Citizen Kane

Movie: Citizen Kane

Genre: Drama

Release: 1941

Publisher: RKO Radio Pictures

Director: Orson Welles
Introduction

Citizen Kane is not a movie, which goes like every abc movie with a simple good/evil story. It has many hidden features and symbols you have to find to enjoy this movie. I watched this movie one time and I think that is not enough, because I have the feeling of missing many parts in the movie, which are essential of understanding the storyline. That is probabaly the reason why this movie is the favorite for film-critics, because they have a different point of view for movies and  look for different things in movies than regular people, who watch movies just to get entertained.

Story

The movie starts out very secretly and awkward with a No-Trespassing sign and a huge scary castle, which is in the building process. The main character is a boy named Charles Foster Kane, who lives in Colorado and was given away from his parents to get a better chance for life than it is possible in rural Colorado, because he got adopted by a rich man. You will see that the natural parents of Kane had different opinions about Kane and whether it is the right descision to give him away. When he becomes an adult he is saying for me a special quote which I had in my mind for the entire movie. He said: "If I would be rich, I would be a good men". Later on his way of life he becomes a newspaper tycoon and gets that wealth and from this moment I started to look at his way of life as a wealthy man and how his love, satisfaction, friends and way of behavior goes. He's going to encounter the highs and lows of the life of beeing one of the richest and wealthiest men, and if money is really everything and makes him a good man.

Another essential part of the movie is the Kane's seek for Rosebud. The word Rosebud and it's possible meaning was bugging me over the entrire movie. It was also the last word Kane said before he passed away.

Rosebud, probaly the thing you are going to question about the most.

Camera Technique

Citizen Kane was also revolutionizing in how to record the scenes. There were some new techniques, which fascinated the people of 1941. Just watch for the camera techniques they use throughout the movie like zooming into a building through a window or the angles to emphasize special characters. I think everybody should give a chance to Citizen Kane, because if this movie hooks you, it is going to be your favorite!

Conclusion

All in all this movie is just a big puzzle whose pieces and parts are spread and hinted throughout the movie. In my oppinion you have to be a passioned movie watcher to find these parts and put them together, because there are so many things to discover in this movie, part of them are through symbols aswell.

Positive Points

+ Lot of things to discover
+ Awesome  and revolutionizing technique in camera & sound
+ High possibility to rewatch the movie
+ Deep story

Negative Points

- Hard to understand for non experienced movie watchers.
- Couple awkward scenes which are not unterstandable

Movie Rating: 85/100

Fun Rating: 60%


sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane