Film Analysis of Casablanca

A. Images demand the medium of film and its own analysis.

B. Sometimes only scenes are required to capture a filmÆs

C. Images objectify moments captured in time.

D. Film art is the totality of a film, the collection of

its scenes or parts into a unified whole.

A. Casablanca is classic film art due to its mythic

subtext, sense of history, a timeless plot and

B. Casablanca is a film adaptation more successful than its original source.

C. CasablancaÆs popularity stems from its mythic

foundation, one that promises hope through change and

D. We individually identify with the main characters of

E. Casablanca is a slice of history, a slice of Europe,

but mostly a slice of America in its symbols and

F. At one point in Casablanca, history and myth separate

and history becomes lost in the myth generated by the

G. The film is also a political criticism of isolationism

and neutrality in the face of a threat to civilization.

Chapter 9, Film Analysis, reveals how the medium of film is one that is unique and ôàcannot be found elsewhere,ö (Film, YEAR, p. 297). Film is the only medium that can turn emotions and ideas into images that are visual and lasting. Because of this, particular moments or scenes in films often come to ôàcapture the essence of film,ö quite often because images, s

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