great!!!!!!!!

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2003)

The movie Citizen kane is centered upon a multimillionaire newspaper tycoon by the name Charles Foster Kane. The introducing scene of Citizen Kane is Charles lying on a couch holding a winter looking snow globe. He looks as though he is having troubles breathing as he holds the globe over the edge of the couch. Finally, and expectedly, Kane drops the Globe, and as he does he speaks the mysterious words: "Rosebud." Reporters around the area desire deeply to find out more about his "Rosebud" thats spoken of, so they being interviewing and meeting with some of Kanes closest friends, co-workers, and family.As these close relatives and friends share their memories of Kane, it is all done in a flashback recollection. The reporters hear much detail about kanes life, however all atempts to unlock the Rosebud mystery are a failed attempt.
Towards the end of the film we see in the middle of Kanes estate there is a castle. There is a dying man examining a winter like scene within the crystal ball. He droped the globe and only one work is hear: "Rosebud." The following scene shows newspaper and magazine type clips of footage about how kame amased his fortune, and ending with a complete turn around.
Overall, this was a great film!!! I can definetly understand why it is said to be one of the best movies of all time. This was the first film to ever have any type of special affects, special lighting, and the technique of flashback scenes. Also, The begining of the movie, is actually starting from the end of the story, which is a very powerfull effect. The movie was so impressive, considering its age. For its time, I would have to agree with certain critcs and say that this is un-doubtedly one of the best videos of all time!