Lighting, Editing and Cinematography

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2017)

I think the most interesting thing about Citizen Kane was the way light was used. Light and shadows were used to show the balance of good and evil. And the light would also be changed based on a character's intent or the character's point in the movie. I thought the story was kind of slow but the way the story of Charles Kane's life is done very well. The cinematography is interesting because a lot of the techniques, I hadn't seen in earlier movies. For example, when he pans the camera through the hole in the skylight. Another point of interest was the editing; the use of dissolve is very apparent and makes it a neat way to transition between scenes. I know this is considered the greatest movie ever, but overall, I'd say that it is very very good. I don't think it's the best but what do I know...