Zombos Says: Classic
Major Strasser: Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans in their beloved Paris?
Rick: It’s not particularly my beloved Paris.
Major Strasser: Can you imagine us in London?
Rick: When you get there, ask me!
Captain Renault: Hmmh! Diplomatist!
Major Strasser: How about New York?
Rick: Well there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade.
If there is one chic-flick movie that’s masculine enough for guys this is it. Casablanca has crisp dialog, characters with so much backstory you get lost in their fullness, and a situation that leaves nobody a winner, but everybody profoundly changed becase of what they lose. There’s romance, bromance, higher ideals to consider, and lost love found again. It’s a story with a shady beginning, a middle of consequence, and an ending that sparks new beginnings. There are more memorable lines uttered in this movie than any other, and humor, pathos, and rousing courage are shown in the face of adversity. And it’s got dirty, lowdown Nazis, to hiss.