"I see triumph of a man's integrity over his impulses."
I actually don't see it that way. Rick is absolute right. If Ilsa doesn't get on that plane with Victor, she'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and forever.
It's because he loves Ilsa so much that he won't let her stay in Casablanca with him. (Because there's…
"I see triumph of a man's integrity over his impulses."
I actually don't see it that way. Rick is absolute right. If Ilsa doesn't get on that plane with Victor, she'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and forever.
It's because he loves Ilsa so much that he won't let her stay in Casablanca with him. (Because there's a 90 percent chance they'd both end up in a concentration camp...isn't that right, Louis? "I'm afraid Major Strasser would insist.")
And he won't leave with her and leave Victor alone in Casablanca, because Victor would be killed, and Ilsa and Rick would both regret it for the rest of their lives.
So it isn't the triumph of integrity over impulses. It's the triumph of love and clear thinking over thoughtlessness.
"I see triumph of a man's integrity over his impulses."
I actually don't see it that way. Rick is absolute right. If Ilsa doesn't get on that plane with Victor, she'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow. But soon, and forever.
It's because he loves Ilsa so much that he won't let her stay in Casablanca with him. (Because there's a 90 percent chance they'd both end up in a concentration camp...isn't that right, Louis? "I'm afraid Major Strasser would insist.")
And he won't leave with her and leave Victor alone in Casablanca, because Victor would be killed, and Ilsa and Rick would both regret it for the rest of their lives.
So it isn't the triumph of integrity over impulses. It's the triumph of love and clear thinking over thoughtlessness.
His integrity does not deny his love for her. I'm not sure I'm in that much disagreement with you.