The generally accepted translation of Casablanca is "North Africa". This film was shot before the end of World War II, and the U.S. government influenced the content of this film through financing from the Department of Labor—it can be said to be the main theme film in the United States. Therefore, Bogart's appearance of a wretched, inner-great positive image of Rick was what all audiences expected and accepted at the time.
In 2004, people on earth had a more mature understanding of war. So reflection on the war became the subject of the good german - in the 1940s it was called reactionary cinema. However, it is history that chooses the film, and the filmmakers have no choice.
The narrative of the story is very characteristic, and the director (soderberg) also borrowed this multi-character perspective from his peers (tarantino). But the secrets and the suspense can go on and on—and with a kind of thirties logic. Together with the actors' performances and indirect methods, they are all in the style of the 1930s. The lighting of the film completely uses the classic 1940s, which is also a method that the director relishes. He always said that the photographers in the 1930s and 1940s were the best, and it was enough to pass this film.
It's a reflective learning experience to see people like soderberg or van sant recreate old classics with today's technology
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