Rick Cracking: A Short Story

After that scene occurred, we see Rick and Jean at home discussing what had just occurred in the previous scene with the holdup and theft of their car. They are filing a police report. Rick is running for an election and is trying figure out a way with his advisors to avoid gaining bad publicity. He wants the African Americans vote and does not want to lose those that are on his side. By filing this police report after the incident that just occurred, he feels he put himself in a bad position in the election. Him and his advisors are trying to figure out what he should with the interview with the news reporters. As he's trying to figure out the right wording for the situation that occurred, Jean is watching the locksmith named Daniel played by Michael Pena, he is

Both Rick Grimes and his actions are moral and unselfish. Rather than being self-centered, Rick puts his life on the line to protect the group and his family with the best of his ability. The well-intentioned actions and selfless motives of Rick is evident in these three examples. In the early events of

Vince Reed went down the stairs behind Geoffrey. When they reached the front door the old man looked out first, saw the street was clear and told Geoffrey to scoot on home.

When she comes to Casablanca with Victor Laszlo, running away from the German police after escaping a concentration camp, Rick’s hopes of living a normal life again are shattered. They loved each other while they were in Paris, while she assumed Laszlo was dead. Seeing her with another man after she abruptly left him, he seethes with rage. This is even visible on his face every time he sees her. This is part of his complexity as a character. He is showing relatable emotions and deep character thoughts. This emotion does such an ordeal to him that in one scene, we simply see him choking down alcohol to stifle his depression. This is yet another example of a human character really, with faults that are normal, unlike the pure good and evil characters that we sometimes see in movies. Later in the movie, we realize that Rick in the owner of the two visas that will eventually get people out of Casablanca, into Lisbon, and then the U.S. And who else would need them but Ilsa and Victor. The whole movie, Rick has been a law-obeying, neutral restaurant owner. In this portion of the movie, we see his seething rage get the better of him as he denies Laszlo the visas. When Laszlo asks him why, Rick responds, “Ask Ilsa, she’ll tell you.” We can tell that rage and bitter jealousy have overcome a once good character. The only future Rick can see the visas having is with him and Ilsa in America. But late

This scene plays a vital role in pointing out major characteristics of Rick which are: mysterious, complicated, discriminating, and headstrong by just looking at his costume, his acting, and props. When Rick is first introduced into the film,

In this scene we see Rick in a vulnerable state after having seen Ilsa for the first time in a year. The camera shot is varied from close ups to medium long shots. When a close up is used the audience can see the emotions on Rick’s face more clearly. He is burdened with memories of the past. This breaks with the idea of masculinity because the audience can clearly see that Rick is in distress. Men are burdened with social norms that

In the chaos, Rick is the hard line found within the blur of their calamitous

The bullets nearly hitting him missing by less than an inch, Rick cut straight right leading himself to an abandoned shack. The shack reminded him of the old house where the old man who every kid on the block thought was evil. This brought back the fearful memories of his older brother dragging him to the front of the old houses porch and him crying, fearing for his life. He opened the door to the old house, the creaking of the door sounded just like the door to

Rick, throughout the movie used the bar and drinking as a way to avoid pain from the past. In the movie he often would say “I stick my neck out for nobody”. When Ilsa showed up in Casablanca for the first time, she ran into Rick. When Rick saw her he was shocked and couldn't believe it. That night he sat in the bar, drank, and started thinking about the past when he was happy and in love with Ilsa. At that moment we see why he doesn't want to go home to his girlfriend and why he doesn't stick his neck out for anyone, because he is afraid of being hurt, again. The bar he owned was a way to avoid all of the pain Ilsa caused him and how mad she made him. Even Ilsa was running with Victor to avoid pain from the past, and what she did to Rick. She knew that she loved Rick more than Victor, after seeing Rick again she didn't know what to do. She never planned on seeing him again, and she never wanted to, seeing Rick would bring back memories that she was trying to escape and avoid dealing

The costume and make-up of Rick and Victor Laszlow generates a comparison of their different roles in the war and complicates the audience's decision to sympathize with either one of them. Rick is attired in a bright white tuxedo and bowtie. His ensemble is neatly tailored to his body, producing an air of sophistication and strength which separates him from his

Ilsa asks Sam, a black pianist and friend of Rick who works at the cafe with whom she is familiar, to play the song “As Time Goes By.” Rick demands that Sam stop playing that song and is surprised to see Ilsa sitting at his bar, with tense conversation occurring between the two of them. Later that night, Rick is shown cradling a bottle and reminiscing about his past with Ilsa Lund in Paris, recalling how they fell in love and how she ultimately left him waiting alone at a train station.

I spin around to see him catching up to me. “At least let me buy you a new drink.” he gestures to the door.

Rick, having received this one malignant comment, quickly snaps into an aggressive mood. Rick’s

Rick struggles with his feelings of love for Ilsa and his loyalty and admiration for Victor and his cause. Rick recognizes how important Victor’s work is to the world, and sees that Ilsa is a necessary part of this mission. Rick admires Victor’s selfless devotion to Ilsa, and knows that he (Victor) is the better man. He tells Ilsa, “...inside of us we both know you belong with Victor.

According to Jim Piper, “Films aren’t just about people; they are also about the relationships people make…Often, in fact, a relationship is the movie” (159). It is Rick’s relationships that make this movie.