Citizen media Essays

Kane’s happiness A whole journey through the life of a billionaire and newspapers Tycoon, Citizen Kane is one of those memorable films that you must watch before you die. The film allows us to consider our life path and how do our decisions and life experiences lead us to conceive a new vision of happiness. Directed and starred by Orson Welles, this touching film portrays the struggles of a journalist to uncover the mysterious meaning of “Rosebud”, the last word pronounced by the famous Charles

Orson Welles’ 1941 film noir Citizen Kane is an exploration of human condition and the effects on those who are closest to him through his pursuit of the Great American Dream. This is achieved by depicting widely upon the quest for happiness. He extends the life story of William Randolph Hearst, a non-fictional media tycoon and characterises Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) to imitate his life. The corrupting nature of power and wealth, unreliability of memory and isolation versus interventionalism

In 1941, Orson Welles directed a movie that many now consider to be the best movie ever made. With eight wins and twelve other nominations, Citizen Kane stars Welles himself, playing newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane, who was based on the real-life William Randolph Hearst. The story immediately begins with Kane’s death, and his last word sparks a wave of curiosity among journalists, leaving them to investigate the meaning of the mysterious “Rosebud.” During the film, the audience learns that Kane

Dalberg-Acton) A few examples would be Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby, Donald Trump, and Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Many people look up to such characters because of their ingenuity and status in life. When watching a movie, such as Citizen Kane, it is easy to see that these men have clawed their

exactly the movie he wanted to make" and because of this the film Citizen Kane was created "the greatest movie of all time" (Ebert). What about Citizen Kane allows it to hold such a lofty claim such as this one? Countless reasons are hidden within the film; however, most critics would agree it is because within the film lies the origin of what makes films leading up to this day a success. A major reason why critics justify Citizen Kane being a marvelous film, is because of it's mystery being revealed

Citizen Kane was a movie that I was a little confused in at first. When the television reel started, I did not know what to expect. However, I enjoyed the movie once I started to gain an understanding of it. This movie was created by a young man who made it similar to the life of William Heart, showed the life changes of Charles Kane and how he lived his life the way that he never wanted to live his, and it showed me this movies relationship with the mass medium that I aspire to go into. Overall

same stadegies that he used in Citize Kane to make sure the viewers or listeners never even thought about turn the screen or radio off. I also agree with you that Orson Welles probably knew that he sounded believable enough to cause a stir in the media and in a time where it was much hard to get your work out their, I personally do not think it was that bad of an idea. What I think would actually

Introduction: Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles and released in 1941, is seen as one of the greatest filmic expressions of all time, which follows the life and transitioning of identity within Charles Foster Kane. Welles presents this satirical film which holds a mirror up to society to highlight its flaws within American ideals. In addition, the film is viewed to be one occupied with controversy, particularly with the focus of the American dream and the corruption of it, as well as the similar

Attempting to live unconstrained/ uncontrolled by people’s own conventions/ morals. You end up following morals that were taught to you by someone that originally had a great deal of control in the end. In Orson Welles’ film, Citizen Kane, Charles Foster Kane is trying to win the love of the people in his life by breaking all the conventions that he was taught in his youth. As he grows in age, he conforms to the morals taught to him as a child. This creates a habitat of wanting to control people

Citizen Kane is one of the most famous movies of all time. It was made in 1941 starring Orson Wells himself as the titular character. The film was also directed, co-written and produced by Wells who was 26 year old at the time. In this essay we are going to look at the movie itself offering a brief summary and a depiction of its themes, how the American culture of the time influenced the movie and its plot and we’ll finally examine what things make this movie particularly revolutionary for its time

Citizen Kane, (Orson Welles, 1941), was a breakthrough film of its time of release in 1941. The director, Orson Welles, had been in radio and had already made somewhat of a name for himself onstage, as well as a director and manager of his own company. After failing to persuade his Hollywood contractor RKO with his first script and movie project, he decided to focus on creating a screenplay about a “millionaire media magnate William Randolph Hearst.” (Lewis, p158). Hence, Citizen Kane debuted

As the movie poster from Citizen Kane says, "Everybody 's talking about it, It 's terrific!" Though, what exactly is it that makes Citizen Kane the best movie of all time? Many, such as the New York Times on its debut in 1941, have acknowledged that "Citizen Kane was "one of the great (if not the greatest) motion pictures of all time" (qtd. in Brown). The movie is even in many top movie lists in rather high-ranking positions. The story is about a reporter trying to figure out just what the word "rosebud"

Shot Analysis: Citizen Kane Orson Welles, director of “Citizen Kane”, is well known for his unusual directing methods that defied conventional cinematic techniques. Welles provided his audience with original forms of cinematography, narrative structures, and music. The scene I chose to analyze is extremely important to the plot of the film because Kane begins to realize that he is going through some serious financial problems. During the scene, Kane maintains a sarcastic mood, until he finally decides

Hearst, Welles, Kane... deconstructed... ménage a`trois Citizen Kane is considered by filmmakers and critics to be the greatest film of all time. Part of this lay in a young genius director using the means of production against one of America’s most wealthy media magnates, William Hearst. But Kane would have been forgotten had it not also been for the depth of characterization that Welles and Mankiewicz (screenwriter) brought to Kane as well as its original example of film art introducing a new style

The Great Dictator is a 1940 political satire film written, produced, and staring world renowned actor and comedian, Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin’s first true sound film and wound up being his most commercially successful film. The film was nominated for several awards, including five Academy Awards. The setting is based in fictional country Tomania, based on Nazi Germany. The film was produced in the United States prior to World War II, at a time when the U.S. was still at peace with Nazi Germany

Cinema’s director Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most important and influential filmmakers of all the times. Using revolutionary techniques and controversial topics, Therefore, Hitchcock captivated the public as no other director of his time. One of the techniques that he made famous, his use of the hearing as a voyeur of the action on the screen. Hitchcock used this technique to dim the line between the innocent and the guilty. As well as to the public in the position where they were personally

Stars played a crucial role in the Hitchcock’s American films. When we analyse Hitchcock’s works in the 1940s and 1950s, it is deeply embedded in the star system. James Stewart served as Hitchcock’s icon of American manhood since his collaboration in Rope (1948). Amy Lawrence in her article “American Shame Rope, James Stewart, and the Postwar Crisis in American Masculinity” notes that “Stewart’s first film with Hitchcock highlights one of the recurrent themes of Stewart’s star image: the exploration

Glory: Directed by Edward Zwick, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, 1989. 122 Minutes Reviewed by Mike Edward Zwick’s Glory is a movie in which the balance between entertainment and history was perfectly managed. He uses the letters sent by contemporary Col. Robert G. Shaw to his wealthy family back in Massachusetts as the historical foundation of the movie while imagining conversations between characters. Through Col. Shaw’s eye, we are able to uncover the birth, the development, and the end

The use of indices and icons is a concept that features in both Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge. It is true to say that Australian director Baz Luhrmann is one of the most influential and unique film-makers of our time. Focusing on the style, design and cinematography of a project, he creates exceptionally memorable projects with characters and storylines flawlessly portrayed. In the very opening moments of the film, Romeo and Juliet, which is introduced by an anchor woman on a TV set that 's dwarfed

Robert Bresson was one of the most popular and successful French filmmakers in the 20th century. He is best known for his films Pickpocket and A Man Escaped, which are both great examples of Bresson’s cinematic style. In his film, A Man Escaped, Bresson takes great lengths to show the relationship between sight and sound in cinema. Before talkies were established, silent films were all the world knew. Society did not feel the need to hear the actors talk or hear what sounds were going on throughout