CASABLANCA

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I promise that updates won't come this often in the future! It's just that this whole journey is kind of exciting and I'm still really motivated! Josh and I watched Casablanca the other night. Once again, I had no real desire to watch a black and white movie, but after reading the description, I thought it sounded like my kind of movie. I must say that I am not quite sure why Humphrey Bogart was such a "hottie." He smoked like a freight train! That's pretty much a turn off for me, what about my lady followers? Do you agree?

Anyway, besides that, I love how Bogart reflected on the time in Paris so soon into the movie. I hate movies where they don't reveal key information until the end, like Sherlock Holmes. I personally didn't like the fact that Ingrid Bergman cheated on her husband in the present time. In Paris, at least she thought he was dead. But, I won't hold it against her forever. I now understand the significance of "We'll always have Paris" and "Here's lookin' at you, kid."

Something else it reminded me of was the movie "Sleepless in Seattle." The song that Sam plays for Ilsa and Rick is "As Time Goes By." This is the same song played at the beginning (and end, I think) of "Sleepless in Seattle."

So tonight, I'm watching Golden Girls (as usual) and Dorothy and Sophia were spending quality time together at a resort or hotel in Disney World. Sophia wants a little time alone, so she goes down to the bar where she gets a drink, then proceeds over to the piano player where she says, "Hey, Sam, what's that you're playing?" And he says, "Oh, just a little something." She replies, "Stop it, you know what I want to hear." --"No, I don't."-- "You played it for her, you can play it for me." -- "But I don't think that I should..." Sophia interrupts and says, "If she can stand it, so can I. Now play it." He says, "OK, you're the boss." He proceeds to play a nice, soft slow version of "It's a Small World After All." When he finishes, she says, "Of all the saloons and gin joints in the world, she had to walk into mine."

If you've never seen Casablanca, you would have no idea what the above dialogue was about. I just think it's really ironic that after I watch the movie, the Golden Girls has a reference to one of the most famous scenes.

Anyone else have thoughts? Anyone think they are going to go rent it now? It's not a bad movie. I have to admit, I was dozing, so we paused it until I was more awake. It wasn't because it was boring, though. Well, not entirely because it was boring. It is actually a political movie as well, I'm just not that into that part. I like the love story part! (Until, of course, I found out she was unfaithful!) Josh really enjoyed the war time patriotism. He'll comment.

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