The description and evaluation of Kane in the film are all done through a third person. Everyone's evaluation of Kane is different, but combining these people's evaluations, we can see a plump Kane.
Posting is a good friend of Kane, he remembers Kane as a person full of energy, kindness to others, and sympathy for the weak. He is not only a very wise entrepreneur, but also a powerful figure influencing a country. It was he who directly influenced the American government in the war between Spain and the United States. But if you position Kane in this way, it would be wrong. Another friend, Lilan, saw Kane in a different way. He saw the arrogance and selfishness in Kane's bones. He claimed that he loved others deeply and asked others to do it too. love him. This is true for his voters, for his wife, and for his friends. But in fact, Kane has never loved anyone, and he is unwilling to give love. He just blindly asks for the love of others to satisfy his desires. Therefore, Kane's life is destined to be lonely. In the eyes of Kane's guardian, he was an arrogant and very courageous young man. And from the memories of Kane's second wife Susan, Kane's vanity, extremely selfish and very fragile image can be seen, especially when Susan left him, his helplessness and despair.
The clue that runs through the whole play is Kane's last words "rose bud", which is the only word before his death. This clue can be said to be a touch of magic, and many plots are developed around this clue. At the same time, the word originally brought everyone unlimited reverie.
At the end, everyone knew that the rose bud was a sleigh used by Kane in his childhood. At the end of the film, someone said the finishing touch: Maybe the rose bud is something that Kane has never obtained and cannot lose.
Everyone has their own understanding of this thing. But my understanding is: the rose bud refers to the love that Kane has searched for but never received throughout his life. The most important of these is the love of the family, because he left his parents since he was a child and lives with his guardian, which is also the pain he affects his life. At the same time, there was the love of friends, the love of voters, and the love of his wives, all of which he had never really obtained. No matter how rich and powerful he is, he will always be alone, which is really heartbreaking.
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