Saturday, November 28, 2009

Casablanca | Rick or Vick, What's Your Pick


Everyone knows the classic movie Casablanca, the tear-jerking story of a love triangle between charismatic Rick (Humphrey Bogart), beautiful Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), and the honorable Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid). I just have to put the question out there. Everyone knows who Ilsa chooses in the end, but I would like to hear which man you would have picked for Ilsa to choose in the end...and why.

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TCManiacs
TCManiacs
7:30pm, Nov 28 from HootSuite

@TCManiacs Blogs: Casablanca | Rick or Vick, What's Your Pick http://ow.ly/GzV8 Comment or tweet me #TCM

dizzheart
dizzheart
2:55am, Nov 29 from Web

@TCManiacs Vick: Just another macho European lounge suit lizard? Bet if he survived the war Ilse would have found he had mistresses :D

Poppetree
Poppetree
2:07am, Nov 29 from Web

@TCManiacs it could have been Yvonne, havent seen the movie in a long time

ADuralde
ADuralde
2:02am, Nov 29 from Echofon

@TCManiacs The movie does end with the two of them walking off into the fog. And there's that if-I-was-a-woman line.

dizzheart
dizzheart
11:26pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs Casablanca: Isn't it curious that they don't let Ilse choose? Russell T Davies didn't make that mistake with Rose in Doctor Who!

dizzheart
dizzheart
8:48pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs ... look the more noble of the two men, because Victor could have given up Ilse & he didn't - flawed selfish leader there?

dizzheart
dizzheart
8:47pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs Vick: I'd feel wronger about betraying a promise than I would about giving up someone I desired. All structured to make Rick ...

dizzheart
dizzheart
11:26pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs Casablanca: Isn't it curious that they don't let Ilse choose? Russell T Davies didn't make that mistake with Rose in Doctor Who!

dizzheart
dizzheart
8:48pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs ... look the more noble of the two men, because Victor could have given up Ilse & he didn't - flawed selfish leader there?

ADuralde
7:55pm, Nov 28 from Echofon

@TCManiacs The real love story is Capt. Renault's for Rick.

dawns8
dawns8
7:42pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs Rick, definitely. W/Victor, she would have played 2nd fiddle to his other causes down the line.

Poppetree
Poppetree
7:39pm, Nov 28 from Web

@TCManiacs im going with the french chick who was singing the french anthem.

TCManiacs
TCManiacs
7:30pm, Nov 28 from HootSuite

@TCManiacs Blogs: Casablanca | Rick or Vick, What's Your Pick http://ow.ly/GzV8 Comment or tweet me #TCM





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6 comments:

  1. MillieNovember 29, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    Wowzers! Thank you so much for linking to my blog! A really great honor!

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  2. DAKOTARANGERDecember 16, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    Easy, Victor. Ilsa never treat Rick right. IF she was a quality woman she would have been honest with Rick in Paris instead of dancing a jig on his heart.

    She was indecisive and distructive and she didn't really care who she hurt.

    Rick was way better off when he told her to get on the plane. I have yet to figure out why it's concidered a romantic film, it's more of a guy movie, because Rick finally deals with Ilsa the way she deserved.

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  3. WendymoonAugust 6, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    (BTW there seems to be some trouble with my link - maybe remove the slash after the html? http://moviewings.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-love-and-duty-themes-in-casablanca.html

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  4. WendymoonAugust 6, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    I think Ilsa made the only choice she could. Thanks for linking to my post!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    As my poor wife knows everytime I howl at the screen, Ilsa definitely should have left with Rick. Victor has his work to do and, even with the letters of transit, there's no guarantee they get out of Lisbon. Besides, she was very young when they met and more worships Victor than loves him - a bad sign in the long term.

    Ilsa, on the other hand, truly loves Rick for Rick. I can see Rick, Ilsa and Sam holeling up in Brazzaville. Rick and Sam helping the underground while Ilsa does her "sweet and innocent" impression to collect information.

    In any case, it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest to find that Kimberly-Clark gave Wallis the money to produce "Casablanca"; I use a box of Kleenex during every showing.

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  6. JulietteMay 5, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Rick definitley, her relationship with Victor was not a healthy one.

    Anthony Hopkins

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