Brilliant! Too Brilliant To Put Into Words. (SPOILERS)

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2007)

SPOILERS
Ah, the good old days of movies, with simple plots, actors that always have serious voices, black-and-white, and the players instead of the actors. I have actually never seen Citizen Kane until today. I have seen the Simpson episodes Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish and Rosebud before I saw this, and they are pretty much based on Citizen Kane. Anyway, I know it is always used as an example of a movie. For example, Psycho is usually called "the Citizen Kane of horror films." Well, Psycho was a great movie so this had to be a fantastic movie. Well, I went to a store and I rented this. I have got to tell you, this is one of the greatest movies of all time, in my opinion and most people's opinions. Sure, it is not the greatest movie of all time but it is one of the most famous movies ever made and one of the most brilliant ones.
Here is the plot of this movie. It is actually very simple. A wealthy man named Charles Foster Kane's last words were Rosebud. A man named Thompson tries to discover what Rosebud meant. Thompson interviews Kane's past friends and family to find out his past life and what Rosebud meant. He discovers what happened in Kane's life, when he was forced to live with a banker for the rest of his life, when he runs his own newspaper, when he marries the President's niece, when he divorces here, when he runs for governor, but fails with a scandal, when he marries his second wife and forces her to be an opera singer, and when his attitude drove the people he loved out of his life. In the end when people burn Kane's possessions one of them is a sled. That sled is called Rosebud.
Overall, this is definitely one of the best movies of all time. It had great acting, a great story, groundbreaking cinematography, a unique way of directing, a great twist, and pretty much everything. Nothing about this film is bad. I am mind-boggled that this film did not win Best Picture at the Academy Awards back in the 1942 Academy Awards. This is one of the best films in the 1940's, and definitely the best film in 1941.
Anyway, this is one of those films that you have to see. There are many films that are must-see, but this is at the top of the list.
10/10
Recommended Films: It's A Wonderful Life.