*Casablanca* First Time Watching Movie Reaction 

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Casablanca hurts my heart and makes me long for the days when scripts were written by adults for adults.

I feel sorry for people that use Black & White as a lame excuse to miss movies like this. Because it is so beautifully shot. And the dialogue is top tier. It was the perfect movie, and it was never expected to be the hit that it was.

When you hear people complain about the lack of quality in modern movies, this movie is one of the yardsticks modern films have to stand against.

Possibly the most quotable movie of all time.

Rick :" I came here for the waters" . Louis: "What waters ? This is a desert." Rick: "I was misinformed." I think, in a very understated way, this is one of the funniest exchanges in any movie ever.

Thirsty for more Bogey? How about him as Sam Spade in, "The Maltese Falcon."

I always Get teary eyed during the La Marseillaise scene 🇫🇷

Something I always like to point out to reactors: Yvonne is something of an opportunist. Once it's over between she and Rick, she takes up with one of the Germans. As a Frenchwoman, this marks her as a collaborator, the absolute worst of the worst. _Everyone_ would detest her. Indeed, it's what causes the minor fight that Rick breaks up. In French, the policeman angrily tells Yvonne that she's not French for taking up with the German. The German understands French and takes offense. At the end, the French officer spits out (in French): "Dirty Boche. Someday we'll have our revenge!" "Boche" is a pejorative, about the same as "Kraut." Yvonne is aware that he's probably talking about her as much as the German. When the Germans begin singing together, there's a shot where Yvonne can be seen starting to feel bad about her situation. When Lazlo gets the band to play "La Marseilles," Yvonne flips. In fact, the camera focuses on her at a very specific moment in the song. The lyric she's singing translates to "They're coming right into our arms" (referring to the enemy). It's at that point that Yvonne realizes that bringing the enemy right into her arms is precisely what she's doing, and she begins to weep in shame. At the end, there's a shot of her shouting, "Vive la France!" indicating her change of heart, returning to a French loyalist. It's a small character arc for a near-background character. You only know the depth of it if you're both knowledgeable of the political situatuon and speak French. As a Francophile, I'm both. However, it's a detail that shows just how much care was taken with _Casablanca_ . It didn't need to be in the film at all, but they took the time to include it. And a bit of trivia: the actress who played Yvonne, Madeleine Lebeau, was the last cast member of _Casablanca_ to transition to Valhalla.

The last surviving actor was Madeline LeBeau (1923-2016) who played Yvonne. She had been an actual refugee from Paris when it was occupied, travelling through Lisbon and Mexico involving both Chile and Canada before getting to the US. (Her actual husband at the time was the roulette operator). When Yvonne sang Le Marseillaise, those tears were heartfelt.

The singing of ‘La Marseillaise’ is a deeply emotional scene because many in the cast and the crew (including the director) were either actual refugees from Nazi persecution, or still had family, friends or colleagues there and were trying to get them out of harm’s way and to freedom.

The La Marseillaise scene always gives me head-to-toe goosebumps. My favorite individual scene from any movie, ever. Gods, I love this movie so much. It always makes me happy to see the young'uns doing reaction videos to it. A fun video, as always.

Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture. "Louis, i believe this is the start of a beautiful friendship." "Here's looking at you, kid." "We'll always have Paris." "Round up the usual suspects."

I have seen over 4000 movies in my 46 years and Casablanca tops my list. It has everything...romance, humor, war, mystery, sacrifice, hope...it is just perfect to me. I would like to give you some historical context if I may. The movie was filmed in 1942 at the height of Nazi Power. All of Europe was under their boot and the end of the war was not in sight. This wasn't history for the people making it, they were still living it. Most of the cast were directly affected by the war. Swedish Ingrid Bergman (Ilsa) felt great guilt because she had considered the Nazis to be a passing fad and didn't speak out as strongly and as early as she would have liked. Austrian Paul Henreid (Lazlo) was forced to flee to England for asylum. German Conrad Veidt (Maj. Strasser) despised the Nazis and had to flee Germany with his Jewish wife. He considered it a pleasure to make "Major Strasser" as hateable as possible. Most of the English actors had been involved in the London Blitz, And Madeline LeBeau (Yvonne) was 19 years old when Casablanca was filmed and had been forced to leave Paris with her jewish husband when it fell to the Nazis. She made a very similar refugee voyage as described in the movie. The Scene were they sing "La Marseillaise" was very emotional for her to sing and the director made sure to catch her tears on camera. When she sang that song she had no idea if she would ever be able to step foot in a Free France again. She died in 2016 at the age of 92, the final living cast member of Casablanca. Upon her death she was honored by the french minister of culture who called her ""the face of French resistance."

Finally, a reactor with enough worldliness who can fully understand and sink into this film.

