Charles Foster Kane's Rosebud

"I don't think any word can explain a man's life," says one of the searchers through the stockroom of fortunes deserted by Charles Foster Kane. At that point we get the celebrated arrangement of shots prompting the word's closeup "Rosebud" on a sled that has been hurled into a heater, its paint twisting in the blazes. We recollect that this was Kane's youth sled, taken from him as he was torn from his family and sent east to life experience

I think the word rosebuds represents something with a deeper meaning. I don’t think rosebud is something that he lost, or something that he couldn’t have as the journalists were saying. I think rosebud symbolized Charlie’s childhood. The reason why I say that rosebuds represents Charlie’s childhood is because Citizen Kane entire life all started when his mother willingly gave him to the banker for him to have a ‘better life’. If Charlie had stayed with his parents, he would probably not have died alone. He would probably be a decent human being who has regard for other people’s feelings. He would probably not be rich, but he would probably be happy. In the end, we really don’t know what Charlie meant by rosebud, we can only assume. The only time we ever saw Charlie in the snow was also the only time we ever truly saw him happy. Two scenes that support my answer that rosebud represents Charlie’s childhood is the scene when Kane said the word rosebuds for the first time and the last time. The first time he said that word was when he found the snow globe for the first time. I think that’s because the snow globe reminded him of the day when he was truly happy- his childhood playing in the snow behind his parent’s old cabin. The net time he said the word rosebud when on his dying bed. That snow globe was the only thing that ever came into

Charles Foster Kane strived for the public’s adoration and for them to worship him. In trying to achieve the public’s appreciation and idolization, Kane buys the New York Inquirer. Kane publishes what is called “declaration of Principles”. In this declaration of principles Kane states he will not with hold anything from his readers and be truthful. Kane believes that with being honest that he will earn the readers trust when other newspapers are hiding the true details from them. Orson Wells leads the audience to believe that Kane craves this attention and desire for worship due to his childhood. Kane was forced to leave home at a young age to pursue better opportunities as an adult.

In the closing of the newsreel we find ourselves in a room full of highly shadowed journalists, with little to no recognizable faces. Reporter Jerry Thompson is directed by his editor to pursue ominous feel as we are slowly taken closer to Kane’s mansion and are shown a lite window which fades to black, and snowflakes suddenly fill the screen. As the camera pulls back, a snow-covered cabin comes into view. The camera pulls back more quickly to show that what we have been looking at is actually just a scene inside a snow globe in the hand of an old man. The story of Kane’s dying words and from there we are taken back to Kane’s youth through the innovative use of flashbacks, which are instigated by Thompson as he meets with different people who were close to Kane.

One of the first traditional narratives that Welles challenged was the order of events in the movie. Most films present their stories in chronological order, Citizen Kane does not do this. The film opens with narrated scenes of the entire life of Charles Foster Kane, however the series of events goes from the later

The year is 1941, and Charles Foster Kane has died in his massive private palace and zoo, Xanadu. In the wake of his death, news show News on the March runs a segment on Kane’s life, including an interview with Walter Thatcher, Kane’s caretaker as a child. During the ensuing media storm, his last word, spoken only to his butler comes to light, “Rosebud”, and reporter Jerry Thompson is sent to investigate the meaning of Kane’s final utterance.

The viewer may see the word Rosebud and where it came from, but like the characters in the film, still does not know its exact meaning. Some believe Rosebud explains “the solution to the mystery of why Kane, for all his advantages, failed in his political and person life,” while others believe that the sled cannot have just

Charles Foster Kane, a man robbed of his childhood to become a world known entrapenour. after passing away he leaves the world with his final words “Rosebud”,only to leave everyone baffled as to what the meaning behind his final words.”Rosebud”, the name of his sled from his childhood. This ecocentrist 1941film by Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, a personal score of 4.5 star rating, film has very good qualities and some that could use some improvement. The establishing shot, overall plot and camera shots were all very great aspects of the film

