You shouldn't have to preface and defend the "greatest movie ever".

Rating: 1/10 (12 May 2008)

Orson Welles was too concerned with his technical advances and "artistic" camera angles to put much thought into the story line. He threw in the stupid "rosebud" which was supposed to be clever enough to make up for the lack a compelling plot. The only people who still champion this film are college film teachers, and the idiots that listen to them. If you show this film to anyone who has never heard of it, they'd be very likely to say it's the worst they've ever seen. You shouldn't have to preface and defend the "greatest movie ever". It should be able to speak for itself, and it clearly does, which is why everyone hates it.