Extended Reading
  • Llewellyn 2022-03-22 09:01:08

    Reading 1

    1. Characters and plot
       
        "Citizen Kane" is a story about the life of a powerful newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, who is both contradictory and controversial. The film is a fictional biography of the ruthless publishing king William Randolph Hirst (1863-1951). In fact, the characters in...

  • August 2021-10-18 09:29:02

    On the breakthrough of "Citizen Kane" to the concept of Hollywood movies (huh, a former essay assignment)

    The whole story of "Citizen Kane" is caused by the "rose bud", which is the last word Kane said before he died. Reporter Thompson interviewed someone related to Kane who could explain the "rosebud", thus unveiling Kane's life. At the end of the "Citizen Kane" film, when the sled with the...

  • Rebeka 2021-10-20 19:00:24

    "Summarize all the techniques of the ten years since the advent of sound films", to maximize the expansion of the basic form and structure of film voice, breaking the narrative method of traditional film linear causality as the main line; the theme and clues rose buds, echoing the open structure; objective reality Combined with subjective intentions, paragraph shots, deep and deep focus, shadow backlighting, different editing styles for long shots in the same scene, audio montage

  • Chase 2022-03-24 09:01:10

    The first time I watched this film is bound to disapprove it, just because I was tired of being famous. I will be convinced again and again. Anyway, I didn't understand this time, so I will discuss whether I am convinced next time. . . By the way: "Rosebud", the name Kane used to refer to the sled, turned out to be Hirst (Kane)'s nickname for one of the most private parts of Davis (Susan).

Citizen Kane quotes

  • Charles Foster Kane: Mr. Carter, here's a three-column headline in the Chronicle. Why hasn't the Inquirer a three-column headline?

    Herbert Carter: The news wasn't big enough.

    Charles Foster Kane: Mr. Carter, if the headline is big enough, it makes the news big enough.

    Mr. Bernstein: That's right, Mr. Kane.

  • Mr. Bernstein: Well, it's no trick to make a lot of money if all you want is to make a lot of money.