Highest 2 Lowest
Who directed Highest 2 Lowest?
Who is Spike Lee?
Who is Rick?
In the Wizard of Oz, which character wants a brain?
a. Tin Man
b. Cowardly Lion
c. Scarecrow
d. Wizard
Who is the Scarecrow?
Spike Lee often explores this New York borough in his films.
What is Brooklyn?
What is the name of the cafe Rick owns?
a. Club Casablanca
b. Rick’s Café Américain
c. The Blue Parrot
d. Rick’s Bistro
What is Rick’s Café Américain?
This character says, “I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks!”
a. Tin Man
b. Cowardly Lion
c. Scarecrow
d. Wizard
Who is the Cowardly Lion?
Which two characters have the most intense moral confrontation in the story?
a. Paul and his son David
b. The Banker and the Street Prophet
c. Otis and Desroche
d. Melvin and the landmine activist
Who are the Banker and the Street Prophet?
Rick’s famous line, “Here’s looking at you, kid,” is spoken to:
a. Ilsa
b. Victor
c. Captain Renault
d. Sam
Who is Ilsa?
What was the Wizard’s true profession before Oz?
a. Magician
b. Politician
c. Carnival performer
d. Farmer
What is a carnival performer?
Does the movie have a happy or sad ending? Explain.
What is a sad (or bittersweet) ending?
What important document helps people leave Casablanca?
What are the letters of transit?
She’s the ruler of the Emerald City who sends Dorothy to see the Wizard.
Who is Glinda the Good Witch?
What is the main problem the characters are trying to solve in the movie?
a. How to win a major battle against enemy forces
b. How to reconnect with long-lost family members
c. How to deal with a tough moral decision involving power, money, and survival
d. How to escape from prison after being wrongly accused
What is how to deal with a tough moral decision (or power, money, survival - based on the actual plot)?
Which of the following best describes Rick’s character arc?
a. From patriot to rebel
b. From selfless to selfish
c. From bitter loner to moral hero
d. From romantic dreamer to realist
What is from bitter loner to moral hero?
What does Dorothy learn about the Wizard at the end?
What is he's just an ordinary man?