Beautiful and one of a kind

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2010)

Charles Foster Kane, who is a newspaper tycoon, has just died and his last words are "Rosebud." Journalist are trying to figure out what this word meant in his life. They start by visiting people that are important to him, but can't find an answer.
This movie was written, directed, produced, and starred by Orson Welles. He did a remarkable job on all accounts. I am sad that he never reached the recognition that he deserved. The technical skills were amazing for it's time and are still lovely today. The lighting in certain scenes were so beautiful and helped with the emotions that wanted to be felt. Both sympathy and compassion seemed to flood at certain parts. I also understood Kane a lot more overtime and began to care about him. A lot of the shots were clever and very artistic. Gregg Toland was an excellent cinematography and couldn't have made it more lovely. He found the shot that fit the story and they were edited in perfectly. I kept on finding something that was beautiful in each scene. The story was slow in a few parts and it seemed to drag, but I think that this story was more about the life and what it eventually leads to. Not to sound morbid, but life can be slow and boring at time and I think that is what the message is. The screenplay is rather direct and too the point most of the time. Witty one liners are sporadic, but they also stop and make you think. My favorite line is, "You can't blame me. They've been making statues for some two thousand years, and I've only been collecting for five." -Kane The actors were also stunning and didn't overact. I could relate to this quote, through my book collect and this helped me understand Kane more. I have never seen a movie like CITIZEN KANE, and I don't think I ever will. This movie is clever and is groundbreaking. I enjoyed this movie immensely, even if the story was slow at times. I would recommend this movie to anyone that is looking for strong characters, beautiful cinematography, and a remarkable screenplay.