Mrs. Kane believed it to be in their best interest to send Charles to grow up in New York with Mr. Thatcher, a banker, so he Charles could earn a good education and inherit Mr. Thatcher’s fortune. In a narrative, a series of events are connected through cause and effect, so, in the overall narrative of the film, this scene causes the later events in Kane’s life, from inheriting the New York Daily Inquirer newspaper to becoming a successful business magnate and creating his own fortune (Film Art, 73). However, Kane seems to always be struggling with an unknown problem and causes his own failings because of this. He hints at the issue when talking to Mr. Thatcher later in the film, “I always gagged on that silver spoon,” immediately followed by, “If I hadn’t been very rich, I might’ve been a really great man.” This vague issue he deals with his entire life stems back to his mother signing him away for money: the issue of fulfillment versus

After watching the movie Citizen Kane I have some views on the movie both good and bad. Although as you can see in the title I feel there was a dullness to it. A lot of the lack luster comes from the ending which I will talk about to the best of my ability without spoiling it. Citizen Kane takes place in 1941 after the death of newspaper entrepreneur Charles Foster Kane. As he lays dying he manages to utter the word “rosebud” before he dies, dropping a significant snow globe.

The 1941 film, Citizen Kane, directed, co-written, and starring Orson Welles, is arguably the greatest movie ever made. No movie before was made like Citizen Kane, and every movie made after was different because of it. Welles’ portrayal of Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) takes us on a journey through the life of a man overcome by greed and unconsciously fueled his need for love and security. We are shown the events of Kane’s life through an investigation by reporter Jerry Thompson (William Alland), after Kane’s death. Thompson interviews those who were once closest to Kane in hopes of discovering the meaning of Kane’s last words, “Rosebud.”

Citizen Kane is a 1941 film written, starred and directed by Orson Welles, a 25-year-old untested producer at the time. It is contemplated by many as the greatest film of all time evidenced by the numerous plaudits and nominations it has won. It has drawn praise due to its excellent use of cinematography and narrative techniques. The film examines the life and legacy of Charles Forster Kane played by Welles. In the opening scene of the movie, Kane dies and his last word was 'Rosebud.' The film is largely based on flashbacks describing his life. A reporter, Jerry Thompson is tasked with finding out the meaning of 'Rosebud' and interviews Kane's former associates.

No one can sum up a man 's life into one word. This was a thought--intriguingly an idea in the film that still resonates today in our society. Citizen Kane (1941) is an important film that reflected society 's false belief of the American Dream during its time. The film was directed and starred by Orson Welles and tells a story of a man name Charles Foster Kane, who had everything and who lived an ideal life that everyone wanted to have. However, having many fine possessions of things and a great deal amount of money at his disposal, did not make him happy. The film reflects on Mr. Kane 's life before his death and his legacy. Citizen Kane shows how during the era, people wanted to have financial security, happiness and to gain material success. Although the American Dream is still something people want today, Citizen Kane shows how attaining the American Dream was something less of a dream during its era. The film also show the changes of the American Dream from 'dream ' to 'myth ' and explores the dark side of the held belief.

There were a couple of scenes that showed this truth, the obsession that Mr. Kane had with buying statues and just having them in the house. The whole idea of trying to find out what Rosebud meant to him or what it was. The newspaper writer Thompson interviewed everyone that was important in Mr. Kane’s life but still didn’t get the understanding behind Rosebud and when it was revealed at the end it didn’t make any senses as to what it was. The whole idea of Mr. Kane having a life that he was portrayed as being in control of everything by getting his way and acting as if he was happy and the only time he was truly happy was when he was home with his mother playing outside on his sledge. The scene when Mr. Kane took over the paper and moved into the office at the Inquirer to make sure the paper ran twenty-four hours a day is not very realistic. Also the scene when he is giving his speech about becoming governor, looking at that I thought he had already won and that was his victory speech.

Kane’s earlier life is told through the personal archive files of his guardian, Walter Parks Thatcher. Here, Thompson learns of Kane’s abandonment from his mother, the first of many abandonments he endures throughout his life. Although never specifically stated, it is implied that the abandonment is done for Kane’s own personal wellbeing and to remove him from his father. In this flashback, we are shown a shot of a young Kane through the window as his mother and Thatcher discuss separating him from his family and home. This shot isolates Kane which hints at the series of isolation he will endure throughout the film. Unaware