The plot of Citizen Kane is about the life (and last words) of an extremely rich‚ famous‚ and formerly influential man named Charles Foster Kane. His life is shown through flashbacks and interviews‚ all of which come together to reveal more and more about Kane‚ as they take the audience through important points of his background and life‚ as seen through the eyes of those who knew him. The film starts with Charles Foster Kane’s death and last word‚ which is ‘Rosebud’. After his death‚ a reporter
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When does a hero become a villain? What defines a character as a hero or a villain? A cape and tights? An evil plot? This is not necessarily the case in what contributes to this distinction between the two. In both “Metropolis” and “Citizen Kane”‚ a narrative of heroism and villainy is presented and developed. These films address these topics of heroism and villainy‚ are defined by the people who experience the hero or villain. In some aspects‚ it is clear who is the hero in the story and who is
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Citizen Kane – The Characters that Surround Charles Foster Kane was a man of an egotistical behavior. Since he was robbed of his child hood‚ he never fully received the love and skipped out on the upbringing of being a child. This in turn stuck with him as he grew‚ believing that he could buy the love of the people through money and manipulation. He pursuit of power and control impacts his life negatively as he pushes everyone that loves him away like Susan. Kane evokes a sense of sympathy‚ as
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looking at the film Citizen Kane‚ it uses mise-en-scene to help paint a better picture throughout the film. Mise-en-scene‚ better known as staging‚ is the overall look and feel of a movie (Barsam;Monahan p.542) The first example that comes to mind when thinking about mise-en-scene is when Charles Kane Foster is running for office‚ he is giving a speech and in the background is a large poster of his face. For the majority of the film there are very few shots taken where Kane is not present somehow
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In Rushmore and Citizen Kane‚ both protagonists are very determined to achieve their goal. Despite having very different settings‚ the unique characteristics of these two movies are very similar. In both films‚‚ the missing mother figure for both protagonist is very significant‚ as they try to fill that void with something. Also their action is very unique as it ruins their social life and cause the drastic events. The missing mother figure in both films impact them differently‚ yet they try to
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Citizen Kane is an American drama film released in 1941. It follows the life of the main character‚ Charles Foster Kane‚ and the investigation into “rosebud” – the last word spoken before his death. Kane was a wealthy newspaper tycoon who lived a reserved lifestyle; he had many possessions but isolated himself from the public eye wherever possible towards the end of his life. The director’s portrayal of the films main themes are shown in such a way that a Year 12 group of students would be able to
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After watching the film Citizen Kane‚ I feel little sad because everything Kane tried to do is nothing behind his dead. In the begining of the film‚ it shows the dead of Kane with the word- a single word: "Rosebud". To continue the film‚ another characters tell their stories in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane’s life. Charles Foster Kane is the riches and the most powerful newspaper in America. He has more and more power when he marries the niece of the man who will become President
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when I saw Citizen Kane the first time. When it was over I couldn’t believe my reaction. My hands were shaking‚ my palms and arm pits sweaty. I felt my heart race like a jackhammer and I knew I more than watched a movie‚ I experienced one. True‚ I didn’t understand all the complexities of Kane‚ but I understood the phenomenal acting and fantastic drama. Years later I would understand more‚ but in that moment at 13 I saw storytelling for more than a two-dimensional celluloid. Citizen Kane really wasn’t
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Citizen Kane-Cinematography Citizen Kane is about a man who is given the chance to be successful and he is but he dies with his last words being rosebud but what does this mean‚ people are trying to find out. In the end we find out it’s the sledge‚ which symbolises his childhood that he lost. Orson Welles created a new style of filmmaking by as he said himself in interview “ignorance.... sheer ignorance” One innovative aspect Citizen Kane introduced was deep focus because in lots of scenes
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Citizen Kane‚ directed by Orson Welles‚ is considered to still be one of the world’s greatest movies ever produced. Citizen Kane is a powerful dramatic tale about the uses and abuses of wealth and power. It’s a classic American tragedy about a man of great passion‚ vision‚ and greed‚ who pushes himself until he brings ruins to himself and all around him. From the scene depicting Kane’s meeting Jim Gettys‚ the audience observes that Kane has aborted his youthful ambitions and has become self-absorbed
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