This is one of the most important scenes for understanding Casablanca. Without this scene, the movie is simply about the ending where cynical Rick unexpectedly sacrifices his happiness for the woman he loves. This scene shows that it was noble Laszlo who was the first to selflessly ask Rick to use the transit papers to take Ilsa with Rick to save Ilsa, because Laszlo loves Ilsa so much. In the end, Rick does the same noble thing that Laszlo was willing to do. By giving the transit papers to Laszlo and Ilsa, Rick painfully allowed his heart to be just as noble as Laszlo's. The ending shows that Rick and Laszlo were equally noble in love. Either that or both were tired of putting up with Ilsa.
Laszlo unfortunately had his gonads removed in the concentration camp and was no longer a man, however his love for Elsa was well rounded and he wanted her to be completely happenis happy with Rick.
So thankful for my high-school English teacher for exposing us to classic Hollywood movies such as Gone With The Wind. Watched this one million times and never get tired. LOVE the theme song.
@@StreamOnMaxFr. Casablanca along with The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Gone with the Wind, Psycho, The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, Titanic etc are classics.
A much more emotional scene, when you consider Rick is hiding Lazlow's WIFE in the upper room... here Rick is even given a choice: To escape with Ilsa, using the letters for himself, and her, as Lazlow suggests... leaving Lazlow to die, or do the better thing. Rick realizes he can't sacrifice his integrity, and knowing Ilsa would forever miss Lazlow, and perhaps blame Rick for his death. Rick truly loves Ilsa, and makes the choices that will make her happy, save Lazlow, and help the resistance. In the end, he joins Lazlow in the fight against the occupation.
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