Citizen Kane

Just as Mr. Kane, "Always gagged on the silver spoon," I about gagged over the plot of this film. There is no other reason to watch this film other than the fact that it is critically claimed as one of the best films ever made. Sure it has a great message to the audience, but the plot is very boring. This is no film I would suggest to watch on a Friday family night or friendly movie night. Citizen Kane is a film you would watch when you are home alone on a Friday night with no friends to hang out with.

The film starts out like a movie you would watch in Science class. It is no attention grabber and almost put me to sleep in the first ten minutes. Charles Foster Kane, played by Orson Welles (also the director), was a rich man who was very successful in the business world and could have whatever he wanted. The story is about reporters examining the legacy he left behind. As the reporters talk to different people, the film has flashbacks of Mr. Kane's life. Unless you are the person who loves learning about someone's life, you will probably fall far short of enjoying this film. Kane was very successful in starting a newspaper business which reached extremely high circulation numbers. He soon gains the love of many people and the hate of others. You either loved him or hated him, there was no in between. Kane eventually gains the confidence and demand for more power. When Kane runs for governor, he encounters conflict with Jim Gettys, his opponent, who reveals a secret Kane's wife, Emily. The reason the plot of this film is so terrible, is its only purpose is trying to find the meaning of Charles Foster Kane's meaning to his dying word-- "rosebud."

It is very obvious why the critics name this film as possibly the best film ever-- its message to society. Citizen Kane shows how one can, at one moment, have the love of an entire world, but never have happiness. Money cannot buy happiness, and Kane learned that the hard way. There was only one thing that made him happy-- "rosebud." The question is, "What was rosebud?" Even though it seemed like a pointless plot, I still give the film a solid 7/10. It does have an important message to

society and the the cinematography is absolutely phenomenal for 1941. This is a must see film since it is critically claimed one of the best films ever. It is a one and done movie; you will probably not watch this more than one time, but you have to since the critics call it one of the best films ever.