Citizen Kane

clip of Citizen Kane one would believe that the film's plot would be that of conflict over the death of Charles Foster Kane. Kane lives in a castle showing he is wealthy or important, however, he is dying and all alone. He utters the name, Rosebud, as he is dying, therefore, one could assume that she is a long lost love or enemy. The plot could involve a conflict over his assets. However, the plot will most likely involve the discovery of, Rosebud, and her relationship to the dying man, Kane.…

privileges are all elements found in both The Fisher King and Citizen Kane. The Fisher King follows the story of radio personality Jack and his struggle to rise above his superior attitude, while Citizen Kane takes viewers through Charles Foster Kane’s ultimate downfall in his quest for power. Although many years and two distinct casts separate the two films, both films share similar attributes. In both The Fisher King and Citizen Kane, the mise-en-scene and camerawork illustrate the theme of…

Citizen Kane is one of the greatest movies of all time. When Orson Welles made this movie he was years ahead of his time. Citizen Kane has changed everything about film. Every movie made after 1941 should be grateful for how Citizen Kane influenced the film industries. Citizen Kane introduced new things to Hollywood that people have never done before. Orson Welles used the camera like it was never used before. Orson Welles was a genius in understanding of cinema. Filmmakers were shocked by…

scholarly film critic to figure these motion pictures out. On the other side, some movies are extremely intricate and take some deep meditating and even then one may not be able to fully put together what they have just spent two hours watching. Citizen Kane, Rashomon, and Stories We Tell are three pictures that fall somewhere between these boundaries. All of these films deal with something that happened in the past and different people attempting to recreate the moment. The conflict in each of…

In the movie Citizen Kane made May 1, 1941, Orson Welles depicted the American dream. Based on the mood, tone, and camera angle of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles depicted the American dream as people would rather give up their family and be hated by people closest to them to be famous and to make money. The mood of the movie is effected greatly by the lighting. In the first scene it was very dark. The movie showed Kane laying on his death bed. The darkness represented Kane’s loneliness and…

Expressionism is defined as using a art form or drama as a means for depicting subjective emotions and responses. Forms of expressionism often connect to the artists own life which could be said about Orson Welles’s 1941 film Citizen Kane. It is widely thought that Citizen Kane is an unauthorized biography about the life of William Randolph Hearst, a well known newspaper tycoon from the time the film was made. The film is perhaps a dramatized account of a man who controls the people through…

Citizen Kane Review Essay “Rosebud”, repeated throughout the movie, was a word that many viewers might have let slip away without really taking into consideration what it could mean. Rosebud was the last word to come out of Charles Kane’s mouth before his death and truly just another piece to a jigsaw puzzle. It had many meanings and many memories that were so dear to Charles Kane. Rosebud and its last memory is what made Kane the man he is known to be- strong, stubborn, strict, and powerful.…

pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane follows a reporter in his quest to find the meaning behind a dead man’s last words. Charles Foster Kane is an extremely wealthy man who has struggled ever since youth to maintain a desired level of happiness. Charles Kane lusts after wealth, power, and love, but it seems to be an endless chase. Even at the end of his life he still was not happy. As Kane has an immensely large amount of wealth and he wants to…

Unit 7- Modernism- Citizen Kane – “Something to be Proud of” by Montgomery Gentry In the Modernism unit we saw and learned that money, fame and material things do not mean you are successful. Our society today is growing into a society that is focused on material goods and money which has changed the definition of “The American Dream”. Before “The American Dream” was known as a dream to make your own decisions and do what you wanted with no restrictions. Now our whole society measures…

Schatz has identified several noir elements in the film Citizen Kane. According to Schatz (116-117), Citizen Kane had all of the seven noir elements: 1. The majority of scenes are lit for night 2. As in German Expressionism, oblique and vertical lines are preferred to horizontal 3. The actors and setting are often given equal lighting emphasis 4. Compositional tension is preferred to physical action 5. There is an almost Freudian attachment to water 6. There is love of romantic narration 7…