something i absolutely LOVE about casablanca is a move that they executed so perfectly. and that was how they executed the love triangle in the film
there’s no fighting. no “whoever wins gets the girl.” some tension, yeah, and maybe a sly remark or two, but the men show no hatred or disdain towards one another at all. they both put the cause and the people first, just in their own ways
ilsa and rick mutually struggle the most with…