Citizen Kane: The Right Stuff

Apparently this is the best film ever...I don't disagree but then again I don't think I could ever say there is one film that is the best of all films. This movie is great. While it is a long one, it is filled with quality acting and exciting cinematography. We are used to a lot of the shots that Welles used in Kane since they are used all the time now but he was the first and it is neat to think about that while watching the movie. You have to wonder where the creative juices are flowing because they aren't running through the Hollywood film ditch. Before I get off on that tangent, I want to mention the importance of the Citizen Kane story. It reminds me of Julius Caesar and the result of accumulating power and the thin skin between wanting people to love you and doing things truly for others. And how this dilemma festers in all of us. Kane knew what he wanted but in the film you see how easy it is to be pulled from your innocence of wanting the best for all people. Or just innocence at all. THe scene where he is pulled from his childhood world: from the playing in the snow on his sled to a life with a power-hungry guardian and his restrictive world- is a sad, sad scene. it happens to everyone at some point, i assume. everyone has their rosebud.