I'm watching a "classic" movie I've never seen with my father every week. This week, we watched Casablanca. It reminded me of a thought I've had a lot, on why so many of current era movies are just utter garbage: the writing. The oldest movie I can remember, knowingly thinking about how bad the script in movies had become, was Stardust, which came out in 2007.When Stardust came out, it was compared to The Princess Bride. People said I would love it, because of my love for The Princess Bride. Sure, it had swashbuckling, and adventure, but The Princess Bride it wasn't. The Princess Bride had clever writing; I can recite every line from the movie, as they are speaking it. But Stardust? I can't even remember a single line from it. The writing there wasn't to enjoy, it was simply there to move the plot along.As for Casablanca... I feel like this movie is the embodiment of the phrase "brevity is the soul of wit". Every line, every word had a purpose. Every response a character delivers, serves to engage or deflect from their opponent. To get a perspective of how powerful and engaging the script was... I had never seen this movie before, and yet I knew so many of the lines from it; even if I didn't know from where they came.In the middle of the final scene, I paused the movie, I commented to my father about the relationship between Rick and Renault. About how through all the clever writing, you could tell how close their friendship had become. They were constantly honest with each other. Even as they told each other, that they should not trust one another. Even as they threatened to shoot each other on separate occasions. You could sense the deep well of respect they had for the other.And then, like clockwork, the movie ends with Rick saying to Renault: "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."I can easily say, this is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen.**EDIT** :We recently watched Schindler's List, Lawrence of Arabia and Gone with the Wind. I am looking for ideas on what to watch next, please! My father is approaching 70 and is a history buff. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3cvIlKO
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