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a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture of Casablanca and 3,631,061 in the region of Grand Casablanca. Casablanca is considered the economic and business centre of Morocco, while the political capital city of Morocco is Rabat. Themes Love in the war and Sacrifice for love: Love is regarded as the most eternal theme in films, and it is the same in Casablanca. Rick begins as a cynical bar owner. By the end of the film, however, Victor Laszlo has weled Rick “back to the fight,” and Rick gives up Ilsa. So Ilsa can continue to help Victor work for the “cause.” It must be understood that romantic love must be sacrificed for more important values. The theme of sacrifice runs through the whole film: Ilsa’s sacrifice in Paris when she abandons Rick to return to Victor, the Bulgarian bride’s sacrifice when she is ready to yield herself to help her husband, Victor’s sacrifice when he is prepared to let Ilsa go with Rick so long as she is saved. ? Difficulty of Neutrality: The controlling theme of this movie is of course the difficulty of neutrality. In love and in war, neutrality is difficult for Rick, Ilsa, and Louis to maint