Citizen Kane was written, directed, and produced by a young Orson Welles. Welles was only 24 years old at the time he made his first feature film, Citizen Kane, and had already garnered notoriety for his 1938 radio episode depicting the H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds, which created mass panic. In making Citizen Kane, Welles introduced many new filmmaking innovations that changed the way movies were made. Welles used innovative storytelling, cinematography, lighting, framing, and sound techniques
believe that this is the worst, non-factual book they have ever read, whereas others think that every American who loves this country needs to read this work. I believe that neither one position nor the other is correct. In my opinion, as a citizen of the world, this is a book that has transcended spaces and frontiers in a few months. Besides, I am sure that it will always be a document for permanent consultation and reference, that is, it will become a classic. But, let me consider the reasons to
consider World War II a successful and beneficial war to the Unites States of America. They say that the jobs that it created pulled the country out of the depression, and that people working towards the war effort brought the nation closer together. I do not agree with this idea of World War II being a “Good war”. I believe that instead it resulted in the mistreatment and abuse of the country 's own citizens, and poor communication resulting in unnecessary panic among american citizens. The effects
During World War I, many questions arose about how to effectively balance the nation’s security with the various freedoms of its citizens, along with debates over whether the Constitution protected citizens’ rights during the war. Ultimately, these questions arose because many citizens were questioning America’s involvement in World War I and believed that the United States fighting in the war was a bad decision. This led to some government officials believing that there was a lack of patriotism
In World War II, the United States put their Japanese-American citizens into concentration camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An unresolved tension between Americans and Japanese immigrants formed to the point where it is still seen today. In the face of total war, when Japan deliberately and effectively attacks the United States, the United States should have the power in limiting its citizen’s rights under the constitutional law because it is the only way to guaranteed way to bring safety
Walker expressed his outrage on the unjust treatment of the African American community by writing, An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. In this appeal Walker explains to his audience the importance behind why he believes something like this should be published. Walker brought attention to the realities of the unjust treatment of colored people as well as in the slave world. Walker’s appeal not only notified Americans of these realities but it also threatens the existence of slavery along the
“Did The United States Put Its Own Citizens In Concentration Camps During World War 2?” written by Jane Mcgrath, is an article about the Japanese internment camps. “Concentration Camps (1933-1939) is an article about the camps that held the Jews. Even though they are both used to hold a certain group of people, there were many differences. The article “Did The United States Put Its Own Citizens In Concentration Camps During World War 2?” by Jane Mcgrath is about the internment camps. In the article
The Ted-Talk, “What It Means to be a Citizen of the World” given by Hugh Evans was seemingly directed towards those individuals who “self identify first” as a “member of a state, nation, or tribe” and therefore are focused solely on the improvement of their closed-community rather than the improvement of the entire “human race”. Therefore, centering his audience at those individuals who remain outside the lines of being a global citizen. The main idea that Hugh draws up throughout his speech is the
If I was one of the thousands of incarcerated Japanese-American "citizens" during World War II, and I was asked to pledge my allegiance to a country of which I could not even attain a valid citizenship, a country that had imprisoned myself and my family because of our ethnicity, it would be an easy decision. No. Furthermore, if they expressed their audacity by asking me if I would be willing to serve in their military, my answer would be synonymous. No. Even with the numerous consequences that would
The film Citizen Kane gave challenge to the traditional and classic composition of American Cinema. These challenges came in the form of innovations in both the narrative as well as the technical composition. This film believed by many to be the “greatest movie of all times” (Ebert,1991), was produced and released with much excitement both in the subject and stylistic execution of Orson Wells masterpiece. Citizen Kane Challenges Classic Hollywood Cinema: From the very inception of the filming of
The Film Citizen Kane was a groundbreaking film in the 1940’s, the way Orson Wells depicts his film with different lighting, cinematography, choice of camera shots and mise-en-scene throughout this movie truly showed the masterpiece that this film is. In the Film Citizen Kane, it was the first movie that went against true Hollywood cinema by introducing flashbacks throughout the movie to show us how Charles Foster Kane changes throughout the movie. Throughout this movie the audience can see how Charles
how one’s legacy will influence an entire industry. When a person has the ability to change the game, to improve the experience, that is when brilliance is seen in the making. This was the exact approach Orson Welles took when presenting the world with Citizen Kane. His innovation in turn challenged all elements of classic Hollywood cinema—most of all the films plot structure, sound and deep-focus cinematography. It is said that “a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end” (Barsam & Monahan
many reasons as to why one of the greatest Hollywood movies of all time, Citizen Kane, is still watched and studied today by audiences in colleges, universities, public schools, and many more. Citizen Kane was produced in the year 1941 by Hollywood Director, Orson Welles. It is an American mystery drama which not only leaves the audience spellbound by its script, but also gives us the knowledge that we all need in the world today. I watched it in class and I thought it was the best movie I've seen
the audience to a new level on what is possible and how the story can be told in a completely different light, both figuratively and literally. In 1941, Olsen Welles accomplished this feat with his groundbreaking film “Citizen Kane”. Compared to many of the movies of the time, Citizen Kane’s narrative and technical aspects were dramatically different than the classical Hollywood cinema of the time. The differences in style can immediately be seen in the first few minutes of the film regarding the
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. In
From the brilliant work of the Citizen Kane (1941) with all the spotlights to his last work of classic film noir the Touch of Evil (1958). The contributions of Orson Welles (Orson Welles) on transiting the traditional Hollywood film style and developing the film noir in the 1940s is irreplaceable. The genre Film noir was well known for showing a degenerate and dark underground world. The masterpieces of Orson Welles for example the Citizen Kane(1941), The Lady from Shanghai (1948) and The Strangers
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
The American Dream is that anyone can gain success through hard work, no matter your status, or if you're poor, or your gender, or anything of your background. Citizen Kane shows the dark side by emphasizing the reality of who can achieve the American Dream. Charles Foster Kane was a rich white male who was able to achieve greatness in power and wealth. There is no denying that he did put work in, but you cannot ignore that his background contributed a lot towards his success. For instance, in one
“Citizen Kane” was produced in 1941. In the year 1941 there was a lot going on throughout America such as getting over the great depression with FDR. Hitler’s run in Germany also affected the US with WWII, but that didn’t stop the young director Orson Welles. “Citizen Kane” was Welles first Hollywood film and he was only 26 years old when he directed it and acted in it. Welles was known before this film because he had a popular radio broadcast called “War of the Worlds.” Orson Welles wrote this film
The poems, The Unknown Citizen and Richard Cory describe the ideal person or citizen from their society’s perspective and how people in the society are perceived or characterized. Both poems examine the manner in which the modern society values people solely based on their appearance. W. H. Auden’s The Unknown Citizen describes a person who is average and well liked, deemed to be the impeccable citizen in the eyes of his government. Edwin Arlington Robinson’s Richard Cory depicts the life of a wealthy