Excellent but not the G.O.A.T.

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2020)

I was very interested in "Citizen Kane" because of all the praises I've always heard about it. I have to say that the movie is really good and its age is nowhere to be found, something that only the great movies are capable of. The screenplay is brilliant because it narrates the life of a man (I've read it was inspired by a real person) in very particular way: the first thing that happens in the movie is the death of the protagonist (Mr. Kane) and all the narration follows Mr. Thompson, a journalist that is in charge of solving a mystery about this man and the film jumps between different periods of Mr. Kane's life. There's a study about his life, his motivations, his merits and his weakness showing the results of the choices he made or others made for him. It's also great how the viewer perceives him because of the peculiar arc that he goes through. The other great thing of the movie is the direction that is inspired and enriches every dialogue. But now that I praised the movie for his qualities I want to say that I feel this movie is "a bit" overhyped. It's great but there are quite a few better movies. Is "Citizen Kane" a precursor? Yes. Did it influence the cinema industry? Absolutely. Is it like Dante Alighieri's "Divina Commedia" that a lot in vane has tried to reach? No, in the following 80 years there have been some (but not so much) better productions.
If you are interested in watching "Citizen Kane" you should clearly do it, but do not except to see the best thing of your life because you can probably been left disappointed.