From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihps3!houxz!houxi!houxa!houxm!npois!npoiv!eisx!bam
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Casablanca, why is it so good?
Article-I.D.: eisx.456
Posted: Wed Dec  1 23:15:33 1982
Received: Sun Dec  5 15:09:33 1982


I saw Casablanca on TV about three weeks ago and have since gotten
into discussions with several people on why it is such a good movie.
(I recall that it won the poll taken in this newsgroup a few months
back.)  Most people queried responded that the acting and the direction
were both superb.  I agree but there are some movies with at least as
good acting and direction which don't fair as well.  Most people
mention the story or plot also.  This seems to strike me as closer
to the key.

I've always thought that the ending makes Casablanca.  Having Bogart
and Bergman who are more intensely in love than most mortals will
ever be, sacrifice their relationship for the good of society just
eats me up.  Of course several people told me hogwash.  The ending
could be completely different and Casablanca would still be great.
Well, I wasn't convinced.

About a week after these discussions, another thought hit me.
Most of us probably saw Casablance for the first, (and next several),
time on TV.  Maybe Casablanca is so popular because it adapts better
to television than most other movies.  Is Casablanca the greatest
made for TV movie ever?

I would love to see comments on this from anyone, especially those
tired of the E.T. JC discussion.  Let's get this channel moving
again.

	Bruce McLean