Factory made Perfection

Rating: Null/10 (8 December 2017)

Citizen Kane had always been a movie I've been excited to see. Numerous sources all my life cited this movie to me as the pinnacle of cinema, a shining jewel in the crown of the movie industry. After seeing it, I have started to learn why. Citizen Kane, after the initial viewing, struck me as an amazing movie, but one that was lacking of charm. It did everything right, but didn't do it in a way that stays with you. The camera-work is excellent, using different angles to influence your perception of different characters. The heavy use of lighting and shadow really brought the movie together, and the writing was especially impressive, after going back and reading about William Randolph Hearst. However, the movie does nothing to stand out, in my mind at least, which is when it struck me. This movie was the best movie of all time for a while,And movies today still use what it brought to the table. However, just as people cite Ocarina of Time as the best video game of all time, the world keeps spinning, and newer movies take what Citizen Kane did and improve upon it to make truly good movies.