Citizen kane as a remembered person story The structure of "Citizen Kane" is circular, adding more depth every time it passes over the life. ... Citizen Kane follows the journey of Kane from orphan to millionaire and through to his mysterious, solitary death. ... Kane even runs for President of the United States, but his life is ultimately about the quest for acceptance and popularity and the loneliness that money cannot fix in Citizen Kane. The symmetry of Citizen Kane is also interesting as the film begins and ends by showing a "No Trespassing" sign on the outside fence of Kane's m...

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Citizen Kane As a film, Citizen Kane is a powerful dramatic story about the uses and abuses of wealth and power. ... Citizen Kane, is a good example of direction. ... Within moments of the film's eerie and visually pleasing opening, Kane is dead, muttering the word "Rosebud" as he hunches over. ... Citizen Kane uses a variety of different settings and objective lighting that overwhelms the audience. High and low key lighting is used numerous times to create a mystique environment around the secret of Kane and Rosebud. ...

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CITIZEN KANE Almost everybody in our group has viewed (or has at least heard about) "Citizen Kane". ... And we finally got an answer: = the enigma of Rosebud= Let's start by explaining how this word (Rosebud) appears for the first time in the movie! ... All the scenes from this point on are only flashbacks in Kane's life. ... Even Thompson concluded: "Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn't get, or something he lost,'' and he added: "I don't think any word can explain a man's life. No, I guess Rosebud is just a piece in a jigsaw puzzle." ...

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