Man and history are inseparable. It's just that we regard our own life as a kind of attachment on the way. Attached to society, environment, family, communication circle, fame and fortune, mood, etc. And there are some people who are born stubborn and determined to use their own will to change history. As a condition of change, they don't want to be attached, they want to be attached. As a result of the change, they refuse to be close and cannot stand loneliness.
Mr.Kane, in the film is portrayed as a controversial figure in the eyes of everyone. Communists, fascists, careerists, representatives of the poor—all these identities are represented by a unified name, which, like the emperors who crown themselves, cannot be given by others. Kane's coronation for himself is: "I am Mr. Kane!!!" Bravely
, he said his name to everyone aloud, this person must be a person whose mental strength is strong enough to shine. People always live in the dark and unclear distress about their own destiny, and from this a kind of pity is entangled in themselves. When a person encounters his own problems, he may not even think about taking responsibility for it, let alone the problems of others, the problems of society, and the problems that are enough to create history. These issues, described as "macro", were removed from human existence at the outset and relegated to the realm of history. As if history is the sky suspended above everyone's head, with unpredictable weather. Individuals, on the other hand, are defined as "micro" people. This person is not responsible for history, but only manages his own affairs. When necessary, they can call on God to change their destiny, but more often, they don't realize that the creator behind their destiny is just a microscopic person.
Citizen Kane's spiritual power is manifested in many ways. When it comes to love, the first marriage to the president's niece can be seen as a marriage with politics. Kane came back from Europe with his first wife. But when facing his friends, he showed undisguised contradictions and even panic over this fact. Politics is a powerful force, and the fledgling Kane isn't sure if he can contend with it, or be swallowed up any time soon. His life, his freedom, his family, his love could all be part of the stakes and lose. And by the second marriage, he has begun to try to manipulate his life as he pleases. He married a female "opera singer" who had disgraced his reputation and lost his political career due to an affair. Kane wants everyone to understand that he will do whatever anyone doesn't want him to do. Therefore, we can understand why he built the Grand Opera House, let his mediocre new wife tour the United States, and really removed the quotation marks from the "operator".
Mr. Kane just wanted people to see his power and feel his power. He is history, he controls the media, he can shake the most unyielding notions in people's hearts, he can manipulate wars, he can elect a president, he can build a media empire, and everyone bows to him. He doesn't need protection, just himself. Anything about him seems to be up for grabs - but he's also destined to be a man of history. He cannot stand loneliness, and his will is understood as a stubbornness. So the former caused him to whisper forgiveness to his wife, and the latter caused him to part ways with his friends.
But we can't seem to see Kane as a "face" person. "Love face" is a passive expression of a person. People who "love face" will do everything possible and change everything to maintain the status quo. Maintain the eternal balance in his heart. But not Kane. His heart is never satisfied. All his efforts are to make his sense of achievement unparalleled. He is big, masculine, tall, and strong. No one can be above it. People can laugh at his crazy behavior behind the scenes, but he knows that only a higher status can make more people admire and love him. He knows that a successful person is always surrounded by a group of people who want to see a joke, and he officially wants to shut up those people. Of course, this is not to please them. Instead, they used their strength to beat them with the real power given by history, so that they could re-recognize their insignificance and Mr. Kane's extraordinaryness.
The conversation finally returned to the setting of the biggest suspense in the film. What did Kane's last words "Rosebud" mean? A person or a thing? When a person is about to die, his words are also good. The sobriety conferred by death allowed Mr. Kane to touch the softest part of his heart. Everyone's pursuit started from his love, successful experience, career, personality and many other aspects, but they found nothing. In the end, the film tells us through the mouth of a reporter: "I don't think four words can explain a person's life." In fact, people need to understand this truth when they first pursue it. The setting of the pursuit direction should precede the pursuit. People get lost in their pursuit, often because they venture into the labyrinth in the first place.
Rosebud, a picture on the back of Kane's childhood sleigh. The picture doesn't condense any of Kane's history and is so small that it doesn't even represent his childhood. But the film tries to tell us that, for a person, perhaps the end result of a lifetime is nothing to praise. To the seeker, Kane's life is history; to Kane, his life is just such a rosebud that represents nothing, and nothing to represent.
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