Public idiotic or smart

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2004)

Wells has fooled the public again or not? Wells is a brilliant director and actor. In this movie, he has masterly used a movie plot to weave a puzzle. The answer to the puzzle is revealed at the end of the movie. You either catch the answer to the mystery of Rosebud, or you are left an idiot as so many others apparently have who have reviewed this movie on this site. Rosebud is mentioned throughout the movie and it is only logical to find out what Rosebud is. TO UNDERSTAND CITIZEN KANE.. FIND OUT WHAT ROSEBUD IS!!!!
Rosebud is magic, innocense, and power. Without Rosebud, this movie is perhaps a flop.. and this, is what Wells did-to you the viewer.. you the public.. because.. Wells is.. a mysterious (War of the Worlds) artist.