Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is a classic film depicting the life of a very well known wealthy man by the name of Charles Foster Kane. The film begins with Kane himself laying in bed dieing as he mumbles his last word, "Rosebud." From that point on a group of newsmen set out to find the meaning of this famous last word, thinking that it will be quite easy, but very quickly they realize how wrong they are. Throughout the rest of the film we watch the story of Kane get told from a number of point-of-views, but all by people who knew him his whole life and spent all their time with him. The reporters go from person to person are and unlucky in finding the meaning of this word, but are astonished about how much they did not know about the famous man. We learn about the women who have been in and out of his life, the death of his son, the relationship he had with his best friend, and the relationships that he had with the men that helped run his companies, and one that basically owned him. This sad and miserable story of a man who was taken from his home at a young age a never really knew what real love and family was, lived a horribly sad and defeating life. Not enough money in the world could buy him the love that he so wanted from those in his life and the gifts he gave to show that love didn't help either. Charles Foster Kane died a sad and lonely man and that in itself makes this movie extremely enjoyable because we cannot help but have sympathy for a man who has never known the real meaning and feeling of love or family.

Many people say that, "Citizen Kane is the greatest movie ever made," and although I do not agree with this statement I truly can see how so many people would. The reason I say this is because I honestly do not know enough about film and what makes it good to state that it is the best movie ever. I will say though that it is a beautiful work of art, from the cinematography which was flawless in my book, to mise-en-scene, and the editing. This film is beautifully made into something that people have grown to love and watch over and over again, which is a big part in what makes a film great. Even though I wouldn't say that it is the best film ever made I would say that it is in my top ten best films. I really would like to watch it again and again because I think that there are so many things that I missed while watching in class. It had been long day to say the least and I knew that I was going to have a hard time noticing things about the film, but I have to say while I was watching it I couldn't take my eyes off the screen because I really wanted to know what was going to happen next.

Overall I would say that Citizen Kane is a great film, and one that I would most definitely suggest to others. I think that it is a film worth watching just if your curious as well. Many people know about the infamous word "Rosebud" and don't even know what it means or where it comes from. This is a film that is dubbed as the greatest film of all time and that is completely understandable in my book even though I don't agree. The pure artform of this film makes it a masterpiece and a must see.