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Curious and suspicious
Casablanca, a small but beautiful city in North Africa and Morocco, has been renamed "Dalbeda" today. Although "Dalbeda" also means "white house" in Spanish, many people still Familiar with the name "Casablanca". It is said that when the Spaniards first set foot on this land, they were impressed by this "white city" and couldn't help but sigh: "Casablanca! Casablanca". However, Casablanca did not become famous because of the arrival of the Spaniards. Instead, on November 26, 1942, a film of "Casablanca" by Michael Curtiz (Chinese name "North Africa Spy") was released in the United States, which made this romantic and holy city rise to fame, become famous, and become a contemporary famous. The tourist city makes people linger.
At the 16th Oscars Awards, "Casablanca" won three awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Hold. It was also named the first place in the "100 Best Films in History" by many media. The film’s story is set in Casablanca under the iron hoof of the Nazis in 1941. It tells the story of a man with a passport to the United States, Rick, who met his old love, Eliza, in Casablanca and revived his old love. However, at this time, Yili Sha was with her husband Victor. She and her husband of the anti-Nazi party desperately needed the pass in Rick's hand, so a series of stories were produced, until finally Rick, who solved the old misunderstanding with Eliza, in order to complete Eliza chose to help her escape to the United States with Victor. If this famous classic movie only tells the story of a simple love triangle around the protagonists Rick Bryan, Eliza Lund, and Victor Laszlo, this film would appear to be unremarkable. strange. However, this relationship involves the actual political and historical background, which adds a different meaning to this triangular relationship, which appears to be unconventional and unique. The film is adapted from a little-known stage play "Everyone Goes to the Rick Hotel". What is the reason for this film to become more fragrant like old wine, with such a lasting vitality, and it still shines today? ? This article will explore the following points.
Love and politics intersect
In the movie, the love triangle between Rick, Eliza, and Victor is placed in the context of the entire era, and the final future of the three also depends on the direction of this relationship. In the film, Eliza met Rick in Paris and had a deep-rooted relationship. The two met and fled south before the German troops stationed in Paris. However, Rick never saw Eliza at the train station. Rick was discouraged. Next choose to go to Casablanca alone. But in fact, although Rick was hit hard in his early years, he still had feelings for Eliza in his heart. This feeling was suppressed in his heart by life. Anything touched was like a frightened bird, and there was no secret. Otherwise, Sam would not be allowed to play the old love song "Time Flies" between him and Eliza, nor would he say the phrase "There are so many places and so many bars in the world, but you I just walked into this one of mine" classic lines. It seems to me that Eliza has never left since she walked into Rick's heart, and she has become a dreamer of Rick. In the film, this kind of love can be regarded as a sincere emotion, and this kind of love is erratic, and it enters the hearts of the spectators shallowly, unwilling to leave, making everyone envious and wanting to stop. This is one of the charms of the film.
In addition, for some "card fans", they think that the first ten minutes of the movie is enough to be immortal. At the beginning of the film, it explained the historical background of the time in the form of a nearly documentary, and made "reports" on the wars of World War II at that time. Some people feel that this form undoubtedly unconsciously brings the audience into the "presumed reality" brought about by the movie, and the port city of French Morocco, Casablanca, is therefore brought into the whirlpool. In the middle, full of anxious, helpless and long-awaited eyes. There is such a picture in the film: an airplane flies over Casablanca. What we can see is that the refugees stopped their actions, and all eyes were on the airplane in the air. It is not difficult for the eyes to show. The longing and yearning for freedom that I can read, I still can't forget this look.
The story of the film is set to take place in Casablanca because it is the only way to the United States, the hope of refugees to freedom, and an important transit point for them to escape from Nazi-occupied Europe, so Casablanca was taken. Into the changing situation. The film was released in 1942, which happened to be during the Second World War (September 1, 1939-September 2, 1945). There is a passage in The Tale of Two Cities that can describe this period: This is the best era, this is the most This is the era of bad; this is the era of wisdom, this is the era of stupidity; this is the era of faith, this is the era of doubt; this is the season of light, this is the season of darkness; this is the spring of hope, this is the era of despair Winter; our future has everything, our future has nothing; we are heading to heaven, and we are going to hell.
At that time, many countries fell under the iron hoof of the Nazis and suffered persecution. As far as the subject matter of the film is concerned, it is very historical and highly infectious, making it easy for the audience at that time to feel like they are on the ground. Similarly, for later audiences, the tragedy of the war appeared before them, which inevitably made people feel compassionate. The combination of love and politics makes love not single and politics not boring, and anti-generation sublimates the emotions depicted and expressed, and the audience has a higher acceptance of the history explained.
Sacrifice and salvation go hand in hand
In literary works, contradictions and choices always have the highest degree of visibility, which is beyond doubt in movies. In the movie, Rick, Eliza, and Victor all inevitably show their own contradictions. At the same time, their inner contradictions fulfill the theme of sacrifice and redemption in the movie. In Rick, he knew that Eliza was a married woman and understood her ultimate goal of approaching and dealing with herself. He longed for Eliza to hold her hand at all costs, but eventually killed the hunt. The police officers of the Victors have fulfilled the feelings of others, which is a kind of self-sacrifice by Rick; while Eliza, she admits her feelings for Rick, and hopes that she can achieve good results with Rick, but she can’t Put down your husband. In the film, this contradiction has been lingering in her heart. In the end, she waved Rick's hand twice and finally gave up her happiness. This was her sacrifice. And Victor is also struggling in the vicious circle of contradictions. He is not jealous, disgusting, or resistance to rivals, but a dim approach and admiration. At the end of the film, he also seems to have a self-sacrificing match with Rick, hoping to get the other's approval. At the same time, their sacrifices are leading to redemptions. We have to say that Rick’s sacrifice (helping Eliza and her husband to escape to the United States) was a salvation. She gave Eliza the passport to freedom and happiness, and saved Eliza and her husband from their lives. Yu,; Eliza's two letting go of Rick finally saved her husband Victor's life; Victor's sacrifice is also to save herself and others. Therefore, we can try to attribute the purpose of this sacrifice and redemption to their mutual love, and the driving force of their behavior under this love has contributed to the shining point in their human nature.
The Roman poet Longinus has this passage in "On the Sublime": Good fortune sows an irresistible love in our souls, making us love everything that is noble, and everything that is more sacred than us... …When we observe the entire field of life and discover that they are all wonderful, great and beautiful, we immediately understand the purpose of life. Although, after watching the movie, I have a long aftertaste of sadness, which is difficult to dissipate for a long time. But I also understand that selfish possession does not mean final possession, and letting go sometimes means more freedom for us.
After watching this movie, I finally understand why this movie has become an insurmountable mountain among similar movies over the years, and I also understand why it is of great significance to many people. The beauty of Rick's soul embodied in the film is eternal, a kind of impeccable beauty, "not old" and enduring. It allows us to understand that the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty is the highest purpose of life. This kind of movie with profound meaning is strongly recommended!
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