Introduction On its list of the “100 Greatest American Movies of All Time” the American Film Institute has Citizen Cane (1941) in the coveted number-1 spot‚ and this is hardly surprising. Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of Hollywood filmmaking of its time‚ and holds up today as a true masterpiece of filmmaking. Citizen Cane (1941) Orson Welles directed‚ wrote and starred in this brilliant film which “revolutionized the medium and has since been considered
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Citizen Kane was a film released in 1941 and it it was voted #1 in history of American film. It was written by‚ directed by and acted by Orson Welles. The story was set in Xanada in Florida and started with an introduction about that place. Citizen Kane has a strange opening as it opened with the camera panning a spooky haunted mansion and then the camera lingered and zoomed in closely to the sign saying ¡§No Trepassing‚ ¡¨ then the camera took us to the room in the house‚ we saw a person was lying
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thinking about our past life. Where are we now? Where are we going? Will we be happy? Will we be loved? Will we be alone? Who will care? In the years past‚ we have seen many different lifestyles of senior citizens‚ both positive and negative. The one true fact that we notice is that when a senior citizen smiles‚ he‚ or she‚ is happy‚ satisfied and will live a longer life. The point of this essay is to show how pets‚ either real or mechanical‚ will help make the lives of elderly people both pleasant and
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Lighting and Darkness of Citizen Kane Directed by Orson Welles and released in 1941 by RKO‚ "Citizen Kane"‚ is considered by mane film critics to be one of the greatest examples of film ever made. Many critics believe the acting is one of the major reasons for the film’s greatness. Due to Orson Welles background in radio and live theater‚ others believe the music and sound effects are what truly make this film great. Orson Welles and Greg Toland‚ the cinematographer‚ both were considered to
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Through its portrayal of the human experience‚ Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ reinforces the significance of perseverance. To what extent does your interpretation of ‘Citizen Kane’ support this view? Orsen Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ depicts an accurate portrayal of the human experience through its revolutionary cinematic techniques that continue to resonate even with a modern audience. It is through these techniques that the significance of perseverance is given its true value‚ as they highlight the search
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Oprah Winfrey- Model Citizen Oprah Winfrey‚ the greatest Black philanthropist by Business Week in 2005 has made her way to her viewers’ hearts and has become a role model citizen for everyone. Her selflessness and charitable character has caused her to continuously raise and donate millions of dollars. Oprah was born in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi on January 25‚ 1954 to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. When she was born‚ her parents were not married so she lived with her grandmother and completed
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Citizen Kane Essay – Consequences of Obsession In Citizen Kane‚ Orson Welles explores the consequences of obsession. Such obsessions include Kane’s desire to win the love of others‚ regaining his lost childhood‚ Kane’s obsession with his reputation and public image‚ and Thompson‚ the journalist‚ seeking to unravel the mysteries of Kane’s life. Kane’s obsession with winning the love of others is due to him being stripped of a maternal figure at a young age‚ which the latter was replaced by the
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In the classic film Citizen Kane‚ director Orson Welles introduces the idea of the American Dream: a life of success and wealth. One ’s formal expectation of this theme would be that of a perfect family life‚ large amounts of money‚ a successful career and ultimately‚ happiness. Welles redefined these expectations through the mise-en-scene of the first flashback in which Kane ’s parents bequeath him to Thatcher. The scene opens with Charles Kane ’s mother‚ father and their banker‚ Thatcher‚ in the
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Citizen Kane (1941) is the most admired movie of all time. It wonderful mastery of film elements and intriguing storyline have warranted many studies of it. Orson Welles mastered the medium while approaching it in a completely new way. But many parallels can be found to his own life in this movie. His character Charles Kane especially follows many themes of Welles life. Most notably the overall theme and Orson Welles life. Everyone wants something they can’t have‚ and person and movie show a wonderful
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Ideal Citizen in the Superhero Movies The 2012 summer movie season is coming to an end and guesses who the winner is? Ding! Superhero movies! Quite a lot of them shattered box-office records. Just in U.S. theaters‚ “Marvel’s The Avengers" ($618 million)‚ "The Dark Knight Rises" ($410 million) and "The Amazing Spider-Man" ($257 million) were the top three highest-grossing movies‚ lumping $1.3 billion together. It has been noticed that there have been around 50 superhero movies since 2002 and it
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