Citizen Kane (1941) - Rosebud? What the Hell is a Rosebud? Is it a...Wait a Minute!

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2011)

"Citizen Kane" is one of the most excellent masterpieces ever seen on cinema. It was produced, written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles, when he was just 26 years old. This movie is one of the first movies ever to accomplish such unique technical advantages, and it redefined the legacy of cinema. The movie begins as Orson Welles, playing Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon, who is introduced in the opening scene, on his deathbed, saying his final word, "Rosebud", before dropping a snow-globe to the floor. Then, it follows to the perspective of a reporter who is investigating the meaning of "Rosebud", and it leads to a series of flashbacks that shows glimpses of Kane's life. Okay, let's just say, I enjoy black-and-white movies a little bit, but the thought of seeing this was just plain enjoying. The story was found fascinating and interesting, but it's not really spectacular and remarkable. But it's Orson Welles that helped lead the way to show cinema the true meaning of filmmaking. I also enjoyed all the innovating camera techniques used to make the movie more unique, which includes so many uses of deep focus, long shots, soundtrack, film editing, transitions, shadows, and lighting. These techniques were too impossible to accomplish in the past, but it was Welles that made the impossible into possible. From an interesting script to a fine cast, it just proves that "Citizen Kane", after many years, is still a movie that impresses audiences everywhere, with a movie that beat the odds of cinema, and it's an incredible recommendation for true movie lovers. "Citizen Kane", in my review, "a brilliant masterpiece, masterfully accomplished".