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I agree with Michael. Rick did not only make his decision for Ilsa, but for Victor as well. Although in a film the audience does not know what the characters are thinking, it is implied in the film that Rick was considering Victor’s important duties when making his decision.
Also, I don’t mean to sound cheesy or cliche, but love does tend to change people…usually for the better. I feel that the fact that it was Rick’s love for Ilsa that changed him into a better person doesn’t matter. I feel that as long as Rick ultimately changed for the better and acted heroically, that’s all that matters. It’s completely fine to admit that it was love that got him to that point, but I don’t think that makes Rick any less heroic. What Rick did in the end of the movie for Ilsa and Victor was an act of pure selflessness, and perhaps Rick is forever changed man.