Citizen Kane

After hearing Citizen Kane be hyped up as the greatest movie of all time, I was expecting a bit of a let down; however, I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the movie. From a technical standpoint, this movie is as close to perfection as any movie I think will ever come close to. The camera angles, the camera moves, and the cinematography is all spectacular, everything seems to have been done with great care and meticulously planned out. That being said, the story while interesting and told in a very innovative way, in using flashbacks and others' opinions of Kane, is probably considered boring to a lot of today's audiences who love movies by Michael Bay that consist mostly of explosions and giant robots (which I actually enjoy). However for me, one of the most interesting points of the film was the subtle technique of never showing the reporter's face. by either shrouding him in darkness or using camera angles behind the actor. This for some reason stood out a lot to me and seems to have metaphorical implications. It seems that in doing this, the view of the reporter is obstructed much like his view of Kane and his quest for the meaning of Rosebud. Also, because the reporter is in the dark on Kane, consequently so is everyone else because they are unable to get the information to truly understand the man. To me, this seems to be the whole point of the movie, that Kane, while prolific and influential was truly misunderstood. Kane just wanted be to loved by others and have a positive effect on people but in the end ended up alone and disappointed. All in all, Citizen Kane is truly a great movie and enjoyable. I feel that anyone who is a fan of movies should see it at least once because of how influential it is on almost every movie that we watch.