Subjective essay

Casablanca

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Casablanca

It is certainly undeniable that Casablanca ' is one of the best known Hollywood classics of all time . But its illustrious reputation does not make it one of the best Hollywood classics in history . There are mainly two points to that claim , one is that Casablanca did not land a tasteful ending , and second is that the protagonist of the Richard "Rick " Blaine considered as one of the greatest lovers in history , did not actually love Ilsa

The ending of Casablanca is obviously far from classic Hollywood

endings , in which all the major conflicts are resolved . It is not that the ending was poorly written , as stated earlier , it is just lacking some elements of classic Hollywood endings . In the concluding part of the film , Rick and Ilsa had to part ways for second and final time . They had split up without the knowledge of what the other person truly feels This particular aspect of the ending somehow creates a static noise in the readers because things remain unresolved , not to mention heart-wrenchingly tragic

Moreover , it is just ironic that event though Casablanca is one of the most loved love stories in film history , the protagonist of the story Richard "Rick " Blaine seems to be incapable of genuine love . There are several possible reasons why he had left Ilsa in the ending . One of which is that he had an insecurity that he cannot compete against someone like Laszlo for the affection of Ilsa . The second possible reason is much worse , he could have left Ilsa because he wanted to get back at her for leaving him in their first split up

Again , this does not state that Casablanca is bad film . It just does not fit the stereotypes of classic Hollywood films and love stories . Perhaps its unconventionality had made it one of the most popular films to be ever shown in the big screen . Moreover , the ending of the film and Rick 's inability to genuinely love makes the film realistic , thus less fictional...