tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888409148557901249.post5450735770081649422..comments2010-05-01T06:19:41.399-07:00Comments on Think Globally. Act Locally.: Here's looking at you, RickHayleyAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02505373067006185212noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888409148557901249.post-694479480953161892009-02-17T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:12:00.000-08:00Nifty analysis, as Julie noted. Well done!Nifty analysis, as Julie noted. Well done!donnadbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580583133757807126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888409148557901249.post-14681168070721336262009-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00Hmmmm. I never thought about how Rick could have b...Hmmmm. I never thought about how Rick could have been a much more Victor Lazlo-like guy if Ilsa hadn't run out on him. You kind of just blew my mind there, Hayley. That perspective adds a whole new depth to the movie. So do you think that Rick's potential to be another Victor reflects on the parallel between Rick and America, or would you say it's not really part of the metaphor?Julie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05868591696887527145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888409148557901249.post-86281610870362395372009-02-09T14:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T14:17:00.000-08:00I think the movie was a sort of call to action for...I think the movie was a sort of call to action for America. We had the means and power to step in and help our allies, but we weren't doing it. It's not necessarily in our nature to fight most of time because we're more of a peace keeping nation (that was even a main claim in the current wars even though it looked like we were just being a bully). However, when the world around us is in shambles as it was in WWII and we have a means of helping, it is our duty to do so, and I think that may have been a part of the movie's message.HayleyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02505373067006185212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2888409148557901249.post-37064839991889639732009-02-08T19:09:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:09:00.000-08:00I think the argument that Rick represents America ...I think the argument that Rick represents America is a strong one, but I wonder how far the metaphor will stretch. I think that some things become possible if you interpret the ending as Rick's reinvigoration or rediscovery of his old self. If Rick is America, and the interpretation you gave is viable, do you think the message of the movie was that American had to get involved with the war? And if so, was the director saying that America's true nature was to fight? As it is, Rick's job will never be done - there will always be an underdog at risk of complete oppression. <BR/><BR/>Was the movie a permanent call to action and an end to isolationism?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331961951316180787noreply@blogger.com