Humphrey Bogart Essays

Of the films that I have seen of John Huston and Martin Scorsese it’s hard not to notice their similarities and numerous differences. Perhaps the most obvious comparison to make is how they use decor and costumes, both of their films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and Taxi Driver (1976), take place at the time of their release, so the costumes and settings are realistic and most importantly lived-in. How these locations are lived in are portrayed a little differently through lighting and

directed by Michael Curtiz and had a limited release in late 1942, and then a full United States release date in 1943. The film captured young wartime American audiences as the United States was currently involved in World War Two. The movie stars Humphrey Bogart, who plays Rick Blaine, an American living in predominantly French Casablanca. He runs a bar called “Rick’s Café Américain,” where French and Germans frequent along with people passing through, displaced by war. Rick claims

“When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it.” It’s not enough to know one, or even two of these points unless we know all three we shall be unable to arouse the other emotions. - Aristotle, and George Alexander Kennedy The Maltese Falcon written by Dashiell Hammett is a great example of Aristotelian logic’s argumentative style: ethos, pathos, deduction and even induction. Sam Spade used inductive and deductive reasoning and did it in more of an ethos style. Whereas, Brigid O'Shaughnessy was

Term Paper: Casablanca Casablanca, the classic film from 1942, is a timeless masterpiece that still holds up to today's standards. Despite being almost 80 years old, the movie's themes of love, sacrifice, and patriotism are still relevant and relatable to modern day. However, some critics have raised concerns about the language and imagery used in the film. One of the main criticisms leveled against Casablanca is its portrayal of women

Casablanca is a film directed by Michael Curtis and was released January 23, 1943. The film’s genre was Drama/Romance with a runtime of 102 minutes. The main characters are Rick Blaine played by Humphrey Bogart, Ilsa Lund played by Ingrid Bergman, Yvonne played by Madeleine LeBeau, and Victor Laszlo played by Paul Henreid. This Critique will outline the storyline, Cinematograpy, and overall themes of the film. These themes include the inability to escape your past, the difficulty of Neutrality, and

refugees desperate to travel to the neutral territory of the Americas. While Casablanca contains a wartime backdrop, romance seems to be another prominent genre of this film. The movie illustrates a love triangle between main characters Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), and Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). The love triangle causes conflict to arise when Blaine sees former lover Lund with her husband Victor Laszlo walk into his saloon, “Rick’s Café Américain.” Lund and Laszlo, much like

The prologue of Waltz into Darkness undermines any romantic illusions as the story itself begins, circa 1900, introducing us to a wealthy Cuban coffee planter named Luis Durand who anticipates the arrival of a mail order bride named Julia Russell (Jolie). Handsome and rich, he has never married ("Love is not for me. Love is for those people who believe in it"). His expectations for the bride are realistic: "She is not meant to be beautiful. She is meant to be kind, true and young enough to bear

The Maltese Falcon - Is It A Classic? Classic literature is the "meat" of ones general knowledge. Plenty of valuable insights are illuminated about the world that we live in that greatly impacts how a person lives their life. A brilliant example of this is Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. It is one of the most haunting classics of all time because it can create and build suspense, it can be related to the lives of the general population, and it has the ability to change the reader. The

“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” These are the words spoken by Rick Blaine as he drinks himself into a slight stupor to cope with the grand entrance of the beautiful, yet mysterious Ilsa Lund. These two mentioned above are former lovers and the two main characters of the 1942 film Casablanca. Why Rick speaks these words with despair is because of Ilsa Lund, whose archetype is common in most if not all noir movies. This archetype is known as the femme

In 1942, Casablanca hit the screens, stole the hearts of many and is now a Hollywood romantic classic. Not only is the film is a beloved classic film full of recitable quotes, charming music and phenomenal actors the film has some true historical content. The characters and setting of Casablanca are historical based. The cast of Casablanca is golden. Each character was a spice and gave it’s own kick in the film but also represented different people’s views of the war at the time. Such as, Rick Blaine

