once that life has ended is the central theme of Citizen Kane. After viewing an in-depth, filmed biography of Kane’s life, the producer of the biography asks his reporters a simple question: Who, really, was Charles Foster Kane? The producer recognizes that a man isn’t necessarily the sum of his achievements, possessions, or actions, but that something deeper must drive him. His clue that Kane was more than his public accomplishments is the last word Kane uttered: “Rosebud.” Kane’s life story unfolds
Legacy: Charles Foster Kane Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is a 1941 American film that tells the story of a famous newspaper magnate named Charles Foster Kane through a nonlinear narrative structure featuring the perspectives of Walter Parks Thatcher, Kane’s legal guardian, Mr. Bernstein, his manager and best friend, Jedediah Leland, another one of his best friends, Susan Alexander, one of Kane’s lovers and the public. Due to the fact that none of these narrations are from Kane himself and some of the
Film Review – Citizen Kane Enyu Hsu Citizen Kane is one of America's top movies because it uses a lot of lighting techniques and scene transitions that has never been done by any director before. This movie was made completely according to Orson Welles' own will, and he wasn't afraid to experience new things and play with the camera. One of the most important elements in Citizen Kane is the lighting. Being a black and white movie, lighting can express a lot about the plot, contents, and the
contained alliterations Charles Foster Kane stated that he was basically the better candidate on more than one occasion. After listening to this speech I found it to be very bias. It displayed a political bias towards Jim W. Getty. I felt that the speech should have been formal but at times it ventured from formal to informal with the jokes and the bad mouthing of Jim W. Getty he states that Jim is a dishonest man and a villain. This argument was very one sided Citizen Kane stated the wrong doings of his
Citizen Kane Using conventions of the newspaper, biography, and mystery genres, Orson Welles shows a few major events of the life of the man, Charles Foster Kane, and engages the viewer to rebuild his life by combining these events. Normally, Classical Hollywood Cinema, (or CHC) had exceedingly straightforward storylines with exceptionally accurate plot structures. It simply presents the audience with a unified narrative using invisible film techniques to help the viewer make sense of the story
Kane Pickrel U.S History: Extra Credit Citizen Kane Review 4/22/13 Citizen Kane, in my judgment, captured the idea of the myth of the American Dream. Through its plot and symbolism, the general theme is the searching for what can never be found. “Rosebud”, Charles Foster Kane’s beloved sled from his early years creates a powerful tool that depicts what Kane can never have back, his childhood .Orson Welles depicted a man whose constant struggle for companionship was shattered by his drive
CITIZEN KANE: AHEAD OF ITS TIME Citizen Kane is always near the top of any list of best American movies. This 1941 film, in which Orson Welles produced, directed, wrote, and acted, was nominated for nine Academy Awards, but only won for Best Screenplay. William Randolph Hearst almost killed the release because it was reported to be a movie about him and his then mistress, Marion Davies. The movie was not flattering to either of them. After its poor Academy Awards showing, R.K.O. put it in
Citizen Kane is a Movie produced, distributed, and exhibited back in 1941. Orson Welles played as the main character and he was also the writer and director of this film. Orson Welles revolutionized the industry by introducing new cinematographic techniques as well as perfecting others. Citizen Kane is consistently consider as masterpiece in the film industry because of the techniques used in it such as: deep focus, montage, single source lighting, odd camera angles and flashback. The use of
Orson Welles’ use of revolutionary distinctive film devices, such as film noir, has led to the development and success of Citizen Kane and its integral canonical position still held in todays contemporaneous. This film has strong political and historical themes as it was produced in the years following the Russian Revolution, goes through the late 20’s, being the time of the Great Depression and the production finishing up in the times of World War 2. The use of yellow journalism in the film mirrors
"Citizen Kane" is one of the best critically acclaimed films of all time. It’s was well created with little technology available. Charles Kane is a symbolic character for William Randolph Hearst; the film uses a strong approach to symbolism to portray Hearst. One of the things that really caught my eye was the set of Xanadu. When Susan left Kane and she was walking away, the camera caught a great shot that portrayed the massiveness and beauty of the estate. Another part of the film that caught my