their themes and motifs. As a master of techniques‚ Citizen Kane falls into the classical category and demonstrating the Italian Neorealism‚ The Bicycle Thief fits the modern class. Both films use photography‚ mise en scene‚ editing‚ movement‚ and story similarly and differently to emphasize their personal themes. In both films‚ photography played a huge role to depict a theme. The use of camera angles‚ specific shots‚ and lighting in Citizen Kane‚ help support the idea of supremacy. In the political
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In Citizen Kane‚ Welles once in a while foregoes altering for the long take; on the other hand‚ he additionally embraces altering procedures from Hollywood‚ such as the shot-reverse shot technique. Obviously‚ Welles gives the breakfast scene his own specific touch‚ giving a montage arrangement chronicling the breakdown of a relationship. He additionally uses stun cuts‚ as in the presentation of the News on the March grouping or the slice to a screeching cockatoo later in the film. Sound assumes
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the most memorable film elements displayed in Citizen Kane is a camera technique called deep focus. This element is constantly utilized to add a larger complexity to both the plot and perspective. Deep focus makes anything and everything within the shot immediately relevant. It is portrayed in the scene where the youngest version of Charles Kane is throwing snowballs at the tin sign outside of his original home. First‚ a shot from far away from boy Kane where he is isolated against the white of the
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An Analytical View of Armageddon Films made throughout the years provided entertainment. There were classic films‚ such as Citizen Kane and The Grapes of Wrath‚ that actually taught us about life‚ and then there are films that are just were made for pure entertainment value. One such film‚ Armageddon‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ is a science-fiction‚ action movie that was solely used for entertainment purposes. Armageddon is about an asteroid coming toward earth that will totally destroy mankind
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The Great Gatsby & Citizen Kane " You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. "- James Allen The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane are both classic American stories about the so called “American Dream”. The main characters in both stories are Mr. Gatsby and Mr. Kane. They each come from similar backgrounds. They also both hold much power as adults. A difference between the two is one chose their way of living the other did not. He was
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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 film open to many interpretations and analyses. It tells the story of its main character through the complex points of view of those who knew him. Or thought they knew him. The character of Charles Foster Kane is played by‚ and done so in an enigmatic performance‚ by Orson Welles. The intrinsic bias and prejudice of the “narrators” in this film creates conflicting accounts of who Charles Foster Kane really was. Kane was a private man; closely guarding his true identity‚ making
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favor of Kane against Jim Gettys‚ also. I think it also shows bias when Kane is speaking about “Jim Gettys having something less of a chance”. Examples of fallacies: In making the statement “the evil domination of Boss Jim Gettys”‚ that is an example of ad hominem‚ because he is attacking Gettys. The statement that Kane makes “the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim Gettys political machine” is an example of ad hominem‚ also. The campaigner uses apple-polishing about Kane being the
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Citizen Kane’s longevity is attributed to its ability to cast a light on contemporary values and criticize (or satire) their influence in operating a society. Many critics such as Robert Ebert claimed this film to be “the greatest movie of all time” 50 years after it was released. Orson Welles 1941 film incorporates a series of cinematic techniques to keep the viewer captivated by the plot whilst engaging with Welles depiction of; the emptiness and corruptive nature of wealth and the necessity of
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