THEORY 4CA1 Dr. Cesar Orsal CITIZEN KANE CRITIQUE PAPER Citizen Kane is investigative and melodramatic film. The quest for Rosebud and the journey of Charles Foster Kane’s life made the film interesting. It made the audience curious and able to hang until the end of the film. It was done in a flashback sequencing that gave Citizen Kane an exciting and interesting mood for its audience. . Citizen Kane as I observe‚ has two different stories in one film. First
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Citizen Kane After watching the movie "Citizen Kane" I realized why this movie was named one of the best films ever. Yellow journalism was in an era from the 1880 to the 1900 and it featured flashy journalism of that time‚ which made editors write about invented stories. Which went to big headlines on subjects that weren’t true. The two big writers of that time were William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. During the film Kane is depicted as a yellow journalism at different times. One example
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The film Citizen Kane‚ directed by Orson Welles‚ is a great example of how a man can be corrupted by wealth. Through the characters in the film we can observe how Charles Foster Kane‚ an idealistic man with principles‚ can be changed and misguided by wealth and what accompanies wealth. The film takes places during the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ a time in American history when the world is changing and wealth is a great power to change it with. Through the story telling of Kane’s
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Edgardo Olivares TA 380 2/22/14 Kane’s’ Tragedy Citizen Kane develops many remarkable themes. Two main points are the humiliation of the personal qualities of the public figure and the second develops with the serious power of materialism. Taken as one‚ these two themes contain the harsh sarcasm of an American success story that ends in useless homesickness‚ loneliness‚ and death. The reality that the personal theme is developed vocally through the characters while the materialistic theme is developed
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Never has the fine art of cinematography been so perfectly executed than by Orson Welles in his perennial film‚ Citizen Kane. Whether a fan of the story or not‚ every true admirer of movies can appreciate the cinematic techniques utilized by Welles to capture the life of his enigmatic main character. Many aspects of the movie have been analyzed thoroughly‚ but what I would like to examine is an idea that is often overlooked. As the movie fades in‚ an eerie chain link fence and a sign reading NO TRESPASSING
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October 7‚ 2016 Citizen Kane: A Marriage Like Any Other Citizen Kane is a film directed by Orson Welles‚ released in 1941. The film follows and analyzes the life of Charles Foster Kane. Consequently‚ it is discovered that throughout Kane’s life‚ he was searching for love and appreciation. However‚ Kane had none to give‚ causing his efforts to be doomed from the start. This becomes very apparent in a scene involving Kane and Emily Monroe Norton Kane‚ Kane’s first wife. This scene centers around the
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starring Orson Welles‚ Citizen Kane (Welles‚ 1941)‚ is famous for it ’s many remarkable scenes‚ cinematic and narrative technique and experimental innovations ’ (Dirks‚ 1996). Written by Welles and Herman J. Mankiewicz and filmed by Gregg Toland Kane is classed as a fresh and classic masterpiece ’ (Dirks‚ 1996). Kane is a brilliantly crafted series of flash backs and remembrances centering around the investigations of a dynamic man in a dynamic world ’ (Quicksilver‚ 2001). Kane draws much of its power
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race. This loss‚ and in turn‚ this loneliness‚ followed Kane until he died‚ as was made evident when he is seen being pushed in a wheelchair by a nurse. Kane’s love life is another example of where he felt extreme loss. While his second wife‚ Susan‚ left him‚ he and his first wife’s love faded away over the years. It is this falling out of love with Emily that is displayed in such a powerful way in "Citizen Kane" through the scene where both Kane and Emily sit at their breakfast table. The sequence
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In Citizen Kane there are many examples of Mise-en Scene‚ but today we will focus on one. The idea and recurring motif of loss; Specifically for Mr. Kane himself. This theme is quite an ironiq thought for someone who tried so desperately to acquire anything and everything. First take a look at the scene of Kane during his youth in Colorado you will notice that even in the beginning he loses his childhood‚ home‚ and his parents. Next is the segment of the movie where Kane seems to gain all that he
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Citizen Kane is a very well put together film that re-lives‚ in detail‚ the life of Charles Foster Kane and his endeavor. The movie does an extremely good job at illustrating the on going desire of the American dream‚ as well as revealing the obstacles in honoring and telling the story of a man. In addition to this‚ there are multiple shots and sequences that put the film a league of it’s own‚ especially for its time. Mr. Kane was a man who appeared to be very true to himself‚ he did what made
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