I’m going to an express a contrarian view to this question (most movie fans will scream “OF COURSE YOU MUST”): It depends. Do you like black and white movies? Can you pay attention to a movie that does not have…
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Movies, My Quora answers, Orson Welles
What’s the moral or underlying theme of Citizen Kane?
Movies, My Quora answers, Orson Welles
How was Orson Welles able to make Citizen Kane at such a young age?
Because he didn’t know any better. I’ve read quite a few articles about Kane, as well as numerous interviews with Orson, and my view is that he was able to make Citizen Kane the masterpiece it was (and is) because…
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Was the concept of "Rosebud" an anticlimax to Citizen Kane?
I think that anyone who thinks the reveal of Rosebud at the end of Citizen Kane is anticlimactic are missing the primary point of the movie. Citizen Kane is not a traditional narrative. Charles Foster Kane is revealed to the…