For many critics and film fans, Citizen Kane can lay claim to the title of the greatest movie ever made precisely because, even if only in the form of
in-camera effects
and a wealthy, lonely anti-villain, Welles' movie even influenced the direction of Rotten Tomatoes' highest-rated movie, 2017's Paddington 2.
What makes Citizen Kane special?
Citizen Kane is an encyclopedia of techniques: a
114-minute film school
which provides lesson after lesson in deep focus and rear projection, extreme close-ups and overlapping dialogue. The reason it's so vibrant is that its own director was learning those lessons too.
Why does Citizen Kane matter?
It was one of the most heavily anticipated pictures of 1941 — partly because young Orson Welles was already a phenomenon of radio and stage, a wunderkind who had made the cover of Time magazine at the age of 23 and whose Hollywood debut had been greatly publicized, and partly because
William Randolph Hearst's media
…
What is the message in Citizen Kane?
The Difficulty of Interpreting a Life
The difficulty of interpreting a person's life once that life has ended
is the central theme of Citizen Kane.
What is the #1 movie of all time?
| Rank Title Year | 1 Avatar 2009 | 2 Avengers: Endgame 2019 | 3 Titanic 1997 | 4 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015 |
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What is the most viewed film ever?
- Avatar (2009)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Titanic (1997)
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Jurassic World (2015)
- The Lion King (2019)
- Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Why was Citizen Kane so controversial?
Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was said
Hearst was particularly angry over the movie's depiction of a character based on his companion
, Marion Davies, a former showgirl whom he had helped become a popular Hollywood actress.
Why was Citizen Kane taken away from his mother?
Charles Foster Kane was born of humble origins in the small settlement of Little Salem, Colorado, circa 1863. A mine given to his parents — to settle a bill for room and board — happened to be rich in gold, making the family suddenly wealthy. … However,
Kane blamed Thatcher for ripping him away
from his family.
What is considered the best movie ever made?
- 1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – 9.3.
- 2 The Godfather (1972) – 9.2. …
- 3 The Godfather: Part II (1974) – 9.0. …
- 4 The Dark Knight (2008) – 9.0. …
- 5 12 Angry Men (1957) – 8.9. …
- 6 Schindler's List (1993) – 8.9. …
- 7 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – 8.9. …
- 8 Pulp Fiction (1994) – 8.9. …
What does the snow globe symbolize in Citizen Kane?
The snow globe is a representation of
Charlie Kanes innocence and childhood
. When looking into the snowglobe we see a small wooden house in a field of snow, which we can assume is Kanes childhood home.
What is the moral of the story in Citizen Kane?
Kane has the plutocrat's obsession with trying to control those around him in the way that he controls his media empire, whose purpose in turn is to control the way people think. And this is the final unspoken moral of Citizen Kane:
a terrible tragedy of ownership and egotism
– a narcissistic drowning.
What does Rosebud symbolize?
“Rosebud is the trade name of
a cheap little sled on which Kane was playing on the day he was taken away from his home and his mother
. In his subconscious it represented the simplicity, the comfort, above all the lack of responsibility in his home, and also it stood for his mother's love, which Kane never lost.”
Who is the highest paid actor?
Here are the other top-earning stars in Hollywood.
Daniel Craig
, the highest-paid actor, got over $100 million to star in two “Knives Out” sequels. Dwayne Johnson is second on Variety's new list, with a $50 million salary for Amazon's “Red One.”
What is the most watched movie of all time 2020?
- “Dr. …
- “Hamilton” — 6.1 billion (Disney Plus)
- “Spenser Confidential” — 5.37 billion (Netflix)
- “Aladdin” (2019) — 5.17 billion (Disney Plus)
- “Toy Story 4” — 4.42 billion (Disney Plus)
- “Zootopia” — 4.40 billion (Disney Plus)
What is the number 1 movie in the world 2021?
| Rank Movie Release Date | 1 Shang-Chi and the Legend of… Sep 3, 2021 | 2 Black Widow Jul 9, 2021 | 3 F9: The Fast Saga Jun 25, 2021 | 4 A Quiet Place: Part II May 28, 2021 |
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What is the most watched thing on Netflix of all time?
‘Bridgerton'
tops Netflix's list of most watched TV shows ever, while ‘Extraction' leads among movies. Ted Sarandos, Netflix's co-CEO, released Netflix's latest list of its most popular TV shows and movies at the Code Conference in Beverly Hills, California.
