Post by Salzmank on Feb 22, 2017 21:49:13 GMT
Don't get me wrong here, I could probably still love a girl who didn't like Casablanca--the filmmaking, the acting, even a particular character. My point is that, if she despised the principles of that movie, we probably could not form any kind of connection, because the film so represents what I believe to be true love and the principles that I try to fight for.
Very few people, even those who think Casablanca overrated (which I don't--not by any means), hate its principles.
(I write this because I know someone who does, for reasons that he never could really articulate at least to me. I think he's the only person I know who does.)
I am enough of a traditionalist and a romantic to believe in things like true love and the moral virtues, and those would be important in my falling in love with a girl. That's why I choose this one.
Capische?
I hope nobody misconstrues my meaning in this post. What I tried to say is, it's not the movie itself that would cause such a reaction for me (as "Fangirl" accurately says, that's a terribly shallow--and, indeed, obsessive and foolish--reason). Rather, it's the principles and sentiments behind the movie, that characterize the movie.
A parallel may be made to A Christmas Carol. Imagine if someone said, "Nah, you know what, pre-redeemed Ebenezer Scrooge was the good guy there! He shoulda just let Tiny Tim die, and too bad for Bob Cratchit!" (This is quite different from someone's criticizing Dickens's style, or the characterizations, or even whether or not the work is too "hokey.") Now, then, someone can perfectly validly have those reactions to the work, but I think they are unfortunate and, indeed, dehumanizing attitudes that point to a deeper problem with the moral character of the person making those judgments.
That was my intent in stating that I should have difficulty with someone who despised the principles of the film Casablanca, rather than the film itself. Does that make sense?