1) Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening
Casablanca is an
American romantic film, which was released in 1942. It was directed by Michael Curtis, and written
by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. The set was during the World
War II; and it was focused on a man torn between, in the words of one
character, "love and virtue". He must choose between his love for a
woman and helping her or escape to the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of
Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis.
According to the
Flashback book, Casablanca, “like The Wizard of Oz, is one of the happiest
accidents of studio system, one of those films made in an atmosphere of
uncertainty and confusion that nevertheless meshed perfectly.” Moreover, this film was in the top 100 films
of all times in the third category of the best films of all time like the
Citizen Kane and the Godfather.
The director of
Casablanca, Michael Curtis won an award as the best director of Casablanca and
He was nominated for other films such as the Captain Blood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Four Daughters, and
Yankee Doodle Dandy. Casablanca won 3 academic awards for Best Picture, Best
Director and Best Screenplay and also was nominated in the categories of, Best
Actor (Humphrey Bogart),
Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Best B/W Cinematography and
Score/Editing.
Best Supporting Actor (Claude Rains), Best B/W Cinematography and
Score/Editing.
In conclusion, Casablanca is one
of the best films of all time and according to the text screening in class,
Casablanca is the near perfect entertainment balance of comedy, romance and
suspense”
2) Find a related article and summarize
the content.
This article talks
about the plot of Casablanca, the characters, the director and the author of
this article describe Casablanca as a “one of the most popular films ever made. It is about a man and a
woman who is in love, and who sacrifice love for a higher purpose.”
3) Apply
the article to the film screened in class.
The film screened in
class and what I read in this article, it makes me think that this is an
amazing film. To tell the truth, I
really didn’t understand some of the conversation between the characters
because of the language but when I read the article I could understand some of
the story of the movie that I didn’t understand in the first place when I
watched the movie. Also, in the article
shows that the actors did not know the person who will be on the plane with Ilsa
until the final day of recording the film.
4)
Write a critical analysis of the film.
In my opinion Casablanca is a great film. The plot of this film was very touched and
the director made a good job in showing us this story. When I watched Casablanca for the first time
I really did not understand the story, like I said above, but know when I read
the article I understand and I want to watch it again to catch the entire story
and enjoy more the film. Now I know why
Casablanca is one of the tops 100 best films of all time! I would recommend it to my friends!
CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) (x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) (x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) (x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) (x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: Kareline Santiago Date: 05/09/13
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) (x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) (x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) (x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) (x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: Kareline Santiago Date: 05/09/13
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