The whole film-noir facade inevitably surrounding Bogart -and also Sydney Greenstreet- can no doubt compel anyone to approach this movie in a kind of vigilant and even serious stance.
The entire cast is wonderful because it is exactly how it should be: we stand before the story of an adventure, with it's fantasy, it's mentions of exotic places, with it's unreal ending, interactions between characters, and the key dialogs forming part of this kind of fairytale.
In this tale our main character is always right, he always manages to slip past dangers. There are fights and there are deaths, but there's no violence in this film.
Is it really noir? Really? It's a brilliant film, surely, and made to be enjoyed in the simplest way possible: the way that Bogart does... having fun with it.
The entire cast is wonderful because it is exactly how it should be: we stand before the story of an adventure, with it's fantasy, it's mentions of exotic places, with it's unreal ending, interactions between characters, and the key dialogs forming part of this kind of fairytale.
In this tale our main character is always right, he always manages to slip past dangers. There are fights and there are deaths, but there's no violence in this film.
Is it really noir? Really? It's a brilliant film, surely, and made to be enjoyed in the simplest way possible: the way that Bogart does... having fun with it.