Casablanca (1942)

Despite being of the most revered films I can recall, I was expecting to be disappointed. Well, I was wrong.

Often movies that deal with love triangles try to ignore the infidelity issues. Honestly, the best attempt I could think of was Jane the Virgin but that was still fraught with character flaws swept under the rug. Casablanca had me questioning myself for half the movie, how could I see Isla in a positive light when she lied and abandoned Richard, then find she was married, then see her return to Richard despite her husband being present. I was expecting this to sully the movie but was surprisingly satisfied once all the pieces were made clear.

I appreciated that the Prefect was not played as a fool but actually quite clever and it made the movie feel more realistic despite feeling like the uncinematic choice.

The sets were really cool and the whole thing watched more like a play then a movie.

A classic for a reason.