Still a masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2019)

I am a true film buff and like everyone else I had to finally see this film after hearing so many great things about it. So I finally did around 10 years ago but after watching I couldn't really digest what I had seen.Now in 2019 ive seen it again for about the 10th time. I feel I can really say how much this film changed cinema and is still being inspired by filmmakers today. I won't get into the plot too much because everyone has talked about all that before. What I want to talk about is how thrilling the experience has been for me watching it over and over again. The techniques Orson was working with, the lighting the dark shadows, the score, the high ceilings. The famous deep focus lens, the dissolve of the camera shot that comes down to the bar where his second wife is telling her story. The screenplay told in flashbacks and snappy dialogue and story told in such a way that grabs you as a viewer from the opening shot. You have to remember that this was Orson's first time directing a major picture. He was only 25 years old and had come from theatre. He had already made history with The War Of The Worlds broadcast. He was given the keys to the castle. The acting by Welles aging from twenty five to eighty five years old often gets overlooked. He played the role incredibly well. This is still a masterpiece. My advice for young people that feel daunted to see this film is don't be. Its fun engergetic and and so interesting watch the rise and fall of man's life. This is one of the greatest film ever made. I won't say the greatest because thats subjective and everyone has their own opinion. But if you love filmmaking and innovative film techniques that revolustionzed movies then you have to see this film.