Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Bambi B on November 07, 2002 at 15:29:21

In Reply to: Am I the only one here who finds "Casablanca" boring and generally poorly made? posted by Victor Khomenko on November 07, 2002 at 08:05:57:

V,

While I find Casablanca reasonably entertaining and well made by 1941 standards*- my problem with it is that the entire film is devoted to getting Americans excited about entering war- that this is a more noble and higher calling than the cafe business and hopeless romance.

Casablanca was released briefly in 1941 due to the sensational headlines about the war in Northern Africa, i.e. to more effectively cash in on the deaths and destruction there. It was withdrawn and then re-released in 1942 to properly qualify for the 1942 Academy Awards. Typical of dangerously liberal Hollywood.

I suppose I just have a problem with sentimental cheerleading to kill foreigners, instead of exposing the true underlying conflicts.

And hello to Mssrs. Bush and Rumsfeld.

Cheers,

Bambi B

*the final airport scene was made at Burbank airport with a DC3 cutout in the background being "loaded " by dwarves- and notice how many important Nazi officers are riding in Buicks-