   What is "Rosebud"???????????????
  hello all,me and a friend have just watched ''Citizen Kane'', and to be honest we''re a little confused. What/who is "Rosebud"?I''ve had a look around on the net, and tried to find out the answer, but I have to claim stupidity and not quite get the last bit where ''Rosebud'' appears in the flames at the warehouse.Can anyone explain this? It''s one of those things that''s really gonna wind us up over the next few days! Please put us out of our misery! Appreciated,Jack ( & Meera! ) 
  That''s because kids these days only read when they are forced at gunpoint. If you watch the movie again, but this time read what is written in plain english on the screen you will find out what rosebug is. ;quote:Original post by Michalson  ...you will find out what rosebug is.   Isn''t it that type of bug that lives on roses? ;quote:Original post by Michalson  That''s because kids these days only read when they are forced at gunpoint. If you watch the movie again, but this time read what is written in plain english on the screen you will find out what rosebug is.   I was told that wasn''t the answer at all, but some sort of trick to weed out the stupid people.  Apparently, I''m as stupid as they come, because no matter how much I consider the film, I can''t come up with anything more than the obvious.CM ;quote:Isn''t it that type of bug that lives on roses? bugger off quote:That''s because kids these days only read when they are forced at gunpoint. If you watch the movie again, but this time read what is written in plain english on the screen you will find out what rosebug is. Don''t be so stupidly superior. I got given the ''kane boxset as a christmas present by my father. It has nothing to do with me being a kid and gunpoint. In fact, apart from a few distasteful places in Nottingham*, we don''t have [many] guns in this country!! I didn''t see it "written in plain english on the screen".Anyway, question still stands. What is Rosebud?*maybe a few places in Manchester and London...! ;  "Rosebud" was the name of Kane''s sled. The old rich guy missed his childhood, the one thing he ever truly loved. Awww. How sweet. And cliche. It would have been much better if they had simply ended the movie after the speech about how no one word can give meaning to the whole of a man''s life.I have also heard that "Rosebud" is perhaps a term that the real-life version of Kane (William Randolph Hearst) used to refer to his wife''s genitalia. Since the entire movie was more or less designed specifically to piss him off, that would certainly make sense.   "Baby-killer is a bad word though. Notice how as soon as you say it, you think negative things." - Peon;quote:Apparently, I''m as stupid as they come, because no matter how much I consider the film, I can''t come up with anything more than the obvious. dunno where that puts me if I can''t even come up with the obvious!then again, 2 bottles of wine and 2 pints doesn''t do justice to the brain, especially when its required to watch intelligent films. Maybe I''ll watch it in a few weeks with a bit of coffee rather than alcohol Jack ;quote:The old rich guy missed his childhood, the one thing he ever truly loved. Awww. ah, right... I see that. But is it mentioned anywhere in the film apart from the start/end?In particular, the snow-globe that is smashed at the very start, and that you see Kane pick up whilst trashing his second wifes apartment towards the end...????Jack ;quote:Original post by jollyjeffers  quote:The old rich guy missed his childhood, the one thing he ever truly loved. Awww. ah, right... I see that. But is it mentioned anywhere in the film apart from the start/end?In particular, the snow-globe that is smashed at the very start, and that you see Kane pick up whilst trashing his second wifes apartment towards the end...????Jack   He grew up in snowy country. He has fond memories of playing in the snow. A sled is an object used to play in snow. It''s making reference to his childhood.   "Baby-killer is a bad word though. Notice how as soon as you say it, you think negative things." - Peon;quote:He has fond memories of playing in the snow. I get it now. It would appear I''m a little slow but... is the "rosebud" name for the sled ever mentioned/implied. I had a quick flick back through the DVD and didn''t see it on the sled when he''s holding it at the start. Where''d you get that from?Cheers,Jack 