The thing that makes this love story unique is that there is no bad guy -- all three were honorable people acting out of love. No one was cheating or trying to take what wasn't theirs. The ending was perfect. At the airport, just before he left with Rick, Renault threw the bottle in the trash without drinking it and you wondered why. It was labeled Vichy meaning it came from German occupied France -- Renault was showing solidarity with free France by throwing it out.

I saw this movie when I was 18 and it instantly became my favorite movie. My high school and college friends thought I was crazy for preferring this over ‘80s action and comedy flicks.

I’m 72 and I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen Casablanca. Great classic isn’t it? Now that you’ve seen the entire movie you can probably appreciate how well black and white worked. Here’s looking at you kid!!

Oh, if you want more Bogie, I HIGHLY recommend The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Maltese Falcon, Sabrina with Audrey Hepburn, and The African Queen to just name 4 films...

Casablanca only gets better with multiple viewings. So well written and acted.

This film is a master class on so many levels. Writing, acting, the incredible cinematography that uses the black and white medium to its fullest. An absolute classic in every sense of the word.

Rick didn't get the partner he wanted, but he got the partner he needed at the end.

Decades later, "We'll always have Paris" still gets me.

An absolute masterpiece from top to bottom. Lightning in a bottle that'll resonate for generations. And while Bogart and Bergman were (always) incredible, Claude Rains as Captain Renault was beyond amazing. His line delivery was so sharp, you could shave with it. I remember watching this in film class and us howling every time he dropped the wit bombs.

Considering when it was shot. Considering the script/plot line. Considering the acting. This movie is beyond every class. Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece, Awesome Ames.

You are the only movie reactor I've seen to get the "chess" game. But then all your reflections on symbols through all the movies you view have always been intelligent. Kudos.

“Casablanca” was completed in 1942 in the middle of WWII it won 3 Oscars including Best Picture. Three members of the cast Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre can also be seen in the classic movie “The Maltese Falcon” another MUST WATCH classic film. Love your channel! ❤ Bring us more of these classic films.

What alot of people don’t catch is that laslo told ilsa that he loved her many times but ilsa never says it back.She was in love with Rick but she was in love with the thought of victor

One of the signs of a great, classic film for the ages - you can watch it over and over again and love it more and more.

This may be the best dialogue in any movie ever. Not a word is wasted. Every line is not only meaningful put pure magic.

What people miss in the first few viewings is we meet characters, that seem throw away, that drive the story later. We also hear lines that come back as important or you hear later. When Rick says to Yvonne 'That was so long ago, I don't remember.' You realize later Ilsa said it to him in Paris.

Ingred Bergman was a world famous beloved actress for at least a couple of generations. Glad you are getting introduced to these classics.

I've watched many reactions to Casablanca here on youtube, and you are one of the first I've seen appreciate the humorous, witty, ironic, level of the film. You laughing out loud at many of those lines made your reaction especially enjoyable. ❤

I've seen several reactions to this film and you're the first person to get the rain on the note, like tears washing away the words. Good catch. Very good catch.

The German actor who played Major Strasser, Conrad Veidt, was famous in Germany but was anti-Hitler, and was married to a Jewish woman. They escaped to England, and then to the USA. Many of the extras and minor characters in the movie were Jews and other refugees who had escaped before the Nazis could capture them.

This is the best reaction I've seen in a long time. I just lost my step dad last Monday and had a funeral service today. But this cheers me up. Thank you, miss. This a beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Hands down the best reaction to ' Casablanca ' --- loved the oval screen and subtitles , the editing was excellent . your commentary and reactions were great , and you are beautiful -- in many ways.

The best commentary I've ever seen on this great movie. Well done!!!!!!

This movie was Filmed and Released During World War II, The Bar Patrons that sing the French National Anthem, are all French Refugees, who escaped France before the Germans Invaded/Occupied France. So Many Quotable Lines in the movie, And it is a Love Story for the Ages..... I also Recommend "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), It also has some of the main Characters (Humphery Bogart, Peter Lore, Sydney GreenStreet).....

This is indeed a movie that gets better every time you see it, particularly the first few times as the dialogue is so dense.

The "Clipper to America" refers to Pan-Am's flying boats that crossed the Atlantic from New York to Lisbon harbours by way of the Azores. They also ran a service to Hawaii and the far east. The plane is featured in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I think it's so funny that nobody ever seems to notice that the last thing she said to him in his note when she left him in Paris was god bless you and the last thing she said before she left him in Casablanca was god bless you

A movie that is 81 years old... great story after all these years.... Casablanca and Citizen Kane.... groundbreaking...

Damn, I've been on a Casablanca reaction binge these last 2 days. Great timing =) especially from such an insightful person.

This was one of the best reactions to Casablanca I’ve seen. You GOT it at every level. A true joy to watch.

When Ilsa says God Bless You… it just wrecks me. No matter how many times I’ve seen this movie.

