Citizen Kane Review

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2016)

Someone said the other day that Citizen Kane is considered one of the best overall films ever. I couldn't agree more with that person after seeing this movie. First off, I love what Welles does in the very beginning of the film with the news real about how Kane dies. Right off the bat, the end of the movie is given to you. Some people may hate that because it ruins the end immediately, but that's not the point of this film. Through incredible acting by director Orson Welles, you embark on the journey of a man of poverty into a successful publisher and politician eventually. The cinematography in this film is some of the best I have seen. One of my favorite scenes is the camera work done in the scene where the reporter enters the large private library that contains Kane's journal. The camera work done in that scene is magnificent. Also, the lighting done in Kane's political speech gives me a feel kind of like the Nazi party following Hitlers speeches. Makes a feel of full attention on the man and how important he is. Overall, this film may be the best work I have seen out of a director. Absolutely wonderful.