I didn't realize it came out in 1942, so that was well before the war was over.
It was made not long after Pearl Harbor, before the horrors of the war in Europe had really sunk in. Hence the line, "I bet they're asleep all over America".
I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Fiona - Mar 21, 2012 8:48:57 pm PDT #18878 of 30000
Consuela - Mar 21, 2012 11:11:37 pm PDT #18879 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My 2 disappointments about being in Spain right now are missing that Casablanca showing, and the Hunger Games premiere.
le nubian - Mar 22, 2012 2:19:14 am PDT #18880 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ha! on balance I'd prefer to be in Spain! :-)
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 5:24:40 am PDT #18881 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am very interested to see The Raid: Redemption, even if it will require some squinting.
smonster - Mar 22, 2012 5:46:30 am PDT #18882 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I am very interested to see The Raid: Redemption, even if it will require some squinting.
Hmm. That reminds me, I haven't watched my DVD of Ninja Assassin yet. Maybe that's what I'll do today...
Kate P. - Mar 22, 2012 6:11:18 am PDT #18883 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Also, I think the movie should be renamed Victor Laszlow: Balls of Steel. Seriously, the man is a badass.
Cosigned! I mean, I love Rick, and yes, I swoon over him pining after Ilsa, but it's hard to feel too sad that she ends up with Victor Laszlow, who is awesome (and hot) and clearly adores her.
Toddson - Mar 22, 2012 7:58:36 am PDT #18884 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
FCM? Rick, Louis, Victor
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2012 8:01:39 am PDT #18885 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
F Rick, C Louis, M Victor.
In other words, Ilsa ended up getting it right.
smonster - Mar 22, 2012 9:00:39 am PDT #18886 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Yeah, I couldn't even make it past the opening bloodbath of Ninja Assassin. Oh well. Anyone want it?
Scrappy - Mar 22, 2012 9:01:45 am PDT #18887 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
What Fred Pete said. Also, I'll be in my bunk.