Hierarchy of Knowledge
“Mr. Kane was a man that lost almost everything he had… So, maybe Rosebud was something that he lost…” Citizen Kane is considered to be the greatest film ever made. Orson Welles had the ultimate freedom of directing this film in an innovative way that is not in chronological order. The film begins with the camera focused on an old man’s mouth, which whispers one word: "Rosebud." The old man then drops the globe, which rolls onto the floor and shatters. After a moment of puzzleness, a reporter, named Thompson, then comes trying to find meaning of Rosebud, Charles Foster Kane’s last word. Throughout the film, the way Kane is portrayed, the knowledge of Rosebud is understanding that the audience pieces together but the …show more content…
The film is spent trying to configure his opinion and view. Where is he coming from? How does he feel? We never see inside his mind. We cannot feel and think like him. The challenge is trying to understand Kane’s life after life has ended. Charles Foster Kane illustrated as a wealthy newspaper publisher, but through his relationships during the movie, one would think that he is selfish. Many examples are drawn to give us this interpretation of Kane, like when Kane has an affair during his first marriage. Even after being confronted and his reputation is threatened to be exposed, he does not back down. In fact, Kane marries his mistress, Susan Alexander Kane. Throughout the second marriage, Kane forces his musical ensemble wife to become an operist. He makes her take voice lessons and manipulates her as if that is her only purpose on earth. Susan then gets tired of always having to conform to Kane’s wants so they divorce. All of his relationships have deteriorated. But, can we really blame Kane. Inside, the audience knows that money was not his choice to make, but he was sold into it to be raised by a banker. His mother, a woman that was emotionally detached from her son, which explains Kane’s lifestyle where one cannot get at …show more content…
Films cannot replicate or reproduce like novels do. Films cannot do the difficult job of capturing state of mind. Mystery remains unsolved. Countless theories and interpretations, but no one ever understands. All of these actors that have gone throughout Kane’s life and no one has an account for the meaning of Rosebud.
We outside of the film discover that Rosebud is the sled. Rosebud was his shield of protection from Thatcher because Kane is still full of animosity towards Thatcher from taking him away from his childhood home. Rosebud is Kane’s
“Mr. Kane was a man that lost almost everything he had… So, maybe Rosebud was something that he lost…” Citizen Kane is considered to be the greatest film ever made. Orson Welles had the ultimate freedom of directing this film in an innovative way that is not in chronological order. The film begins with the camera focused on an old man’s mouth, which whispers one word: "Rosebud." The old man then drops the globe, which rolls onto the floor and shatters. After a moment of puzzleness, a reporter, named Thompson, then comes trying to find meaning of Rosebud, Charles Foster Kane’s last word. Throughout the film, the way Kane is portrayed, the knowledge of Rosebud is understanding that the audience pieces together but the …show more content…
The film is spent trying to configure his opinion and view. Where is he coming from? How does he feel? We never see inside his mind. We cannot feel and think like him. The challenge is trying to understand Kane’s life after life has ended. Charles Foster Kane illustrated as a wealthy newspaper publisher, but through his relationships during the movie, one would think that he is selfish. Many examples are drawn to give us this interpretation of Kane, like when Kane has an affair during his first marriage. Even after being confronted and his reputation is threatened to be exposed, he does not back down. In fact, Kane marries his mistress, Susan Alexander Kane. Throughout the second marriage, Kane forces his musical ensemble wife to become an operist. He makes her take voice lessons and manipulates her as if that is her only purpose on earth. Susan then gets tired of always having to conform to Kane’s wants so they divorce. All of his relationships have deteriorated. But, can we really blame Kane. Inside, the audience knows that money was not his choice to make, but he was sold into it to be raised by a banker. His mother, a woman that was emotionally detached from her son, which explains Kane’s lifestyle where one cannot get at …show more content…
Films cannot replicate or reproduce like novels do. Films cannot do the difficult job of capturing state of mind. Mystery remains unsolved. Countless theories and interpretations, but no one ever understands. All of these actors that have gone throughout Kane’s life and no one has an account for the meaning of Rosebud.
We outside of the film discover that Rosebud is the sled. Rosebud was his shield of protection from Thatcher because Kane is still full of animosity towards Thatcher from taking him away from his childhood home. Rosebud is Kane’s