Citizen Kane (1941)
Here we are: Hot Toasty Rag has finally been asked to review one of the most famous movies of all time: Citizen Kane. Besides introducing new talent to the screen with a very sweet title sequence that allowed Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, William Alland, Erskine Sanford, and even Orson Welles to say hello to the audience for the first time, I really can’t appreciate this movie. The story itself is pretty generic: a powerful mogul reflects on his life. He had a rags to riches story and alienated those who tried to love him, so that at the end of the day, money was his only comfort.
While in film school, I was taught to appreciate the difficulties director Orson Welles went through to capture both the floor and the ceiling in the same frame. Canted angles were supposedly novel at the time – but if you review some old German Expressionism films, you’ll find it wasn’t. Was it all really necessary? And if it wasn’t, why must we remain in awe of it?
If you know the secret, awesome meaning of Citizen Kane, feel free to inform me. I didn’t get it. I really thought the credits were adorable, but the movie would never make my list of the greatest of all time. Even if my list included 1,000 movies.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. There are some canted angles, and that will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "ASA Movie Craze" for posting!
More Joseph Cotten movies here!
While in film school, I was taught to appreciate the difficulties director Orson Welles went through to capture both the floor and the ceiling in the same frame. Canted angles were supposedly novel at the time – but if you review some old German Expressionism films, you’ll find it wasn’t. Was it all really necessary? And if it wasn’t, why must we remain in awe of it?
If you know the secret, awesome meaning of Citizen Kane, feel free to inform me. I didn’t get it. I really thought the credits were adorable, but the movie would never make my list of the greatest of all time. Even if my list included 1,000 movies.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. There are some canted angles, and that will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "ASA Movie Craze" for posting!
More Joseph Cotten movies here!