Shelved CASABLANCA sequel "Brazzaville"

Shelved CASABLANCA sequel "Brazzaville" Apr 15, 2017 15:07:11 GMT

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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 15, 2017 15:07:11 GMT

Apr 14, 2017 18:33:15 GMT BATouttaheck said:

Doghouse6

"Leave them wanting more" and "What happened after?" Those are marks of enduring and timeless classics, aren't they?

That and re-watchability even after we know the secrets.

I am more a "THE END is the end of the story" type of movie goer. Guess I lack the imagination to take the character any further.
Until this thread, I never even wondered what happened to Rick and Renault or Rick and Ilsa or even Sam, for that matter. Is he happy with his new boss ?

There's something to be said for that approach as well. In the best of circumstances, it suggests that the film makers have delivered exactly what they intended, although some films, like Casablanca and Gone With the Wind, are among those that, more so than some others, invite post-fadeout speculation about what followed in viewers so inclined.

And while Sam didn't have the history and close relationship with Ferrari that he had with Rick, I wouldn't worry too much about him: his income more than doubled.

RICK: "My agreement with Sam is that he gets 25 percent."
FERRARI: "I happen to know he gets 10 percent, but he's worth 25."

I'm very much on board with what you say about "re-watchability even after we know the secrets." Optimally, it adds layers of dimension and opportunities for study of story construction, the thinking behind what's revealed and what's not and when and how revelations are doled out, and for observations of directorial foreshadowing or misdirection, as the case may be, in eliciting the desired responses in viewers at the appropriate moments.