In Reply to: Somebody please explain to me why in the world is Casablanca.... posted by TWB on November 6, 2019 at 06:50:11:
With the War still fresh for everybody, the time was perfect for sentiment in that situation.
The location of Casablanca was as exotic as it got.
Bogey's persona was attractive for that time.
The story was bittersweet -- boy loses girl, boy regains girl, boy loses second time and sucks it up, continuing with the heartache he was carrying the whole time, but with a modifications.
The chemistry of all those pieces coming together created the gut pangs for viewers that good noir gives.
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- Bogey had the tough exterior with gooey center, an attractive role for his time. The movie was perfect noir - free.ranger 18:09:04 11/06/19 (0)