ who had an extreme phobia of ghosts. He was tormented throughout school‚ never given a break about this fear. Rick would always be dread going to out because of this‚ even going trick-or-treating on Halloween. On Halloween‚ someone from school would always decide to scare Rick. On this particular Halloween‚ kids dressed up as ghosts and chased him down the street. Rick running in fear was hit by a car pulling out of the drive way and died that Halloween night. Rick said before
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Australian Concepts: The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea Australia’s national values such as having a ‘fair go’ and egalitarianism have been represented in a countless number of literary texts over the period of hundreds of years. The more subtle and traditional Australian beliefs‚ such as mateship and close family bonds‚ are slowly disappearing or being forgotten as the new modern era is taking place. The novel ‘The Merry Go Round in the Sea’‚ delves into subjects such as these‚ viewed by the main
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author’s creation of characters in all three texts successfully presented me with an outlook on life‚ which depending on each individual character gave me a bright or dark outlook on life which shaped my general vision and viewpoint. Curtiz‚ who portrays Rick as a rather cynical owner of a cafe‚ Victor Laszlo as a clear embodiment of that of a noble hero and Ilsa as a loyal wife led me to make close comparisons of both Keanes and Bronte’s characters. Heathcliff who defies being misunderstood‚ Edgar who
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self-sacrifice set this romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo‚ a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund‚ an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine‚ a seemingly morally ambiguous night club owner. An unusual love triangle forms with the two men’s mutual love for the intermediary woman. Unlike the archetypal romantic triangle which includes the betrayed husband and the victorious lover
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Our world is plagued. Never thought that things would end up this way. Without warning nations fell‚ bodies stacked‚ and there’s very few survivors left. At least that’s what I think... They said this would be for the greater good‚ but seems like the total opposite. “This is a new era in warfare!”‚ “World peace at last!”‚ their voices scream in my head. To me‚ it’s all bullcrap. Look at where it got us. No world peace. No safe haven. I look and see emptiness.The city is empty‚ quiet‚ and lifeless
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