Citizen Kane is a good example of man corrupted by his own lust for power and wealth!

Rating: 6/10 (1 February 2006)

This movie had powerful characters. Mr.Kane started out wanting to be honest and having what seemed to be good motives, but how does it go- absolute power corrupts absolutely?! Anyway, life is full of choices and along the way he made some wrong choices which led to more and more wrong choices. As in real life if we make wrong choices but recognize that we have and repent of them and learn from them then we are not doomed to repeat the same failures. Kane became so absorbed with controlling those around him. I think this might have come from not being able to have control of his childhood. He lost the guidance and love of his parents at an early age and that he was traded in for the money was very hurtful. This definitely left a hole in his life and a feeling of a lack of affirmation. So as life started becoming more complicated he began to try to fill that hole and gain that affirmation in a very unhealthy manner. The "rosebud" phrase was very intriguing and mystifying. I wondered about that myself and read some IMDb comments. When you think about it his life went from the innocence of the "rosebud sled childhood" to a life of making it on his own and being his own man at a very early age. How much trauma is experienced from so many all over the world who lose their parents through whatever circumstance. All the things in the world can not replace the love of 2 parents that unconditionally love a child. This world would certainly be in better shape if everyone experienced that kind of love!