My OperaA review on "Citizen Kane"
Monday, November 13, 2006 11:39:50 AM
About The Story: "Citizen Kane", it’s about the life of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. Because of the word“Rosebud”--Kane’s dying word, a reporter is assigned the task of ferreting out its significance. As the reporter's investigation progresses, fascinating details about Kane emerge-- how Kane created a business empire, married a U.S. President's niece, divorced his first wife and married a second, collected art, built a fabulous estate called Xanadu, and divorced his second wife.
What I learn:
Maybe for a lot of people, Citizen Kane is not entertaining, but I think it’s great, though I didn't understand most of it the first time I saw it. Well, It’s said that great movies are the ones that you don't understand completely or even at all the first time you see them. But there is something that you enjoy a great deal. "Citizen Kane" is a complex movie, in direction, storyline, characterization and many other things. Besides, I think the black-and-white screen brings us fresh in the modern world. And I like the expressive snow scene, the scene where Kane's parents discuss his future while, as seen through the window, the child plays outside in the snow.
It’s obvious that the part we can’t understand most was the “Rosebud”. Is it a woman’s name? A present he bears in mind? Or a love most important in his life? The truth isn't revealed until the closing scene, though this leads us to believe that, to some extent, Kane regretted not having led a simple, quiet life.
All in all, "Citizen Kane” is a great film, given more chances; I think we will gain much more.
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