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
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Citizen Kane‚directed by Orson Welles‚ contains multiple narrators who knew the late Charles Foster Kane. Through these narrations one sees the life of how one of the richest men of his time dealt with his livelihood and the people who surrounded him. For a man who seemed to have it all people failed to realize that he lacked one thing: a childhood. Kane’s lacking childhood affected his adult life by hindering his ability to keep healthy relationships; Welles portrays this to viewers through distance
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Citizen Hearst: A Comparison of William Randolph Hearst and Citizen Kane Orson Welles was undoubtedly one of the most talented filmmakers of his time. Along with the innovative camerawork and advanced cinematic techniques that made Citizen Kane a success‚ Welles also allowed for viewers to connect with his film by providing them with a real life example of the main character. Citizen Kane owned a massive estate called Xanadu that was based upon Hearst’s San Simeon. Kane and Hearst were also
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Ms. Shelton Enc 1101 16 February 2012 What is a Global Citizen? The concept of what defines a global citizen varies‚ for people have their own opinions and say about how they see an ideal one as. Kwame Appiah wrote Cosmopoltianism‚ and in his opinion‚ a global citizen is seen as one who sees no division within themselves and “others”; that it is necessary to agree with one another to behave morally. The view of an ideal global citizen has been altered for centuries‚ and in every culture it is
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Citizen Kane By many‚ Citizen Kane is one of the greatest films ever made. Orson Wells‚ at age 25‚ directed‚ produced‚ and starred in this film. Citizen Kane is a memorable film for countless reasons. The film brought about controversy because it fictionalized the life of William Randolph Hearst‚ a powerful newspaper publisher. The film draws remarkable parallels with his life and his relationship with his mistress. There is also speculation that the film is loosely based on Wells’ life
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“Sometimes‚ I think that I would prefer a rival of flesh and blood.” In 1946‚ Ruth Warrick spoke these powerful words as Emily Monroe Norton Kane in the film Citizen Kane. The setting for her line is a full breakfast table that she shares with her husband Charles Kane (Orson Welles) at the beginning of their day. Warrick is referring to Welles’ character being out late the night before while working on his newspaper. We know this part of the narrative to be aptly spoken for the timing of the film
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Joseph Spath FIL-110 Written Assignment 2 Citizen Kane is a 1941 movie that is written and directed by Orson Welles. Welles also stars in the movie as Charles Foster Kane. The movie is told in a series of nine different narrative sequences that detail the life of the main focus and character‚ Charles Kane. There are multiple reasons why the movie challenged traditional techniques and elements of Hollywood at that time including the use of depth of field‚ a nonlinear approach‚ and mobile camera
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Orson Welles’ film Citizen Kane has been consistently ranked as one of the best films ever made. A masterpiece of technique and storytelling‚ the film helped to change Hollywood film-making and still exerts considerable influence today. However‚ at the time of its premiere in 1941‚ it was a commercial failure that spelled disaster for Welles’ Hollywood career. Citizen Kane tells the story of millionaire press magnate Charles Foster Kane (played by Welles). The film opens with Kane on his death
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satire lies in The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden. It is a dark satire about what can possibly happen if political and bureaucratic principles corrode the creative and revolutionary spirit of the individual. This poem ridicules the fact that government‚ or the people in control of the citizens of the US‚ know‚ or could find out anything and everything about a person. This creates the idea that people are reduced to a number‚ or a statistic‚ not a person. In The Unknown Citizen‚ the State or the government
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similarities and differences to the movie Citizen Kane. The Prestige¡¯s starts up with an eye grabbing scene where a man is murdered after performing an ¡°electrifying¡± magic trick while another man watches him die. This is much like the beginning of Citizen Kane‚ where a man also dies‚ but not as exiting as in The Prestige. The beginning of Citizen Kane is more mysterious and dark‚ while The Prestige is very exiting and more used as an attention grabber. Both Citizen Kane and The Prestige use flashback
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