   Citizen Kane = meh.
  I saw Citizen Kane on glorious DVD recently.... what''s the big deal?I''ve heard a lot of praise for this movie, particularly that it was better than Casablanca. I disagree completely, Casablanca mops the floor with Citizen Kane.*spoiler alert*Also, about the ending - boo. Our investigator character gave a great speech about how no single word could describe the whole of a man''s life, and how it could only be a single piece of the puzzle that was his being.Then they showed us that Rosebud was his sled. Oh, gee, old materialistic millionaire really cared about the innocent joys of his childhood. My heart is warmed.It would have been so much better if the movie had simply ended after the investigator''s speech. It would have been a thought-provoking anticlimax that retroactively added a significant measure of class and social significance to the entire movie.But no, it''s a sled. A metaphor for his childhood. Great, marvelous. Just like the rest of Citizen Kane, it was okay, but nothing special.*end spoiler alert*So, what''d you guys think of the movie? I''m sure some of you think it was the greatest piece of art known to man and would like to berate me for my ignorant failure to appreciate great American film, so please, do so with haste.By the way, I recall mention of some scandal involving the film''s release. This could explain its seemingly unjust popularity. Anyone know what the deal is, ''yo?   "Last time, I asked: ''What does mathematics mean to you?'' And some people answered: ''The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures.'' And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: ''The manipulation of notes?''" - S. Lang
  The reason Citizen Kane is groundbreaking is more the technical part than the story.This was the first film in which cameras were able to move and zoom in and out by moving on tracks.  It also has some interesting framing techniques and closeups that we consider "normal" today but they were new and fresh back then.We watched it in our TV Productions class in high school and in the technical context it''s really pretty impressive.-fel ;  Uh...rosebud was not actually his sled. ;  I thought he missed his bear, Bobo... When it came out it was boycotted because mewspaper magnate William Randolf Hearst thought it bore too much resemblence to his own life. Bastard. For more Orson Wells, you might try renting Touch of Evil if you haven''t seen it yet. Cool movie. ;  It WAS based off him.  Rosebud was what Herst called his wife''s (guess). ;  I just can''t believe that it''s on most "top 10 movies of all time" lists.You heard it was better than Casablanca? Jeez! Casablanca was 40 times cooler. It had gun fights and frenchies singing national anthems.Besides, Kane isn''t that cool of a main character. Now Rick, from Casablanca, he''s the man. That scene where he let''s the frenchies sing their anthem, he was so cool. He''s way too cool for the french chick. Lazlo can go and fuck her up the ass for all Rick cares. Pure genius.Wasn''t it great when movies weren''t littered with sex scenes? ;quote:Original post by Zorodius  By the way, I recall mention of some scandal involving the film''s release. This could explain its seemingly unjust popularity. Anyone know what the deal is, ''yo?   The character of Kane is a brutal portrayal of William Randolph Hearst - Newspaper Magnate, Hearst Castle, Patty Hearst etc. Hearst didn''t like the portrayal and didn''t like Welles and attacked him with a passion. Welles obviously didn''t think highly of Hearst either. RikeyFitzer didn''t like Kane and that''s not surprising. Kane isn''t supposed to be likeable! The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kanegoogle: "Citizen+Kane"+Welles+Hearst;  Personally, I preferred Schindler''s List.. if you''re going for "heart-warming" movies. That''s a pretty tough movie to watch. I guess. I probably was also drunk on foot fumes at the time. My shoes were off, and, well, let''s just say at one time the Supreme Court almost issued an injuction to prevent that from happening... ;quote:Original post by LessBread  The American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen KaneThanks! Now I know... and now I feel more convinced that the movie is highly rated because of the scandal surrounding its release.quote:Original post by Witchcraven  Uh...rosebud was not actually his sled.It was in the movie  "Last time, I asked: ''What does mathematics mean to you?'' And some people answered: ''The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures.'' And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: ''The manipulation of notes?''" - S. Lang