News on the March: Citizen Kane is One of the Two Greatest Movies

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2002)

Citizen Kane is a masterpiece! It is one of the two greatest movies of all time; the other being Lawrence of Arabia. Some things in this movie are phenomenal, and that's why I like this movie so much.
One thing that amazed me, and not finding out until listening to Roger Ebert's commentary on the DVD, were the "optical illusions" as I call it. One that I like in particular is the scene in Mr. Thatcher's story, the one part in 1929, when Kane walks to a window, and is below it, but when he walks back to the table, he is seen taller than the windows. Wow!
Another thing is the scene in Charles childhood, when the camera is showing Mr. Thatcher and Charles' parents talking. In the background, in the mirror, is Charles still throwing snow outside. That showed how long of a take that scene had. Wow, again!
Another thing was, and not finding out until watching The Battle of Citizen Kane, that this movie was based a lot on William Hearst's life. And also that this was Orson Welle's first film. Wow, to the third power!
And one last thing is that I like the ending very much, but I won't give it away. So, see it for yourself; you won't regret it! Rating: 4 out of 4