Having recently seen an exhibit of "Casablanca" artifacts at the Academy Museum in L.A., I can tell you that doors to "Rick's" are a shade of forest green and Sam's piano is mostly a bright yellow-orange.

"You'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life." What an awesome line.

that Marseillaise scene is of of the most emotional scenes ever in cinema... up there with the arrival of the rohirrim at midas tirith and oh captain my captain

This gal has never seen Bogie in a movie before??? I am frankly astonished. You, my dear, have led a deprived life! A warning if you attempt The Big Sleep....it is one of the most convoluted plots in Cinema History and a real challenge to follow but well worth the attempt.

Bogart is an effortless scene-stealer, you can't take your eyes off him. The only other actor that can top him is James Cagney, pure charisma. I'd love it if you did Angels With Dirty Faces, they're both in that and Cagney is just fantastic.

Wonderful reaction. If you want to see Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains again along with Cary Grant see the 1946 film NOTORIOUS directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It's on AFI's top 100 list as well.

The amazing thing is according to the writers, the script was written as they were filming. No one knew how it was going to end until close to the end of shooting. Great reaction to a classic film.

I loved your reaction. Humphrey Bogart was an expert chess player. Prior to his success in Hollywood he would hustle chess games for money in Central Park. When we are first introduced to Rick, he is playing chess. He is playing the black pieces and from the position of the pieces one can tell that black has played what is known as the “French Defense.”

One of my favorite RU-vid pursuits is "Casablanca" reactions; I can't see the movie with fresh eyes any longer, so it's good to see through someone else's. I enjoyed yours very much; thank you! There are so many ways to view this film; for me it's the story of a man lost in heartache and finding his way once more. For everything else that happens in the film, that's why it resonates with me.

The thing about Casablanca is that every scene, every exchange of dialogue, every shot moved the film forward. Nothing was wasted, no overly developed scenes. It's why it's very often been called the "perfect" movie.

Watching you tear up made me cry all over again, even though I’ve seen this countless times. Thank you!

For more Bogart movies, I'd suggest "Key Largo," "The Big Sleep" "The Maltese Falcon" and "To Have and To Have Not."

This film hits on so many levels. And the thrill of films, movies, any movie, is you never know when first conceived, how all the elements will come together in the end. Its the great energy of art. I never tire of this film.

I watch it on average once a year, never loses a step and yet every time I notice something new about the characters. Such a tightly contained and deep movie.

You have to realize, this movie was released in the middle of WWII. At that point we didn't know we would win.

The ultimate tough guy Rick sits at his desk in the dark and breaks down crying because of a woman. Love hurts! And his acting here breaks our hearts too. Amazingly great!

I've seen this movie so many times. Rich's monologue when he's putting Ilsa on the plane still makes me tear up. I'm not even embarrassed to admit that.

Trivia: This was the last film for Conrad Veidt, who plays Major Strasser. He had a long career starting in the silent film era.

The bit part actors were refugees from the war. The dropping of the Vichy Water in the trash was very symbolic. I have watched this many times and still enjoy it.

Some interesting points on this film, that is my all-time favorite. It was filmed over a couple of months during the beginning of WWII as just one of several being filmed on the studio lot. Filmed mainly in sequence because the script wasn't finished when they started filming, and the scene at the end with Rick and Renault walking into the fog had the ad-lib line from Rick about the "beginning of a beautiful friendship." Also, Ingrid Bergman was the mother of Isabella Rossellini. This is probably the most quoted movie in history.

Notice how ilsa bever says "I love you too" whenever Victor says "I love you" to her. That's significant.

#1 best movie of all time.

Such an amazing screenplay! Great line after great line after great line...

You’re the best. I love it that you are reacting to the greats.

Hey Ames. I got all giddy when I saw this pop up. Possibly the greatest Hollywood movie ever made. The cast, the script, etc. I’ve seen it umpteen times and always discover something new. Glad to see you reacting to the classics. ❤️.

My favorite movie since I first saw it and realized how many famous lines there are in it, for good reason - perfection on film. Thanks Ames!

You should look at “To Have Or Have Not”, another great Bogart film - plus, it’s the movie he met & fell in love with Lauren Bacall, and you basically get to watch it happen 🙂

Wow, what a coincidence. I just watched this again like 2 days ago. Such a classic!

I just would like to say that this is one of the best reactions to this movie ever

The problems of 3 little people.......perspective. Just one of the many, many aspects of this wonderful film. Thank you.

Another good Bogart movie is "Sahara", also set during WWII. He is a tank commander trying to get his tank and crew back to his lines, and picks up a few characters along the way, while being chased by Germans.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for keeping the most crucial scenes and quotes in, like the nighttime scene where Rick is getting drunk. Most reactors don't. Perhaps the dialogue just doesn't register, but the lines are awesome. And, yes, Rick and Ilsa were still deeply in love when Richard sacrificed that love because of that love for her. Sometimes the most loving thing to say to someone is "goodbye."

