Citizen Kane is a film which incorporates a whole range of themes and techniques‚ some more than others. A main theme presented throughout the film by Orson Welles is ‘What is lost‚ cannot be found’. Welles presents this theme thoroughly through his use of symbolism of Kane’s Sled‚ the brilliant use of camera angles‚ as well as the simple use of dialogue to represent Kane’s feelings. These three components used by Welles provides the audience with the key theme of a man having everything he wanted
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1201 October 30‚ 2012 Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane‚ directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane‚ at the same time he is also having an affair
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Charles Kane is the prime example of how wealth doesn’t equate to happiness. Material wealth and happiness are not exclusive‚ but one isn’t necessarily the causation of another. Throughout the movie‚ bits of the vast Xanadu is shown and the majority of the scenes show it as an extremely empty‚ yet elegant estate. It almost is a metaphor to Kane as he feels empty. The parental bonds he was supposed to cherish early in his life were forcibly severed and since then‚ he’s been struggling to figure out
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Citizen Kane Speech Brandy Winstead Eng 102 Week One Examples of Bias in the speech: The speech "Charles Foster Kane Campaigns for Governor‚" is rife with bias‚ full of fallacies‚ and uses numerous rhetorical devices‚ yet comes across as a very convincing argument for Kane as Governor nonetheless! In the speech’s first section‚ when the campaign manager is talking‚ we see an example of bias toward Boss Jim Gettys. The campaign manager shows bias in favor of Kane against Jim Gettys‚ also
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AP Lit Essay Prompt option #1 In Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ “The Picture of Dorian Gray” one of the main characters Lord Henry Wotton is portrayed‚ as morally ambiguous. Wilde reveals Lord Henry’s ambiguous character through the way he talks‚ he has a more charming tone to him‚ but he leads a conversation in such a seducing way Dorian falls under his spell so fast. Lord Henry’s ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole because without Henry would Dorian of taken the same path that he took? Yes
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Katherine Allegro 9/26/11 Citizen Kane Reflection Prof. Brandt ART 206 Citizen Kane Reflection First watching Citizen Kane‚ with not much background knowledge‚ it was unclear why this film is rated the best movie of all time by the American Film Institute. After watching the movie a second time with more knowledge and commentary‚ the reasons started to become more clear. Orson Welles had a brilliant vision for the movie‚ and it was all obtained through his innovative filming techniques
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Expressionism and Realism Mixture in The Last Laugh and Citizen Kane One of the greatest expressionism and realism film- The Last Laugh- directed by German Director F.W Murnau‚ was released in December 1924. The exaggerated camera shots in this film give the audience a strong sense of anger‚ disappointment‚ and compassion of the Hotelportier. Facial expression and characters’ action stick out from the film. Selection of the camera settings are mostly set on the street or the apartment which
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Reaction to Citizen Kane movie The movie Citizen Kane was an interesting and thought provoking movie. Set in the early 1940’s this movie was about a man named Charles Foster Kane‚ a multimillionaire newspaper writer for a company called RKO. This movie portrays the life of an extremely wealthy man and his life endeavors. With many up’s and downs‚ twists and turns Orson Welles crafts a movie of the ages. Where else is there a better place to start then childhood? Charles Kane was raised in what
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Morally Ambiguous Characters What does it mean to be morally ambiguous? The characters created by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Francis Bret Harte are divided between being purely good or purely evil. The environments that the characters live in are judgmental and hypocritical. While being isolated from society‚ they also deal with struggling to disassociate themselves from their pasts. The Scarlet Letter and “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” characters Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and John Oakhurst illustrate
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Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered as the groundbreaking movie in the history of filmmaking is no doubt the most brilliant movie. This movie is the masterpiece of Mr. Orson Welles. Welles did not only written‚ directed and produced Citizen Kane but also played lead role in the movie. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles
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