Citizen Kane

The 1941 groundbreaking drama Citizen Kane, by Orson Welles, proved to extend far beyond the sum of its original worth. The audiences of the time never fully grasped the deeper meaning behind the story and as a result it suffered financially. However, today amidst all the visual effects and CGI thrown into almost every movie, Citizen Kane still holds the bar for its ability to tell a story within the story. The aspects of the movie …showed first 75 words of 1845 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1845 total…Kane was a rare movie in which the story could practically be told through the cinematography. With the combination of standard techniques of filming mixed with innovations in film and camera angle, Orsen Welles was able to create a masterpiece. His awareness of the power of light and how a one’s personality could be determined by their place within the scene is what made Citizen Kane a film that was ahead of its time.