Citizen Kane
1)
Relate
what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.
In class, we discussed
the plot, director, actors, etc. Citizen Kane was named the best American film
of all time by the American Film Institute, in 1998. Citizen Kane also received
nine Oscar nominations. When the film came out, it was a failure as it was
almost not released. The film was based on William Randolph Hearst. Both Hearst
and Kane believed that it would be “fun” to run a newspaper. Looking at the
film, we can see how Kane did have fun running the paper. He liked to have
control. When Kane passed away at the beginning of the film, Thompson decides
to interview many people who knew Kane to figure out why and what his last word
“Rosebud” meant.
2)
Find
a related article and summarize content.
In this article, it
discusses about the film being the world’s famous and high-rated film. It also
mentions the budget and about the possibility of the film not being released,
and there was also a controversy that was brought from the film because of it
being related to the real life of William Hearst. In the article, they place a
chart going over the similarities and some differences between Kane and Hearst.
Also, in the article – the writer discusses the different aspects that have
brought the film together: examples, subjective live camera, lighting,
elaborate camera movements, talk-over dialogue, etc.
3)
Apply
the article to the film screened in class.
With this article
really focusing a part of it on the similarities between William Hearst and
Charles Foster Kane, it makes you see the film kind of differently. It makes it
more interesting since it was based on a real person, to think that someone
went through what Kane went through. Some fans enjoy watching a film that is
based on a true story so this can lead more viewers to watch. In the article,
when mentioning the different aspects that brought the film together, deep
focus was one of the aspects mentioned as well which played a role in the film
as there were interesting parts where deep focus was a major aspect. One of the
main ones was when Thatcher came and we see young Kane in the deep focus part
having fun, being a kid – we can tell that with the deep focus, he may not stay
that young happy kid anymore – and a few minutes he wasn’t as Thatcher decides
to take Kane away from his parents. This article goes great with the film and
helps the reader understand more behind the film than they could have thought
while watching.
4)
Write
a critical analysis of the film.
I have not heard of
Citizen Kane before until this class so I didn’t know what to expect and I was
surprised that I found it interesting. I enjoyed the different aspects especially
the deep focus. It was my first time, I believe, where I focused on those
moments and realized that without the deep focus scenes, the film could have
been different. Also the different camera angles (low, high, even) gave each
scene a different look. I enjoyed the slow-motion of when the snow globe fell
from Kane’s hand because it showed that it was a very important part of the
film which should be remembered throughout the rest of the film. I, overall, enjoyed
the film and believe that it is still a great movie to watch during our time
period.
CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) ( x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have
written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations
around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) ( x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all
sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I
personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could
not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the
bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper
lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully
transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
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