Agreed. Casablanca has to be one of my all time favorites, but inspirational? Am I supposed to be inspired to become an Morroccan saloon keeper?
Perhaps the part about her leaving the man she's in love with for the good of the man fighting the Nazis.
I think it was supposed to inspire you to bump off some Krauts. However, I understand that sort of behaviour is frowned on today.
You bet it was. The scene where they sing La Marseillaise (at a time when France was under the boot of the Germans) is one of the most stirring scenes in any movie ever made.
I believe Hollywood would be incapable of expressing an emotion like that today.