A Great Lesson In Filmmaking!!!

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 1999)

I have to admit when I first saw Citizen Kane in a film class in college, I did not like it. Years later, I soon discovered that it was not the film. It was the instructor who prejudiced my opinion. Now, after several attempts at filmmaking, I realized that this is a true classic. I understand the reason George Lucas, Steven Speilberg and others use this as a blueprint in making films. This is a technical masterpiece!!! The first of it's kind!!
Some people have a problem with this film. Maybe it's just because they don't know the history of film. Or maybe they don't consider this movie as fast pace as today's big-budget Hollywood productions. Or they simply do not like this film.
But one has to remember, this film was made in 1941. At the time, Wells encountered a lot of scandal and setbacks while making what this movie. But he endured and successfuly completed what the world now knows as "Citizen Kane".