Essays on Citizen Kane

The media depicts people in different perspectives that leave individuals with the urge to dig into their true character and complications hidden in their reputation. Citizen Kane, produced and directed by Orson Wales is among the highly rated and most famous films in the world…

Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane (1941), one of the greatest classic movies, provides a realistic representation of the search for meaning and identity through the analysis of the term ‘Rosebud’. ‘Rosebud’ refers to the mysterious dying word of the film’s protagonist – Charles Foster Kane. The…

Citizen Kane is an incredible film. Incredible in that it was created by a man who had never had any film understanding; extraordinary in light of the fact that he cast it with individuals who had never confronted a camera in a movie production previously;…

Mise en scène The term mise-en-scène essentially means “visual theme” or “telling a story”. Both are shown in visually artful ways through storyboarding and cinematography. One may describe mise-en-scène as the overall look and feel of a movie. This term has two categories, design and…

Susan in Citizen Kane Orson Welles’ 1941 film Citizen Kane chronicles the perplexing life of Charles Foster Kane. One of the key players in Kane’s life is his second wife, Susan. A very naïve young lady, she is swept into the whirlwind that is Kane’s…

Collateral and Citizen Kane The opening of Collateral and many other films leave the audience with questions. In the case of Collateral the audience wonder. The relationship and connection between Max and Annie? What consequences will Max encounter for driving Vincent? Questions like these create…