My First Welles Movie

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2011)

I had never seen a Orson Welles movies before I had seen "Citizen Kane." I had heard so much about the movie, I had very high hopes for it, as everyone I talked to said it was a magnificent movie. "Citizen Kane" tells the story of Charle Foster Kane and his life through flashbacks, as the title character died in the very beginning of the film. The entire movie is an investigative journey through Kane's life trying to figure out what "Rosebud" means, the last word the man uttered. Welles charted into unknown territory with "Citizen Kane." He told the story through flashbacks, something that has never been done before, on account of not wanting to confuse the audience and therefore loose ticket sales. This was a very risky move that Welles made in 1941, however it proved to profitable since many movies since have used the flashback sequence to tell their stories.