A detective must develop a quick wit and sharp observational skill to analyze, examine and evaluate the clues in order to uncover the greatest mysteries. In “The Maltese Falcon,” by Dashiell Hammett, detective Sam Spade combines several features of a worthy private investigator, most notably his detached demeanor, a keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his justice. At the end of the novel, Sam Spade accused Brigid O’Shaughnessy of killing Spade’s partner, Miles Archer. Spade

The Maltese Falcon is one of the greatest films of the American Studio Era. Samuel Spade played by Henry Bogart is the film’s protagonist. Right away, enigmatic Mary Astor portraying Miss Wonderly/ Bridget O’ Shaughnessy is seeking assistance in finding her lost sister. Sam and his partner, Miles, are soon in a muddled mess of wrongdoing and deceitfulness. The criminals he interacts with try to convince him to help them find the falcon that is encrusted with fine jewels such as, red garnets, emeralds

Athanasourelis’s article depicts Sam Spade’s individuality through his actions leading up to Brigid O’Shaughnessy’s conviction. Sam’s initial intentions are to help Brigid avoid the police. Upon coming to the conclusion that Brigid is the only suspect in the murder of Archer, Sam knows he has to turn her into the authorities. The article discusses that although it may seem as if Sam is acting justly, he is truly just turning Brigid in to avoid his own persecution for the crimes others committed.

The Maltese Falcon Is Not A Classic Italo Calvino once said "A classic is a book that has never finished what is has to say." Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories. He was describing one of the many amazing qualities of a piece of classic literature. A classic novel is a piece of literature that the reader loves going back to. It makes them feel differently upon finishing the book. They will also feel like the book speaks to them because it is so easy to relate

In Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, we see a range of complex relationships amongst strong characters. For that reason, it is often difficult understand the character’s true intentions. In Sam Spade’s case many ask, “Does Sam Spade, love Brigid O’Shaughnessy?” The answer would no. It is not possible for Spade to love her because he is too focused on his own self-interest. When we first meet Spade in the first chapter he is described as a blonde Satan (Hammett 391). Because of this our first

The ideal characteristics within Sam Spade In Raymond Chandler’s essay, “The Simple Art of Murder,” he expresses his ideal hero, “If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.” With this, Sam Spade in Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon fulfills and embodies Chandler’s description of a hero and hard-boiled detective through his independence from others, toughness through opposition, and solemnity to his morals and

Rule breaking, leads to rulemaking. But to break an established rule in any artform hinges on the author's intent; to do it out of ignorance or laziness just results in sloppy work. To effectively break the rules, it’s necessary to learn them, acknowledge them, and then go on without them. John Huston’s The Maltese Falcon (1941) is the perfect example of this. Huston makes use of the tools in classical Hollywood narration to create a visually and technically mediocre film, but manipulates and bends

The film Casablanca is a perfect example of Hollywood perfection because of the production and producers that were used. Cross cutting played a major role in this film because it cut between two scenes that were occurring at the same time but in different locations. The use of voice overs was also greatly used throughout this film. Another reason why Casablanca is a perfect example of Hollywood perfection is because it greatly demonstrates the art, as well as, photography of multiple studio productions

There are many different themes explored in Casablanca. There is one certainty: The main character in the movie, Rick, is looking for love and happiness. Rick and Ilsa's relationship really brings the movie's love theme to life, despite the film's overall strong love theme. The topic of war is also discussed. At the beginning of the film, we also see how war has affected the people of Casablanca. Throughout the entirety of the film, Rick and Ilsa are forced to make difficult decisions regarding both

Throughout The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett uses gender and sexuality as a reflection of power and strength. Throughout the text, Hammett introduces three main male characters and three main female characters. The main character, Sam Spade is introduced to us at the beginning of the novel; “Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of his mouth. His nostrils curved back to make another, smaller, v. […] He looked rather pleasantly like a blond Satan”