Film Analysis: Rebel Without A Cause

The first movie I will talk about is Rebel Without a Cause. This movie was released in 1955 a month after James Dean’s tragic death. Rebel Without a Cause is one of the most influential films to come out of the 50s. It created a whole new idea about young people. At its core, it examined social interactions and depicted the differences between generations while calling for tolerance and understanding from family and society. Unlike other movies at the time, it didn’t depict teens as delinquents’ but rather as those struggling to deal with everyday life and peer pressure. This movie has aged very well and is still very relevant today. The situations that Jim Stark is put through are the same that middle schoolers and high schoolers deal with; it might look different but they …show more content…
Citizen Kane was released in 1941. Citizen Kane is unique in the fact that it made a significant contribution to the film industry known as deep focus. This technique is most effective when we see Kane’s loss of control and his personal isolation. This movie is so much more than just a great movie. The fact that it jumps from the past to the present really adds to the storyline. At the beginning, “Rosebud” kicks off the story and is the main reason Charles Kane’s life is being investigated. I believe the sled is not the answer; it explains what Rosebud is but not its significance. This film is unique because it shows that our lives, after we are gone, only live on through the memories of others and those memories are dependent on the roles we play and the walls we put up. Kane plays many different roles; there’s the person that made shadow figures, the person who hated the traction trust, the person who chose his mistress over his career and marriage, the person who entertained millions, and the person who died alone. This film is way beyond the narrative and because of that, it is my favorite out of all the ones we have watched so