We saw this earlier this month in a film festival and, like every other big-screen view, the audience started, clapping then rose and cheered at the end. I don't know how many have seen this film before but I find it to be infinitely rewatchable. Now, go out and see THE MALTESE FALCON (1941).

A great reaction. So great to see someone thoughtful encounter Bogie for the first time and instantly recognize how brilliant he was. BUT, I cannot comment without a huge shoutout to Claude Rains, one of my favorite actors of all time. Rains had tremendous range from The Wolfman and The Invisible Man to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Lawrence of Arabia. Renault was such a memorable character. "I'm SHOCKED to find there is gambling..." What a cast this movie had!

I've seen "Casablanca" over a dozen times, and I don't think I'd ever noticed the significance of Rick playing chess. Brilliant observation. I'm sharing your comments with my brother who's watched this wonderful film (his favorite) many, many, many times. Thank you for your reaction, compassion and insight.

I love watching Casablanca. One of the greatest movies ever. There will never be another Bogart. It’s so much fun watching your first time reaction to it. Thanks for sharing. Here’s looking at you Kid.

Of the many remarkable things about this movie, perhaps the most remarkable of all is that it lives up to its own legend.

In the '70s when I was a kid, our family still didn't have a color TV set. All of the movies we watched were in B&W. We watched a lot of Tarzan, Shirley Temple, Laurel and Hardy, and classics like Casablanca and early war movies and heard a lot of this Mid/Trans Atlantic accent. I think we finally got a color TV in or around 1978 and movies like The WIzard of Oz took on a whole new complexity for us. Color TVs were extremely expensive and it was like opening a window on a different world.

I saw this as an adult and was honestly blown away by the performances and dialogue

I don't know what list had this third - this is the best movie ever made. Keep watching it - it only gets better with each watching.

When they sing the French Anthem it brings tears s to my eyes. Every time.❤

Congrats. You are the 27th reviewer to look at Casablanca. You do understand it better than most of the others. You also appreciate the B & W cinematography, the lighting and shadows. The famous actor holding the story together is Claude Rains as Capt. Renault. You should also understand the lucky timing of the movie. Released just after Pearl Harbour when the US was wondering whether to enter the war. When Lazlo says "Now I know our side will win", this is great US propaganda. Best you watch it again, you will get more out of this film.

8:21 I'm often pleasantly surprised to recognize an actor who was in the movies back in the days of black and white. It doesn't happen to me often. This is one such man. Peter Lorre. Born László Löwenstein in Ružomberok, Slovakia. I first became aware of him in an absolute _hoot_ of a movie from 1944 called _Arsenic and Old Lace._ I've also seen him in a 1931 German film just called _M._ I note that you have not uploaded a reaction to _Arsenic and Old Lace_ to your channel. Consider it recommended.

You are the first reactor I've seen who caught the symbolism of the rain on the dear john note at the train station, like tears washing away the words on the note. One of the great visual treats in this movie but nobody ever mentions it.

Thank you for this- I've been a huge fan of this movie since I was about 12 years old when I first caught it on TV in the early 80s. I was lucky enough to work in a movie theater in 1991 when the 50th anniversary edition was back in theaters and as a result I've seen this movie on the big screen over a dozen times, more than any other single film. But seeing your reactions to the more emotional scenes made "Casablanca" bring tears to my eyes for the first time in years. Thank you!

I’m so amazed that you hadn’t already seen this or any other Bogart film. But I guess this is about the best place to get started.

Can't believe this is your first Humphrey Bogart film. Still... what a film to begin with! A classic in every sense of the word! There are so many great Bogart films to choose from, but if you're looking for more powerhouse acting, I'd recommend The African Queen. Katharine Hepburn more than holds her own against Bogart and, together, the sparks just never stop flying!

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

"I said I'd never leave you." "...and you never will." GAH! OH MY HEART! 💔

Congratulations! Welcome to the club. May that be the first of many times rewatching this classic. Every line of dialogue is so amazing but there are dozens of them that just blow you away. Louie: Have you taken leave of your senses? Rick: I have. Bulgarian woman: "What sort of man is Mr. Reneaut?" Rick: Oh, just like any other man, only more so. And so many more.

check out the african queen with him and katherine hepburn

Yaya Ames with a new video 🙌🏽 this was really good 😊 keep up the great work

Back in the 80s I saw this for the first time. I knew it had always been rated as perhaps the best movie of all time. Destroyed by heartache myself, and having a clear knowledge of history, it made a powerful impression. Beyond iconic. Brilliant, slightly on the nose, but always perfect. I cry at every reaction. Yours is lovely.

im 57 yrs old..this has been and always will be my fav movie